The diseases of women - a handbook for students and practitioners (1897) (14591539499)

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Title: The diseases of women : a handbook for students and practitioners
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936 Giles, Arthur E. (Arthur Edward), 1864-
Subjects: Women Generative organs, Female Genital Diseases, Female
Publisher: London : Rebman Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library



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s, which though hairless are rich in large sebaceousglands. The nymphae lie parallel with the greater labia:above they become confluent at the frsenum of the clitoris:below they are gradually lost on the inner surfaces of thelabia majora. The Clitoris.—This is a rudimentary penis, but differsfrom it in not being traversed by the urethra. It arises bya crus from each pubic arch, near the symphysis. The con- 22 DISEASES OF WOMEN. fluent crura form the body of the clitoris, which is held bya suspensory ligament to the front of the symphysis. Theextremity ends in a small glans-like body formed of erec-tile tissue, and peeps from a cutaneous prepuce-like foldwhich inferiorly forms a median bridle or fraenum. The Hymen.—A septum of mucous membrane at thejunction of the vagina and vulva. When the labia arewidely separated, as in Fig. 2, the hymen has the appear- Mons Veneris. Greater labium. Clitoris. Glans clitoridis. Vestibule. Urethra. Lesser labium. Hymen. Fotirchette.Perineum. Anus.
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Fig. 2.—The vulva of an adult, with the labia separated to show the various parts (after (Sappey). ance of a perforated diaphragm. When the parts lie intheir natural positions the hymen forms two folds and theperforation becomes a fissure; the edges of the fissure arethen the most prominent part of the hymen and lie paral-lel with, but deeper in the vulvar cleft than, the nymphae. ANATOMY OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. 23 When the labia are separated certain spaces are exposedwhich receive special names. Of these the most conspicu-ous is the vestibule, an area limited in front by the glans ofthe clitoris, behind by the margin of the vulvar orifice;laterally it is limited by the converging borders of thenymphae. The urethra terminates in this space. At theposterior part of the vulvar cleft there is a well-markeddepression limited by the hymen and fourchette, known asthe fossa navicularis. The opposed surfaces of the labia, great and small, arekept moist with the secretion furnished by the g