Ancient Greek · ~2 min
Δ., Chapter 2
Aristotle, De partibus animalium 2.8-3
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8 ὅσοις μὲν οὖν ἡ τοῦ ἥπατος σύστασις ὑγιεινὴ ἐστι καὶ ἡ τοῦ αἵματος φύσις γλυκεῖα ἡ εἰς τοῦτʼ ἀποκρινομένη, ταύτα μὶν ἢ πάμπαν οὐκ ἴσχει χολὴν ἐπὶ τοῦ ἥπατος, ἢ ἔν τισι φλεβίοις, ἢ τὰ μὲν τὰ δʼ οὔ. διὸ καὶ τὰ ἥπατα τὰ τῶν ἀχόλων εὔχρω καὶ γλυκερά ἐστιν ὡς ἐπίπαν εἰπεῖν, καὶ τῶν ἐχόντων χολὴν τὸ ὑπὸ τῇ χολῇ τοῦ ἥπατος γλυκύτατόν ἐστιν.