. Obstetrics: the science and the art. t the upper end, out of whichthe ovum was taken, is the reflected decidua,while the outer or pear-shaped object repre-sents a mass of decidua that had filled upthe pyriform cavity of the womb, and whichwas a morbid, not a physiological product,to which is to be attributed the abortionwhich filled the whole womb, and wasmoulded by its cavity. The cavity of thedecidua vera, which at first was a closed sac,was, according to Breschet, filled originallywith a fluid. Breschet gave to this liquor the denomination of hydro-perione; of course, such hydro-perione w
. Obstetrics: the science and the art. t the upper end, out of whichthe ovum was taken, is the reflected decidua,while the outer or pear-shaped object repre-sents a mass of decidua that had filled upthe pyriform cavity of the womb, and whichwas a morbid, not a physiological product,to which is to be attributed the abortionwhich filled the whole womb, and wasmoulded by its cavity. The cavity of thedecidua vera, which at first was a closed sac,was, according to Breschet, filled originallywith a fluid. Breschet gave to this liquor the denomination of hydro-perione; of course, such hydro-perione was to be removed by osmosein the process of reflection and ultimate fusion of the decidua reflexaand decidua vera. We shall find, further on, other equally errone-ous opinions on this subject. Such are the Hunterian views of thedecidua; v i d e 1., it is an excretion from the womb to answer atemporary purpose, after the effectuation of which, being deciduous,it falls away, and is discharged. Other explanations of this product Fig. PREGNANCY. 187 have been lately presented, wliicli are, perliaps, more wortliy ofacceptance. 355. Many persons have heretofore disputed the existence of amucous lining in the interior of the womb, contending that the corpusmucosum terminates within the os tincse, and that the inner wall ofthe womb is peculiar, but not mucous. I presume no anatomist canbe found at the present day to deny the existence of a mucous bodyof some sort as composing the tissue of the inner paries of the organ. 356. M. Costes Atlas, already cited, contains several beautifulengravings, representing magnified views of this texture, and amongthem one which exhibits the appearance of a piece cut from the sub-stance of the womb, on which is seen the inner lining membrane. Iregret that it was not possible for me to give copies of those draw-ings. Mr. Gihon, however, has been very successful in copying theone annexed, which represents a magnified piece cut from the ri
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