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XLVII. Defcription of a double Uterus 
and Vagina. By John Purcell, M. D. 
Profejfor of Anato?ny in the College of 
Dublin. Communicated by Dr, Mor- 
ton. 
Dublin, April 7, 1774. 
Xedde, June 23, "W - AST fummer the body of a 
* 774 ’ I J woman, who had died in labour 
in the ninth month of her pregnancy, was dif- 
fered at the Anatomical Theatre of Trinity Col- 
lege. Upon opening the abdomen , an uterus ap- 
peared of fuch a fize and form as are generally ob- 
ferved at that period. It contained a full grown 
foetus y but was furnifhed with only one ovarium and 
one fallopian tube, which were fituated on the right 
fide. On the left was placed a fecond uterus unim- 
pregnated and of the ufual fize, to which the other 
ovarium and tube were annexed. But thefe two 
uteri were totally diftinft and feparated from each 
other, except at the lower extremity of their necks*, 
where their union extended a quarter of an inch* 
and an acute angle was formed between them. There 
wafe nothing extraordinary in the formation of the 
external parts of generation ; but from each fide of 
the meatlfr ur inarms, a membrane ran downwards *, 
and 
