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and 27 were probably instances of the so-called spontaneous or intrauterine amputation; and Nos.

28, 29, and 30 were examples of the comparatively common deformity known as polydactyly.No.31 was probably a case of ectopia cordis.
"Then follow five instances of genital abnormalities (Nos.

32-36), consisting of absence of the penis (epispadias ?), absence of penis and umbilicus (epispadias and exomphalos ?), hermaphroditism, imperforate anus, and nondescent of one testicle.

The nine following cases (Nos.
37-45) were anomalies of the lower limbs: Nos.

37, 38, and 42 may have been spontaneous amputations; Nos.


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