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carunciilas tubcrcula^noiiacqiialiteromnibus mulieribuspropcndulaadipifcifjqux yvtitfiS 
Crxci uocat. Ad hxc,in antcriori ccruicis fcdc paulo fupra pudcndij,ubi uclica; collu ipli^ infe 
ritur.noadamuffimxqualiscl-t.Nautrincjiadinfertionislatcra, tcnuis uiericcruicisportiucu 
ia cxcrclcitjin ipfius amplitudincpropedcns, ac illis mcbrancis proccflibus forma pcrq fimilis, 
•^quos urinxin urinarios meatus e uclica,& bilis cx duodcno in dcfcrentc illS mcatu,rccrcflLm 
prcpcdireinnuimus.Haud fccus quam li utcriccruixuriniiadmittcrct,penduli ucroproceflus 
unna autalia materii in ucficx collii rcgurgitareprohiberct.Prxterca utcri ccruicis ampiitudo 
toto ipfius diifluno angufl:aturj& eiuidc c(t amplitudinis''qua fundo cotinuatur(fi modo am 
plior diftedicpaptior inibino fit)ac'qua in pudendil ceflat. Verum in huiusamplitudinis finc 
™»» f^latiorc fcdcm,fiindi ' orificium prominct ^nufqua ccruicis latcra fuo mucrone cotingens, 
moJi. ncqpproptcrccruiciscotracftioncm autdiftcntioncmobilc. Porrigiturcnimcxhumillimlifun 
di fcdcin hanc ceruicis regione, utcri lubftatia obtufioris in penc glandis mod6,cui tranfucrfa 
fcifliira (euforamenineft, quoduteriaatfundiipfiusosiiocariioiitiicft.-tpemadmodumuiie 
bre' pudcndum,ceruicis utcri os nuncupamus. Verum ut hoc no diftcn tu alioquin fecundiim 
corporis rccftitudinc duflx fccftionis modo coniuct,ita quocp lilud traiifucrfa,at non perpetub 
xquali.Prxgnatibus enimrugofacftadmodu, & pcrquamangufta,ur fpccillum nifiualidius 
impulfumuixadraittat.Quxnuperpepererijt,ampliorcmhancfa(lione,minusqjcotra6am 
rugolam ue poflidcnt:no prxgnatcs autem.mcdio habcnt modo.Qiiod ucro, quotics ftmdi 
orificujdift:endituracdehifcit,utS<;ccruicisorificiu,orbicularefiat,manifcftueflc,etiamfino 
dicatur, arbin-or.Aperiturauteincoitu nofcmpcrquidem,fcdquuuirilefeminappctes,idna 
turali motu fugendo allicit,&quando uterusnon conccpturus,uirile fcmcn una cum muiicbri 
fcmine itcrij cru(flat,aut in pollutione, uel affriflu muliebrc dun taxat fcmcn exccrnit.Ncquacp 
enim diftcnta utcri ccruice, fimul quoqp id pcrpetuo recludi tur. haud enim dccuiflct inlatiatx 
mulicris arbin-io.etiapoft coceptumucncrcprocacitcrnimium dcfideraturx,orificium illud 
fubiici. Vtintcnmprxtereaquata fucceflionis fpecieinoxa, mulicresfubindc genituraprxtcr 
Ientcntianonreferuarct;quantacjilicetianullohabitococeptionismctu,maritis parcntibus^ 
imponcrent, fi modo fundiorificio Naturamufculos arbitrarrj motus opifices claroita fuiflct, 
id^ itaac ceruicis utcri fundiorificium fempcr apcriri potuiflct. Qiiam incpte uero &falfo ple 
ricf fundi onficiir penem in coitu excipcrc, illumq; in u teri finum infcri fcripfcrint, prxter aiia, 
corporis quoqj refcflio luculcntiflime teftatur. Porroin partu quir toto tcmpore qiio uterum 
gefl[itmulicr,adamunimcontra(ftu occlufum9fuerit,ade6apcriri,cxtcndi,remittiCf,utfcrcus 
hacprocidat,fcimusquide,&:audietcsliupcfcimus:atNaturxmiraculijnimisquamfeoniter 
VmicoT' admiramur,fummi rcrum Opificis prouidciuiani hymnis parum celebratcs. Ad uteri quocf 
"•^- formamipfius cornuafpecflareuidcntur,quxHcrophilusinmulienbusopportuniflim(;iam 
riafcentibusboumcornibusaffimilauit. Q.uemadinodumenimuimlorumcapitautrin<jiqua 
pronafcentur corii ua,extubcrant:ita etiam fupcrior utcri pars,quam quartx circuli parii com 
parauimus>trobicf uclutiinduosobtufosdefinitanouios,quircuerauctcribus Anatomicis 
hominiicadauerafccantibus corntiu uice habebauir.^uaforumcpfemenmtilicbrcdcfcrcntiu 
infertionem excipiunt.Nec^ hic quenqttam Galeni ftudiofiim (uti fanc o,mncs qui Mcdicinx 
nomen dcdimus oportete(feftudiofiflimos)mihi obpleracj iiliusdogmataobftrepcrc uclim, 
C^lenulu«<i ^^'^ ^''^^ "^"^ partesrequirere,quas cornu accuratius aflimilari cupiat,priufqua (cduio Galeni 
Jmn-unun- ''^'^» ''bris de Partium ufu, de Seminc, de Vteri refe(ftione,expenderit,atqj uaccinfi uicrum 
piini«J}'i- mulicbri,ac demum Galenifcripta ambobus uteris cotuIcrit:ut tandem cdoccatur, Gaicnij.ne 
per fomniil quidem mulicbrcm uterum unquam infpcxifle, ut uaccinij duntaxat,8<: capriniim 
& ouiliuin.infupcr ipfum in libris de Partium ufu aliorum Anatomicoru placitis nixu cflc,ac 
proindc uteru iliic ucriiis(quamuis interim obitcr)defcripfif[c. in Iibro aijt dc Vterircfccfiionc 
Iiumanocapiticquinaccruiccmadieciflc^atcycxuaccinoutero&muIicbrichimcramtexuifTe, 
c|uuinuacciniutcri dcfcriptionem cum aliorum diflecflionisprofeflorii fcriptispcrmifcct. Si 
itaqj quis natur.r operu ftudiofior, Grxcorti impofturas uidcndi cupidus hxc dilioctcr prx, 
ftiterit,' uaccini uteri cornua ad cum modum habere (pccflabit,ac fi dcxtrumfiniftruniq; decrc- 
pitiarictiscornuaradicibus.acinternislatcribuslintco fimtil comittcret,accornuijradiccsuac 
cino utcro,qua is ipfius ceruici cotinuatur, affimilaret,cornuij ucro apices u tcriapicibus con, 
ferret.Hxcprofec^t6dilTufius explicatiusqjpro(cqucrcr,nificuiuispromptumcffctmacc!Ium 
adirc,uaccinumq)uteri fitum,forma, magnitudinc,aliaq; in partiufabricaadamuffim contcm 
planda,intucri:autfigrauiusfitparumqjdcccatmacciluacccdere,ieucomninocft iubcrcuac- 
cinum titcru adfrrri,ut tanti autoris fenfa intclligiitur, acmulicbriutero cafu oblato,ob(cruct, 
quam cocinnc Galenus caprinij uaccinumqi utcrum,.ion autc humanii depinxerit,acdcmutn 
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