The history of an ovarium, wherein were found teeth, hair, and bones, by James Cleghorn, M.B. : vide Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy for 1787.

Date:
1790
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Credit: The history of an ovarium, wherein were found teeth, hair, and bones, by James Cleghorn, M.B. : vide Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy for 1787. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    affe&ion. The vagina, os tineas, and uterus, were in a perfectly natural (late. On the left fide, the Fallopian tube, with the ovarium and other appendages of the uterus, were alfo in a natural condition. On the right fide, the Fallopjan tube and round ligament were very evident at the part next the uterus; but, at the other extremity, they were attached to a large bag or cyft, which, there could be no doubt in concluding, was the ovarium of that fide enlarged to an immenfe fize. To obtain fome idea of the capacity of this bag, Dr Cleghorn endeavoured to fill it with W'ater, and concluded, that it would, if fully diftend- ed, hold from ten to twelve quarts. But, up- on laying open this cyft, its internal parts were what chiefly deferved notice. A confi- derable portion of the internal furface was even and fmooth; but, at its, lowrer parr, it was made very irregular and rough, by a great number of fmall pouches of different fizes, and feveral piles of bone. The contents of thefe pouches were as va- rious as their fize was different. Some con- tained a gelatinous kind of mucus, while o- thers contained a cretaceous matter. In fome, he
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