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7.8 CHAP. 8. (10.)—WHO WERE CALLED VOPISCI.

A child used to be called Vopiscus, [Note] who, when twins had been conceived, had been retained in the womb and born alive, the other having perished by abortion. There are, too, some very remarkable instances of this kind, although they are singularly rare and uncommon.



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