yoS ■ ANDREAE VESALIt BRVXELLENSlS 
ditui',qux coftarum cxpomVuntur radicibus. Hic in iccoris tunicam raris modicisq; ilircuIiS 
difpcroitur, prioriiniccoris quoquc iubftantiampcrtincnte. I:ttaiis quidcmuifctris huius !a 
brica cft.quod autcm ad ufum ipfius partium attinct/ic (cleordinc habcnt (ingula.Iecori cjuic 
Iccorisofpd, quidhumidum fucculcntumqiaucntriculo conficitur, '' ucnxpoi tir ramicxipfoucnn"iculo <{h "p.i 
umjpriusf &intcftinisiddcpafccntes,adlcrunt.C^uoducrorjdcmramipriufc|uanl iccorilucculcntumid 
[Im^lurx pof,.|g3|-,t^ruJ(.f[ialiquam(anguinis formam crcmorcfeu fucculcnto illicoiifcrant,&utGaIe 
Lih.^.dtV, nus atteftatur,modoiccorifiiiiilinioiftudprarpareiit, nofacileconccflcro. Nam fi uenis,noii 
fiipmimi, hisfolum, fed& omnibuscauaiucna: propagiiiibusprcctcrpropri) nutrimeiitialtcrationciii, 
alia qua: toti fubfcruirct corpori altcratrix uis,quemadmodum uentriculo incflct^ca fane no iii 
rubrir.at in albir quod a uenis amplcfleretur,emutaren t.fiquidc altcratii in nutritione,alteratis 
colorcm ut alTumat,iiecclluiii eft. Iccur itatf iii omncs porta: ranios pcr lubftantia ipfius digC' 
ftosjquicquidhuiiiidumfucculcntunicp ueiitriculus coiifccit,in{cadniittit, & fubftantiaefua; 
Qmiccoris jngcnita ui alteratrice id cniutans.fibiqf c"iuam fiiiiilimum rcddcns, fanouincgcncrat. VcrBm 
pcrficutiir utiiiQniniconcoclionc^itaquocpinhaciecorisfanguificationcduplcxHtrecrcmcntum.AltC' 
"^" " ruiiiquidem tcnuius,altcrumuer6cran!us. Atfatiusfucritad fimiliiudineniatrtionis &conuc 
nicntem euidcntiam humido iiquori iam quic'em prarcodo, & prius elaborato, iiidigcnti ta^ 
nicn abfoluiioriadhucconcoflioncfuccumaflimilarcqueniexucntriculo&intcftinisucnec 
in iccoris cauum dcducijt,Sititaq5uinumnupcrexuuisprenuiii,acindoliain&ifuiii, & quod 
abinfito innatocj;caloreadhucclaborctur,fecernatur,cocoquatur&fcrucatjerusq; excrcmcU' 
torum quod quidem cft graue& tcrreftre (fa:Cem uocaiit) iii fuiiduiii uaforum fubfidat,alte' 
rum ucro quod cft leue & airrcum fupcrnatel, hoc autem flos uocatur tenuioribus uinis iiina^ 
tans copiofuin,ficutcraflIoribusf3cx refidetplurinia. ErgoiuxtaeXempIi huius fimilitudinc, 
luccusauentriculo &intcftinisiiiiecoris ucnasallatus,atciiipcnealteratricccp uicocoquitur, 
ac inftarmufti fcruciis ad fanguinis bcmgiii gciierationemaltcraiur. In hac autem ebulitionc, 
rccremcntuni quantumcuncjjlutofum craflumq;eft,lubfidet,&niliencmdcpclliiur. Quodic 
ucacienuccft,fpumxmodo fanguiniinnatai,&a bilisucficutemeatibus fupra Ucna-porta: 
ramos 111 iccoris fubftantia ftratis aflugitur, At humidum illud quod uelui uentriculi elabora' 
tionisaqueuiiicxiftitrccrcmcntii,iniecurpcr uenas cum benigno ad fanguinisgencrationeni 
fucco afluiiiptu,a languiue iiondum in iecoris cauo rcpurgatur,fcd fui iam maximij prxftans 
u(um,nutrinictiuehiculum,ut Hippocratcs ipfumuoCabai,fecncelegantcroftendit. Sanguis 
cnimin iccoriscauoconfeclus, exilibus e portgc ueiix furculis ad caua:uena:ramulosucrfus 
iecorisgibbumprocedit,ad cuiuspcranguftifliniosdudustranfitum aquofus illcliquoruc- 
Primdrium hiculi ritu pluriiiium auxiliatur. Caro igitur iecoris,qux proprium iplius eft corpus, prima- 
fdr.gmficutia- num faiiguificationis cft Orgaiium. Venxautcm pcr uuiucrfum cius corpus difpcrfxfinuslo 
Coccnfentur,inquibusquodabilla confici debebarappofite cotinciur,&hipoftiiiodumlan 
ruiiicm prxparatumjali^js partibustanquain proprij iccorisriuulipcrfcrunt. Eftautcmucna» 
rum, qua: in iecoris fubftantiaiii digcruntur, tunica longe icnuior, quam carum quxpcr uni- 
ucrlumcorpusdiftribuuntur, nc fcilicctuim fubftantixiccoris, cuius bcncficio contciitus irt 
ucnis fuccus claboratur, fua crafUtic retundaiit : quo fit,ut iecur etiam crafliori faiiouinccnu.- 
triatur,qucm tcnuis ucnarum tunica a iccoris facultate allcduni tranfiiiittit. Porro ui fangiiis 
diutius in iecorc inoram traheret,ac perfecTtani elaboraiionc cxpcrirclur,utq! totus iccoris fub' 
ftaniixappropinquaret,noiiunumuentrcm illiuelutlageiiam quandainrerum Opifcxindi' 
dit,ueruin uenasillasoinncsinfiniiaraniorum fcrie, & iii ardiflimos duflus digcflit. IVTcatus ■ 
BV t " ^'J"^"'' '''''^ utrafqpuenaslocumobtiiieni^ut commodo ipforum fituprius expurgatus 
' fitufrdtiii. fenguisinucnx cauxramos abfumcrclur. Arteriani auteiiicauxduntaxat iecoris fcdicredi- 
jfrtcrU. mus exporrigijUi huius taiitummodo calorem euentilaret,temperarctq!, fupcriore iecoris, 
parte,quxfcpiumcontingit,abeodeinmotumadipi(cente continuuiii.Ncucroiccurfcnlus 
T\Jcruormii. p]j|.|[jj, n.,odo cxpcrs cflet, & a ui rationali concupifcibilis animx pars minus moueri cohibc' 
ri^ poflit,Natura iccori neruos cxprompfit,quibus ceu frcno illa pro imperio uterctur.Tuni' 
Tumci. caiecorisinuolucrum quoddam&tcgunientumeft:uincuIauer6,ncui- 
fcus quum graue fit, aliquado decidat,plura,cadcmcf 
ualidaiccori comniittuntur, 
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