# Vectiarius 18

Hippocrates, Vectiarius, Chapter 18. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/hippocrates/vectiarius/18

18. Ἐκ γενεῆς δὲ, βραχυτέρη ἡ χεὶρ γίνεται, καὶ ἡ μινύθησις σαρκῶν μάλιστα τἀναντία, ἢ ὡς τὸ ἔκπτωμα· ηὐξημένῳ δὲ τὰ ὀστέα μένει.

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Hippocrates, Vectiarius, ed. Émile Littré. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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