Volume 2

An extraordinary case of lacerated vagina, at the full period of gestation. With observations tending to show that many cases related as ruptures of the uterus, have been lacerations of the vagina / [William Goldson].

  • Goldson, William
Date:
1787
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An extraordinary case of lacerated vagina, at the full period of gestation. With observations tending to show that many cases related as ruptures of the uterus, have been lacerations of the vagina / [William Goldson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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