Bechlinger of Para,
Brazil, describes a woman of twenty-five, a native of Martinique,
whose father was French and mother a quadroon, who had a modified
duplication of the lower body. There was a third leg attached to
a continuation of the processus coceygeus of the sacrum, and in
addition to well developed mammae regularly situated, there were
two rudimentary ones close together above the pubes. There were
two vaginae and two well-developed vulvae, both having equally
developed sensations. The sexual appetite was markedly developed,
and coitus was practised in both vaginae. A somewhat similar
case, possibly the same, is that of Blanche Dumas, born in 1860.
She had a very broad pelvis, two imperfectly developed legs, and
a supernumerary limb attached to the symphysis, without a joint,
but with slight passive movement. There was a duplication of
bowel, bladder, and genitalia. At the junction of the rudimentary
limb with the body, in front, were two rudimentary mammary
glands, each containing a nipple.
Other instances of supernumerary limbs will be found in Chapter
VI.
CLASS X.--The instances of diphallic terata, by their intense
interest to the natural bent of the curious mind, have always
elicited much discussion.
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