BOOK III . 53 … A — Wide vena - profunda . B — Narrow vena profunda , Venae dilatatae , in truth , differ also in thickness , for some are one fathom thick , others two , or even more ; some are a cubit thick , some a foot , some only half a foot ; and all these are usually called thick veins . Some on the other…
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