[152] cf. p. 119, [note 2].

[153] pp. [91, 93].

[154] i.e. the part below the liver; cf. p. 91, [note 2].

[155] Renal veins.

[156] cf. p. 87, [note 3].

[157] κοίλην: the usual reading is κοιλίαν, which would make it “from the region of the alimentary canal.” cf. p. 118, [note 1].

[158] Not at an earlier stage, when it is still on its way from the alimentary canal to the liver.

[159] i.e. a renal vein.

[160] In a toast, the third cup was drunk to Zeus Sôtêr (the Saviour).

[161] An anatomist of the Alexandrian school.