[367] The alimentary canal, as not being edible, is not considered a splanchnon or viscus.
[368] Lit. rheums; hence our term rheumatism.
[369] Here Galen apparently indicates that vital functions are at least partly explicable in terms of mechanical law. cf. Introduction, p. [xxviii].
[372] The ends of the veins in the alimentary canal from which absorption or anadosis had originally taken place.
[373] Diathesis.
[374] Diathesis.
[375] Pathos.
[376] He means, not only under the stress of special circumstances, but also normally.