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DE HVHANI CORPORIS FRBRICA LIBER V. JJP 
feiJlum Conquercbatur.Prxtcr hoc fupcriori anno mulicrculi utcunqj fcnc, & famc(uti conij, 
cio)incaannonepcnuriacnccatSj parirationcfubduflam infcholisadepti luraus.Qiicautcni 
poftrcmonobisobtigitj&quainuigcfimaquarta&Cuigcfiniafcptima figuriscxprimcdisuri fu 
muSjfufpcndr) metu fcgrauida faifo finxcrai. Vcrum Pra:toris luflu ab obftctricibus(qua: iila 
minimegrauidaaftirmabant)intcrrogatajnunq;quantumamtTiftruispurcrationibusabeflct, 
utcun^idfcdulonosrcfcifccndumab cacurauimus,indicarcuoluit.Vcrumhuic,&rquas non 
pnrgnantes uidi, omnibiis ucnx pari fe habcbat modo:ncqj ucl imaginari liccbat,quo'nam pa 
<fioinutcrifundum fanguincpcrcraffam collcclam^adcoutcrifublliantiaduccrcpolTInt, prc^ 
cipue quum in his uenx capilloru modo cftcnt tcnueSjUifum^ quodamodo effiiccrcnt.OucC 
autcm ad ceruiccm & infimam uteri fundifcdcm tcndcbant,apparucrc craftiorcs , & facilius cx 
his mcnies dcflucrc expurgariuc poflc uidcb.uur. Haud lccus quam (i fcclio cx ucnis ccruicem 
implicantibusmenftruum languinem fcmper excernijpropemodura fuadcrct, 
BE VTERI ^CBT^BV L IS. Ccfut XVL 
^ E T E R V H diflcd:ionis profcflbrum dc utcri acctabulis diflcnlio ad 
iios quoq? manauit, Grauitcr ctcnim in fcholis contcnditur, quidnani 
:•, i,Vj uteri fint acctabula:qua ctiam dc rc tan tifpcr dubitaui , doncc in oue,qua3 
'A^^ii nonitadiuuKrogcflcrat,quiducrcuieriacctabulafint,infpcxifIcm. Ha:c Qujiun-} tu 
^:,^^L~\l~^ lcmq!oftenditfuperficicm,mi!ltis ' finibusopplctam,quitalcsprorruse, frtif^/i 
— ^ rant,acfimcdiampifa:partem fingulis finibusquis no lecus imprcfliflct. 
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quam fi in ccram eiuimodi finus pila quapiam molirciur. Quandoitaq) finus illosintuercr,ac i""- 
Oalcni loci ad hncm libri de Vtcii rcfcclionc non immcnior cflcm,quo acctabula finui folioru 
hcrba:aflimilat,quamGrxci ab acctabuli,(cu potius hcminx forma nnvAuMrc!, & a cvnibali L 
magiac/tv,ufn:?ii/7i(/'(i:6.i-'(ifitAs(/uocani:nosauteacciabulum,& Venerishortum,fcuuml!iiic5 
nuncupamus,promptccolIcgi,hosutcrifinuS!87vA«^&(« Grccis,nobisauicacctabuIa primii 
fuifleadeu modii nuncupaia,quo altius incifis oftium finibus acciabuli nomcn accommoda- 
nius.Sicnimcoxendicis ' acciabulumintuitusfucriSjilludc]!adhosuierifinusconlulcris,nul 
las rcpcrics corporis partes xquecx mcriio ab iniaginc nomcn obtinuilfc, atcp acciabulum id 
coxcndicisoflisjiquo iam paulo ante fcmurrcfcvftum fii,& hos utcri finus . Vtcnim coxcndi- 
cis finus iia ac fi mcdius globus ipfi imprcftus ener,cauus ccrniiur, fic eii.T &i hi utcri finus infl^ 
nuantur: dcinde uc coxcndicis accrabuli ' fupercilia cxtrarcliquam oftis fupcrficie promincnl, 
itactiam in uteri ampliiudincm fuorum finuu fupcrcilia procerius quam rcliqua uteri fupcrfi - 
cies iii ipfius cauitaicin exiubcrant . Ad hxc,ut coxendicis oflis acciabulum mucofo hiimorc 
opplctur,iialane & uteri finus mucofo fanguinc mihi confpicicbaiur infarti:a quo iain in non 
nullis finibus icrcs & infignitcrmucofum uafculu uidebat pronatu,ad ci'i prorfus modit quo 
tcrcs ligamentu ex coxcndicis acctabulo iu fcmoris caput infcrif. Quum itacf hos ouilli utcri fl Qa.t /ccnt,J3 
nusinfpcxiflcm,undcutcriacctabulorrinomcprimijfitinftitutii,ncquaqjhcfi. Vtautquo'na 'cctAuU^ne 
- pzixo illa procrcarcntur cognofccrc,non pra-gnantis ouis utcru mox apcrui,& u tcri aniDlitu- 
1. , I — 11. . r ~. t f i - T-i r - ... "rtnceppclltii 
dmcmmultoalitcrc^jmulicbrisuienalpcrainxqualcmqjadinueni.Peruniuerlamcnnnluperh ta. 
cicm ' fubflaua uilcbant tubcrcula,& fcmiglobuli,taIes omnino ac fi dimidiaias pilas uicri mu 
licbns amplitudini paflim quis agglutinaflei . A19 hic primum difccre cccpi, quid Anaiomcs 
profcftorcs ucikn i,qui acetabula utcri cxiumefccntibus in ano uenaru capitibus coparant , tx 
quibus iam pauto poft fanguis mclancholicus eftprofluxurus.Sienim nonprxonanicm uac 
cx ulcrum (ccucris,il!o quauisrationc apcrto, nihil ciufinodi prominciibus capituliscrit inani 
feftius : nihilcf addubitabis , illa acetabulorum loco plcrifcp Anatomicis habiiaRiifle. non for 
taftisquodiila ucrisacetabulisalTimiIarent,ucra^ acctabula uieri eflc ar.bittarcntur,(cdquod 
cx utcri fcc^iioncdidiciflcnt^ucnas acartcrias intcrinternaextcrnam^ uieri tunicas admodum 
mulciplici & implexa prorfus fcric in uaccis diftributas, fuis finibus in hxc capitula per uniucr 
fam uicri amplitudincm exiuberan tia pcriincrc,ac demum cococpto iam (cmincillaapcriri , lc' 
mcnq? amplcc'ri,& uafaquxdam cduccrc,quxi ucnis & artcri"js in capiiula pcrtincniibu s pro 
nata,adlcminisuf9fuperficicminlcrercntur,illi^ impficiia^fccundinamfcutuniciifoctusc.xti' 
mamcfticcrent. Prxicreaubileduloinnoprxgnantiuaccahxc iubcrculacxpcndcr;s,& rur^ Ai<ju,ttm!i 
fus inilIaqu.Tnupa'cocccpit, finus illosquostubcrculafcleaperientiacftormant didiccris,ac "o- 
pariter oblcruaucris in uacca quxpaulo diutius coccrpit, qui finus illi oblitercntur , & diftcn- 'ju j""" 
to iam utcro prorlus uifum fngiant,ac uafi taniumappareant : ex finuum loco ab utcri tunica 
adfccundinam porrecla , etiam facile ratiocinab^isj quidmcdid indicaucrint,quiacctabula 
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