delphys

Japanese: delphys
delphys

... Representative malignant tumors include cervical cancer and uterine cancer (endometrial cancer). [Hisao Fujita] [Yoshiharu Tsukahara]
[Cultural History of the Womb]
Aristotle believed that the uterus was divided into two parts, extending to the left and right like a fork, and called this part hystera or delphys. This is because many mammals have a double uterus, a septate uterus, or a bicornuate uterus, and the single uterus of primates, including humans, has a similar shape if the fallopian tubes are included.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "delphys" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…悪性腫瘍の代表には子宮頸癌と子宮体癌(内膜癌)がある。【藤田 尚男】【塚原 嘉治】
【子宮の文化史】
 アリストテレスは,子宮は二またに分かれて,フォーク状に左右に伸びているとし,この部分をヒュステラhysteraまたはデルフュスdelphysと呼んだ。多くの哺乳類が重複子宮,中隔子宮,双角子宮であり,ヒトを含む霊長類の単一子宮も卵管を含めれば相似の形をしているからである。…

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