[307] Note this expression. For Galen’s views on the origin of species, cf. Introduction, p. xxxi., [footnote].
[308] Herophilus of Chalcedon (circa 300 B.C.) was, like Erasistratus, a representative of the anatomical school of Alexandria. His book on Midwifery was known for centuries. cf. Introduction, p. [xii].
[309] Relaxation of utero-sacral ligaments as an important predisposing cause of prolapsus uteri.
[310] That is, at the end of the first stage of labour.
[311] The pylorus.
[312] “Chylosis,” chylification. cf. p. 240, [note 1].
[313] Lit. barley-“chyle,” i.e. barley-water.
[314] i.e. not the mere mechanical breaking down of food, but a distinctively vital action of “alteration.”
[315] Pepsis.