Bartholomew the Englishman

On the Eyes

Latin Etymology

Nam iuxta crystallinum humorem a parte interiori immediate est tunica, quae dicitur retina, quae a venis et arteriis piae matris est orta et contexta, in modum retis, portans secum cibum ad vitreum humorem, et cum suis nervis sensum ad crystallinum transmittit post retinam vero, immediate sequitur tunica secundina, ab ipsa pia matre generata, quae retinam nutrit et defendit, ne rumpatur casu aliquo aut laedatur.

Tertio sequitur tunica quae dicitur sclirotica, id est, valde dura a dura matte cerebri procedens, a duritia ossis omnia alta defendens et est quasi ligamentum oculorum. A parte veto anteriori immediate, iuxta crystallinum humorem est tela aranea, sic propter sui subtilitatem dicta ut esset spiritui pervia ex subtilioribus partibus retinae tunicae generata.

Post hanc sequitur tunica uvae sic dicta, eo quod vuae nigrae assimilatur in colore, et hoc sano naturae consilio.

Fill in the missing word in the sentences below, using these English words related to Latin words in the text.

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3. Part of his rehabilitation was attention to excercise and .

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