BOOK IV

Edition by Chartier, Volume VII. [382.]

Edition of Basel, Volume III. (250.)

...and fragments of flesh. These things I have said because they properly belong to the task at hand. It is now clear that the logical investigation mentioned a moment ago is purely theoretical. It provides no benefit for the practical works of the medical art. For these purposes, it is useful to know if the passage is obstructed by a blood clot, should that happen, or by a stone. However, to ask whether the blockage itself should be called the disease of the passage, or rather the cause of the ischuria A condition where an individual is unable to pass urine. From the Greek "ἰσχουρία." contained within the passage, is one of those matters useless to the art of medicine.

I do not know why Archigenes Archigenes of Apamea was a prominent physician in Rome during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. Galen frequently critiqued his complex theories and writing style. lingers on such inquiries, especially since he writes about them so obscurely that no one can understand him. Therefore, let us resume our discourse and proceed to what follows: how the cause of urinary suppression is identified from both previous and current symptoms.

Consider a person who was struck violently in the region called the perineum The area of the body between the genitals and the anus. Original Greek: "περίναιον.". Following the blow, inflammation developed. The patient was unable to urinate. His bladder was clearly filled and stretched to its visible boundaries. In this case, we decided not to apply a catheter A thin tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine. Galen feared the physical contact of the instrument would worsen the existing swelling. so that the inflammation would not be further irritated. Instead, we applied warm water...