A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.26

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The constituents of the body deriving from the mother are enumerated: tvac (the layers of the skin),71 lohita (blood), māṃsa (muscular tissue), medas (fatty tissue), nabhi (the navel), hṛdaya (heart), kloman, yakṛt (liver), plīhan (spleen), vṛkkas (kidneys), basti (bladder), pūrīṣādhāna (receptacle of faeces), āmāśaya, pakvāśaya, uttaraguda (rectum), adharaguda (anal region), kṣudrāntra (small intestine), sthūlāntra (large intestine),72 vapā, and vapāvahana (omentum).73 Derived from the father are: keśa (the hairs of the head), śmaśru (the beard hair), nakha (nails), loman (body hair), danta (the teeth), asthi (the bones), sirā (veins), snāyu (the cords, i.e., ligaments, etc.), and dhamanī (arteries).74