[Avodah] Rashi/Rambam on female reproductive anatomy

[Daniel Eidensohn]

R' Yoav Elan wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I was wondering if anyone is aware of contemporary sources which 
> discuss, and attempt to explain, Rashi's and Rambam's view of the 
> Mishnah's description of the female reproductive system (Niddah 2:5 
> [17b]). 
>
*page 132 of my sefer Daas Torah I cite the following:
*

*Chasam Sofer (Nidah 18a): *What are the meaning of the anatomical terms 
mentioned in this Mishna? After I researched medical books and medical 
writers as well as scholars and surgical texts I have concluded that we 
cannot deny the fact that reality is not as described by Rashi, Tosfos 
and the drawings of the Maharam of Lublin. We have only what the Rambam 
wrote in the Mishna Torah and his Commentary to the Mishna even though 
the latter has statements which are unclear. However, you will find 
correct drawings in the book Maaseh Tuviah and Shevili Emuna…. 
Therefore, I did not bother at all with the commentaries of Rashi and 
Tosfos in this matter since it is impossible to match them with true 
reality. You should know this.


Daniel Eidensohn