petritus

Updated: May 14, 2025

Petritus, a Greek physician, speaks of the birth of quintuplets at the seventh month. Two males and one female were born dead, being attached to the same placenta; the others were united to a common placenta and lived three days. Chambon mentions an instance of 5 at a birth.

George M. (George Milbrey) Gould - Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine