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GASTROCEPHALITIS 



condition. G. -black. - of. 



G., Nitrous Oxid. 



Gaskell's Clamp. 



Gasolene nadol. A product ob- 



tained it. .in petroleum, I >o c < ; s] 



->oo to . lii- used 



in the extraction of oils from oil-seeds and in cai 



buret ti 

 Gasp [Ml yawn]. 1" catch for breath. 



n mouth. 

 Gasser's Arteries. v G.'s Gang 



lion. - G., Nerve of. See 



Gasserian Arteries G. Gang- 



lion. 

 Gaster itomach]. The stomach ; 



tin o. G. basalis, the apical canal, pedun- 



hydroid polyps. G. 

 buccalis, the esophagus of Medusae. G. centralis, 

 the central cavity of Medusae. G. coronaris, the 

 i ..i Medusae. G. principales. See Axo 



Gasterangiemphraxis ( fas - ter- an-je- em -fraks' - is) 

 itomach; . vessel ; fy%>af to, obstruc- 



tion], i on of the stomachic blood-vessels. 



l'\ li i] ic obstruc tion. 

 Gasterasthenia u the , -ne-al£)\yaariip, stomach; 



1, WCakness or debility of the 



nil. 



Gasterataxia ' -e-ah) ["/aarr//>, stomach; 



disorder], Disordered state of the functions of 

 the stomach ; that state of the stomach-walls in which 

 ae parts are hardened or thickened, while others 

 are softened or inflamed. 

 Gasterechema • ter-ek-e'-mak) [yatmyp, stomach; 

 . sound], A sound heard in the auscultation of 

 • 

 Gasterectasis i fas-ter-ek' -fas-is) [yaarr'/p, stomach ; 

 . dilatation]. Dilatation of the stomach; it is 

 usually due to pyloric obstruction, but may also result 

 i muscular weakness, and from over-distention 

 from excessive eating and drinking. 

 Gastero- '-ter-o-) [, ielly]. See Gastro-. 



Gasterotheca [gas-ter-o-tAe / -iaA) \yaorf}p, stomach; 



rotheca~\ In biology, the part 

 the pupa or chrysalis-case that covers the abdomen. 

 Gasterozobid, Gastrozobid (gas-ter-o-zo'-oid, gas-tro- 

 imach; ii.mv. animal ; eif5oc,form]. 

 In biology, one of the nutritive zooids of a polyp- 

 col 

 Gastraea .,, stomach ; pi., Gastraa\. 



In 1 .11 ckel - term for a hypothetic, primeval, 



twi alar organism ; the supposed ancestral 



ol the present Metazoan. 

 Gastraenv.a \h). See Gastremia. 



Gastral lomach]. Pertaining 



•iric. 

 Gastralgia, Gastralgy xl'-je-ah, -je) [yaoriip, 



, pain]. Pain in the stomach. A 

 »ia. 

 Gastrea I itomach]. In biol< 



an animal the morphologic development of which 



Gastrectas;.i See Gastrectasis. 



Gastrectasi- stomach ; 



ling out]. Dilatation of the stomach. 

 Gastrectomy ,, stomach; 



' tion ol any diseased 



Gastrelcobrosis ' itomach; 



ling]. I li eration of the 



Gastrelcosis ( gas-trd-k& '-ji [;<;<rr//p, stomach; 



i/Mjmi', ulceration]. Ulceration of the stomach. 



Gastremia (gas-trP-me-aA) [yaorfip, stomach; tuna, 

 blood]. ( ongestion of the coats of the stomach. 



Gastrenteralgia {gas-tren-ter-al' -je-aA) [yaa-Hip, stom- 

 ach v, intestine; a/^oe, pain]. Neuralgia of 

 the stomach and bowels. 



Gastrenteromalacia ( gas - tren - ter- o - mat -a'- se-ah) 

 \yaarfip, stomach ; evrepov, intestine; fiaXania, soften 

 ing]. Softening of the Stomach and intestines 

 serted by some to be merely a post-mortem condi- 

 tion). 



Gastreum [gas^-tre-um) [yaorfip, stomach]. In biol- 

 Ogy, the under or ventral surface of a bird. 



Gastric {^gas* -trik) \yaorfip, stomach]. Pertaining to 

 the stomach. G. Artery. See Arteries, Table of. G. 

 Crisis, a severe, paroxysmal attack of pain in the 

 stomach, accompanied by obstinate vomiting, faintness, 

 and occasionally by slowness and irregularity of the 

 pulse. These crises are met with in locomotor ataxia, 

 q. v. G. Digestion, that part of the digestion of food 

 performed by the gastric juice ; the conversion of albu- 

 minous bodies into peptones. G. Fever. See Fever. 

 G. Fistula, a perforation or communication other 

 than the normal one between the stomach and peri- 

 toneal cavity, or with the outer part of the body. G. 

 Follicles. See Glands, Peptic. G. Insufficiency, 

 a term applied to the early stages of dilatation of the 

 stomach. G. Juice, the normal secretion of the tubu- 

 lar, peptic glands of the stomach. It is a clear, colorless 

 liquid, having an acid reaction, and containing from .5 

 to 2 per cent, of solid matter in solution. A small amount 

 of hydrochloric acid, .2 to .4 per cent., and a ferment 

 called pepsin, are the essential elements. G. Plexus, 

 a subdivision of the solar plexus distributed to the 

 stomach. It joins branches of the left pneumogastric 

 nerve. See Plexus. G. Veins, two veins of the 

 stomach ; the lesser one is called the pyloric, the greater 

 the coronary. See Vein. 



Gastricism [gas / -tris-izm) [yaoriip, stomach]. I. The 

 theory that ascribes most diseases to some gastric de- 

 rangement. 2. A gastric disorder. 



Gastrimargia, or Gastrimargism (gas-trim-ar'-je-a/i, 

 or -Jizm) [yaori/p, belly; fidpyog, greedy]. Insane 

 or furious gluttony. 



Gastritic [gas-trif '-ik) [yaorijp, stomach]. Pertaining 

 to or affected with gastritis. 



Gastritis {gas-tri' -tis) [yaorr/p, stomach ; trig, inflam- 

 mation]. Inflammation of the coats of the stomach. 

 It may be acute or chronic. G. polyposa, that form 

 associated with a rough, wrinkled, mammillated 

 condition of the gastric mucous membrane. 



Gastro- {gas'-tro-) [}aarr/p, stomach]. A prefix de- 

 noting some relation with or complication of the 

 stomach. 



Gastro-adenitis [gas / -tro-ad-en-i / -tis) \yaariip, stom- 

 ach; aSfp>, gland; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation 

 of the glands of the stomach. 



Gastro-arthritis [gas-tro-ar-thri f -tis) h aari/p, stomach ; 

 apdpov, a joint; trig, inflammation]. Gout in the 

 stomach and joints at the same time. 



Gastrobrosis [gas-tro-bro f -sis) [}<mTr/p, stomach; >/"■' 

 trig, a gnawing]. Perforating ulcer of the stomach. 



Gastrocele (gas'-tro-sBl) [yaorfjp, stomach ; */,>//, her- 

 nia]. A hernia of the stomach. 



Gastrocelus [gas-tro-se' -lus) [yaoTfip, stomach ; KolXng, 

 hollow]. In biology, applied to <>ne of the depres- 

 sion- at the base of the second abdominal tergita in 

 certain insects. 



Gastrocephalitis [gas-tro rej al-i f -tu)\yaaTiip, stomach; 

 1 .'//,, head ; irir, inflammation]. Concurrent in- 

 flammation of the stomach and of the brain. 



