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masia alba dolens ; phlebitis asso< iated with la< tation. 

 2. Phlebitis in a suckling child. 



Galactophlysis [gal-ak-ioff / 'lii is) ( , </>", mill. , 



eruption]. A vesii ular eruption containing a milk-like 

 fluid, and associated with a suppression ol lactation. 



Galactophora [gal-ak-toff* -or-ah) [ydXa, milk ; fykpeiv, 

 to bear]. Remedies thai in< rease the 31 • r< Lion ol milk. 



Galactophoritis {gal-ak-toff-or-i'-tis) \yaAa, milk; 



ii iv, to bear ; t«c, Lnfla tation]. Inflammation of 



a milk-duct. 



Galactophorous (gal-ak-toff'-or-us) [}"/«, milk; 

 ipipeiv, to hear]. Milk-bearing. G. Ducts, the ex 

 cretory ducts ol the mammae. 



Galactophorus ( gv il-ak-toff' <n us) [}<'><', milk; 

 o>i»ir, to bear]. An artificial nipple placed ovn tin- 

 natural organ in order to facilitate suckling and also 

 to protect the natural nipple when abraded. 



Galactophthisis {gal-ak-toff'-this-is) [}«>". milk; 

 <pMoic, consumption]. Emaciation and debility due 

 to excessive secretion of milk. 



Galactophyga {gal-ak-toff'-ig-ah | [y&Xa, milk; Qeiryeiv, 

 to shun]. Remedies employed to arrest the secretion 

 of milk. 



Galactophygous {gal-ak-toffi '-ig-tts) [y<iAa, milk; tyvyr/, 

 flight]. Having the power to reduce or arrest the se- 

 cretion of milk. 



Galactoplania {gal-ak-to-pla' -ne-ah)\yaka, milk; ttaAvt], 

 a wandering]. The metastasis of milk ; any secretion 

 or discharge of a milky fluid consequent upon a sup- 

 pression of lactation. 



Galactoplerosis [gal-ai-lo-p/e-re/sis) \yaka, milk; 

 Tr'/i/^uatq, a filling]. Distention of the mamma from 

 hypersecretion of milk, or from closure of the milk 

 ducts. 



Galactopoietic {gal-ak-to-poi-et f -ik) [;"/«, milk; 

 noiieiv, to make]. Inducing the secretion of milk; 

 concerned in the secretion of milk. 



Galactoposia {gal-ak-to-p& '-ze-ah) \_yaXa, milk ; irbatc, 

 drinking]. " Milk-cure." The treatment of diseases 

 by the use of a milk-diet. 



Galactopyretic {gal-ak-to-pi-ret f -ik) \yaKa, milk ; 

 /ruperdc, fever]. Relating to milk-fever. 



Galactopyretus {gal-ak-to-pi' '-ret-us) [yaXa, milk ; 

 irvperog, fever]. Milk-fever; the febricula that may 

 attend the establishment of lactation ; it is a form of 

 septic infection. 



Galactorrhea (gal-ak-tor-e r -aK) \yaka, milk; /ioia, a 

 flow]. An excessive secretion and flow of milk in a 

 nursing woman. 



Galactoschesis {gal-ak-tos* -kes-is) \_ya~Aa, milk ; c\ to • . 

 retention]. The retention or suppression of the milk. 



Galactoscope igal-ak'-to-skop). See Lactoscope. 



Galactose {gal-ak* '-tds)\yaha, milk],C 6 H 12 O fi . Lactose; 

 the aldose of dulcitol. It is formed on boiling milk- 

 sugar with dilute acids, and is obtained from such 

 gums as yield mucic acid when oxidized. It crystal- 

 lizes in nodules of grouped needles or leaflets, that 

 melt at 166 C. Its solution is dextro-rotatory. It 

 readily reduces alkaline copper-solutions and is fer- 

 mentable with yeast. See Carbohydrates, Tabic of 



Galactosis (gal-ak-to' '-sis) [yaAdnrioatc ; ;'/></, milk]. 

 The secretion of milk. 



Galactostasis [gal-ak-tos / -tas-is) [ydAa, milk ; arnaiq, 

 stoppage]. A morbid collection or stoppage of the 

 milk. 



Galactosyrinx {gal-ak-to-sir r -ingks) \_}a'/a, milk ; 

 avpiyi;, a pipe]. Lacteal fistula. 



Galactotherapy {gal-ak-to-ther f -ap-e) \yaXa, milk; 

 Sepaireiv, treatment]. I. The treatment of dis 

 ease in suckling infants by the administration of the 

 remedies to the mother or wet-nurse. 2. Milk-cure ; 

 galactoposia. 



Galactotrophy {gal-ak-totf -ro-fe) [yd?a, milk; t, 



nourishment]. Nourishing with milk only. 



Galactozemia ( gal a . milk ; ; 



j. 1. Loss, diminution, or suppression of the 

 milk by failure ol set retion. 2. Loss of milk by 

 wastage ; oozing of milk from the nipple. 



Galactozyme [gal-aA* -to-zim) [ya'Aa, milk; 

 haven], i. A drink made by the fermentatioi 

 milk, as kefir, or kuiin ited with 



1 ommon yeast. 



Galacturia igalak-tu'-re-ak) [ydXa, milk; oi 

 urine]. Milkiness of the urine ; chyluria. 



Gala-heptose [ga-lah-Aep' '-tos). See Carbohydt 

 Tabl 



Galanga, or Galangal [gal-ang / -gah, or gal'-an 

 [Chin.]. The rhizome ol Alpinia ojflcinarum, and 

 ol Kampj anga (great galangal), much 



sembling ginger. It was formerly brought from China 

 and India, but is now little used. L nof. 



Galax {ga'-laks) \ya'Aa, milk]. A genus of diapen- 

 siaceous plant-. G. aphylla, of N. America (carpen- 

 ter's leaf, " galax," beetle-weed), has an astrinj 

 root, and the leaves are said to be vulnerary. I 1 



Galazyme {gal'-az-lm) \ya?-a, milk; tyftij, leaven]. 

 A fermented drink, made on the Continent, from milk 

 by adding to it sugar and a special ferment. 



Galbanum (gal'-ban-um) [lb!,, kh benah, white 

 milk], 1. A gum-resin of Ferulagalbanifl.ua, and F. 

 rubricaulis, native t<> Asia. It 1- expectorant, stimul 

 and antispasmodic, ami 1- useful in 1 hronic bronchitis 

 and catarrh. I >ose gr. x-xx. G., Pil., Comp., 

 pill contains galbanum gr. i.--. myrrh gr. iss asafetida 

 gr. ss, and syrup. Dose ij-iij. G., Emplastrum, 

 galbanum 16, turpentine 2, Burgundy pitch 6, lead- 

 plaster 76 parts. 2. Locally, in the I". S., Burgundy 

 pitch is popularly called galbanum and is sold under 

 that name. 



Galbiati Knife {gal-be-al'-e) \_Galbiati, an Italian 

 obstetrician]. A special knife used in the operation 

 of symphysiotomy. 



Galbulus [gal f -bu-lus) [L., the nut of the cypn — tree: 

 pi. , Galbuli]. In biology, a closed, fleshy, berry-like 

 cone, as the fruit of the juniper. 



Gale {gal ) [ME., gawl, gale], 1. A shrub, Myrica 

 sweet gale of cool regions; it has an aromatic odor, 

 and is used locally for external parasites. See S 

 Gale. 2. The fern-gale, or sweet fern. See Sweet 

 Fern. G. bedouine. See Lichen simplex. 



Galea (ga'-le-ah) [galea, yalia, helmet: pi., Ga 

 I. A form of head-bandage. 2. Headache extending 

 all over the head. 3. The aponeurotic portion of the 

 occipito-frontal muscle. 4. In biology, applied to 

 various helmet shaped parts or organs. G. capitis, 

 a fascial investment covering the crown of the head. 



Galeamaurosis {ga-le-am-aw-ro f -sis) [yaXq, cat, wea- 

 sel ; a/iavpdeiv, to darken]. See Amaurotic C 



Galeanthropy [ga-le-an'-thro-p 1 [;<'/',. cat, weasel; 

 ' •!.,-!, t\ man]. A form of zoanthropy in which the 

 patient believes himself to be transformed into or in- 

 habited by a cat. 



Galeati, Glands of. See Crypts of Lieberkiihn. 



Galen {ga / -len\ An ancient physician, A. D. 130-200. 

 G.'s Anastomosis, that between the superior and in- 

 ferior laryngeal nerves. G.'s Bandage. See Bandage. 

 G.'s Cerate, a cerate composed of white wax. 1 . 

 of almond-, 4; rose-water, ;. G., Veins of. See 

 ;/. 



Galena [gale / -nah) [}a//,vr,, lead ore]. 1. A remedy 

 for poison. 2. Native lead sulphid. 



Galenic, Galenical ( ga-len'-ik, -al) [Galen, an ancient 

 physician]. Relating to or consistent with the teach- 

 ing- of Galen. Medicines were said to be g<i 



