Wax model (moulage) of a uterus with a large intramural fibroid; the model is made of oil-painted beeswax with talc, built up on a plywood support with gauze filler; the model shows a cross-section of a uterus which has been removed by subtotal hysterectomy; a large intramural fibroid can be seen; …
Wax model (moulage) of a uterus with a large intramural fibroid; the model is made of oil-painted beeswax with talc, built up on a plywood support with gauze filler; the model shows a cross-section of a uterus which has been removed by subtotal hysterectomy; a large intramural fibroid can be seen; the fibroid has compressed the cavity of the uterus, causing distortion; some degeneration within the fibroid can be seen; the model has been painted to depict true colour.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Models made by Marjorie Winslow; they were commissioned as teaching aids by Dr. Robertson of the Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine, who also helped with the anatomical details.