[203] Aristotle regarded the qualitative differences apprehended by our senses (the cold, the warm, the moist, and the dry) as fundamental, while the Stoics held the four corporeal elements (earth, air, fire, and water) to be still more fundamental. cf. p. 8, [note 3].
[204] Lit. bile-receiving (choledochous).
[205] Jecoris portae, the transverse fissure, by which the portal vein enters the liver.
[206] Lit. “anastomosing.”
[207] More literally, “synapse.”
[208] The portal vein.
[209] The hepatic vein or veins.
[210] The portal vein.