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Ganglionic (gang-gle-on' '-ik) [yayyXtov, a ganglion]. 



Pertaining to or of the nature of a ganglion. G. 

 Centers, masses of gray matter of the br tin lying be- 

 tween the floor of the lateral ventricles and the decus- 

 sation of the anterior pyramids "I the cord. They 

 include the optic thalami, corpora striata, and others. 



Ganglionitis (gang-gle-on-i'-tis). See Gangliitis. 



Gangliopathy (gang-gle-op f -ath-e) \ydyyktiov, a gan- 

 glion; jrdflof, disease] . Any disorder dependent upon 

 a diseased condition ol a ganglion; any diseased -tate 

 of a ganglion. 



Gangraena | re'-nah) [L.]. Gangrene. G 



contagiosa. See Gangrene, Hospital. G. noso- 

 comialis. See Gangrene, Hospital, G. oris. 

 Stomatitis. 



Gangraenosis (gang-gre-no' '-sis). See Gangrenosis. 



Gangrene ( gang / -gren) [ydyypaiva, a sore, from ypaiv- 

 eiv, to gnaw]. Mortification or death "I a part of the 

 body from failure in nutrition. The putrefactive fer- 

 mentation of a dead limb or tissue. G., Circular, a 

 form of mortification occurring usually on some part 

 of the lower extremity, and not exceeding in size a 

 silver half dollar. It involves the skin and subcuta- 

 neous tissues and is accompanied by signs of 

 exhaustion. G., Constitutional, that dependent upon 

 systemic disease, such as diabetes, or circulatory dis- 

 ease. G., Diabetic. See Spkaceloderma. G., Dry, 

 shriveling and desiccation from insufficiency of blood. 

 G., Embolic, that caused by an embolus that cuts off 

 the supply of blood. G., Hospital, a contagious form 

 arising under crowded conditions without antiseptic pre- 

 cautions. G., Moist, a form with abundance of serous 

 exudation and rapid decomposition. G., Nosocomial, 

 In tspital gangrene. G., Primary, that without preceding 

 inflammation of the part. G., Pulpy. See G., Hos- 

 pital. G., Secondary, a form with preceding inflamma- 

 tion. G., Senile, that attacking the extremities of the 

 aged. G., Symmetric, that attacking corresponding 

 parts of opposite sides. It is called, also, Raynaud's 

 G. See, also, Spkaceloderma. G., White, a moist 

 gangrene of chronic form, in which there is a serous 

 exudate with lymphatic obstruction, followed by com- 

 plete anemia. It is unaccompanied by the characteristic 

 color-change of other varieties of gangrene. 



Gangrenopsis (gang-gren-op 1 '-sis) [ydyypaiva, gan- 

 grene; dipec, the face]. Synonym of Cancrttm oris. 



Gangrenosis (gang-gren-o f -sis)\yayypaiva t gangrene; 

 voaoQ, disease]. The condition of being or of becom- 

 ing mortified or gangrenous. 



Gangrenous (gang' -gren-us) [ydyypaiva, gangrene]. 

 Pertaining to or being of the nature of gangrene. G. 

 Emphysema. See Edema, Malignant. 



Ganja (gan'-jah) [Hind.]. Synonym of Cannabis in- 

 die a. 



Gannal's Solution. A preservative fluid containing 

 one part of aluminum acetate in 20 parts of water. 



Ganoin (gan'-o-in) [ydvoc, brightness]. In biology, 

 the dense enamel-like form of bone of the plates of 

 a ganoid tish. 



Gant's Line. See Lines, Table of. 



Gantelet (gant'-let). See Gauntlet. 



Gape [gap, or gap) [yAK., gapen, to yawn]. To yawn ; 

 the act of yawning. 



Gapes (gaps) [ME. , gapen, to gape]. A disease of 

 young fowls, caused by the presence of a nematode 

 worm, Syngamus trachealis, in the trachea. See 

 Parasites, (Animal) Table of . 



Gaping (gap'-ing). See Pandiculation and Yawning. 



Gaps, Cranial (gape) [ME., gapen, to gape]. Certain 

 occasional congenital fissures of the skull. 



Garancin | gw an'-sin) [origin unknown]. The product 

 obtained by the action of concentrated H 2 SU 4 on pul- 



verized madder, at a temperature of ioo° C. (212° F.). 

 It is a valuable dye. See Pigments Conspectus op. 

 Garbage (gar' -baj) [ME., garbage, the entrails of 

 fowls]. The refuse materials of kitchen-cookery, etc. 

 G. and Waste. See Sewage, Disposal of. G.-cart, 

 Flannagan Automatic, a variety of cart much u 

 for the collection of garbage. G. -furnace, a fur- 

 nai e in use in c iii'- and towns to consume the waste 

 material of the pla< e. 



Garbling (gar'-bling) [' >\ . arbeler, to sift], 

 assorting ol a drug and its separation into k> 

 different quality. 



Garcinia (gar <tu' e-ah) [after Laurent Garcin, a French 

 botanist]. A genus of guttiferous trees of Old-world 

 tropical regions. G. hanburii, G. morella. G. pic- 

 toria, and G. travancorica afford gamboge. G. 

 mangostana yields the palatable fruit called inango- 

 steen. 



Garden Rocket. See Eruca saliva. 



Garel, Sign of. See Signs and Symptoms, Table 



Gargarism (gar* -gar-izm) [yapyapi{ . to gargle: //. , 

 Gargarismata\ A gargle. 



Garget (gar'-get) [ME . ■■ at, tin: throat], i. A 

 swelling of the throat in swine or cattle. 2. A hard, 

 knotty condition of tin- uddei in cows, that sometimes 

 follows calving, due to the sudden distention of the 

 bag with milk ; it is attended with inflammation. At 

 times it is tuberculous in nature. It is also called 

 '• Weed" and Mammitis. G.-root, a name improp- 

 erly given to the root of Phytolacca decandra 1 see 

 Phytolacca) ; so called because it is regarded as a cure 

 for garget in cows. 



Gargle (gar'-gl ) [Fr. , gargouille, the throat]. I 

 rinse or wash the interior of the throat and upper part 

 of the pharynx. Also, a wash for the throat. 



Gargling (gar'-gling) [Fr. , gargouille, the throat]. 

 Rinsing the throat. G., von Troltsch's Method of, 

 the patient takes a mouthful of fluid, throws back the 

 head, and then, instead of making the customary 

 "gurgle," allows the liquid to pass as far down as 

 possible. The act of deglutition 1- then performed, 

 without, however, letting the fluid be -wallowed. 



Garland (gar^-land). See Karyokin 



Garlic (gar'-lik). See Allium. 



Garnet-brown. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Garretson's Bandage. See Bandage. 



Garrod's Theory. The theory that gout is due to an 

 increase in the uric acid in the blood, either from in- 

 creased production or diminished elimination. The 

 alkalinity of the blood is also lessened ; hence the 

 urates are deposited in the tissues. G.'s Test. 

 Tests, Table of. 



Garrot (gar'-ot) [Fr. , garotter, to bind]. An instru- 

 ment for compression of an artery by twisting a cir- 

 cular bandage about the part. 



Garroting (gar'-ot-ing) [Sp., garrote, strangulation by 

 means of an iron collar]. In forensic medicine, 

 a term used in England to signify the forcible com- 

 pression of a victim .-.neck by robbers or criminals. 



Garrulity (gar-oo / -lit-e) [garrire, to prattle]. Talka- 

 tiveness. G. of the Vulva. See Vulva. 



Garrya (gar^-e-aA) [after Garry, a botanist]. Cali- 

 fornia fever-bush ; skunk-bush, or quinin-bush. The 

 leaves of G. fremontii, a bitter antiperiodic, popular 

 on the Pacific coast as a remedy for malarial diseases. 

 1 >ose of the fid. ext. rrrx-xxx. I not". 



Garryin ( gar*- '-in) [Garry, a botanist]. An alkaloid 

 said to exist in the leaves of Garrya fremontii. 



Gartner, Canals or Ducts of. See Canal. 



Gas (gaz). Any substance that is normally aeriform. 

 Substances normally in a liquid or solid state are 

 usually called vapors when changed to the aeriform 



