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teeth of the same cla>-, when normally there should be 

 but one. 

 Gemma 1 ,a - ■•■ bud, a germ: //., 



1 me oi the various asexual 



■ luctive bad-like , !l1 - 



Gemmation ■ '" put forth 



bads]. In cual reproduction by budding, 



a- distinguished from fission and free-cell formation. 

 i certain ' ' in the 



• . and . among animals, 



in which the bud arises as an evagination of the ecto- 

 ilerm • ;lll<1 ^ !ul ' 



Gemmipara, Gemmipara xh, [gemma, 



■ A bud ; ice]. In biology, organisms 



that r<-: by buddii 



Gemmule | ■' little bud ; dim. of 



.i bud] In b one <>t the small 



bu . mmiparous organism. (b) 



In Darwin's theor) of i -. one of the invisible 



granules >t atoms, being given off continually by all 



the cells of the nveyed into the blood and cir- 



ated through the body to finally settle down in 



oth cially the germ-cells. Each gemmule 



is s i the cell from which it is de- 



1, and the gemmules of the different cells become 



»e in th rder a- that in which the corres- 



each other in the ontogeny 



of the parent. GaltOD accepted the " gemmule hy- 



besis," but denied the circulation of the gemmules. 



Brooks attributes to the male germ-cell a particularly 



: attraction for the gemmules, so that 



it collect- a special mass of them and stores them up. 



, Bioph D rminant, Id, Idioplasm, 



H 



Gena ( i- f -nak) [L., the cheek : //., Genee]. In biology, 



applied to a rather poorly defined region on the side 



of the head of various animals ; the cheek. 



Genal i ie'-nal) [ytwg, the cheek]. Relating to the 



r cheek. 

 Genepi 5< : Genipi. 



Genera «' r-ak) [L.]. Plural of Genus, q.v. 

 General neralis, of a kind]. Common 



al. G. Anatomy, histology, es- 

 pecially comparative histology. G. Anemia, 

 deficiency of hemoglobin in the blood. 

 G. Paralysis, or Paresis. aralysis, General, 



Generale n • ' | [Fr.]. Synonym of Influenza. 

 Generate , to beget]. To beget ; 



: the same kind. 

 Generatio aequivoca ( jen-er-a' '-she-o e-kwiv' -o-kaK) 



[I . ] : \ Equivocal. 



Generation ■' sluoi) itio, a begetting]. 



The begetting or production ofoffspring. G., Altern- 

 ate, in rnation of asexual with sexual 

 ring oi one process differing from 

 thai i! fern and the sexual 

 cual hvdroid polyp and the sexual 

 G, Alternations of. rnations of 

 G., Equivocal, >|iontan ition ; 

 birth fi another form ; 

 G. Fissiparou ;/. G., Organs of, n 

 that are functional in iction; the genitalia. G., 

 Spontaneous. aeration of living 

 ;i non living matl 

 Generator nerate]. Oni 

 wh G.-gas, a gas 

 formed from (■>.\\, varying in composition according to 



md ill.- manner of work- 

 j; it is used and lor the production oi 



heat an I 



Generic ( jen-er'-ik) [genus, a kind]. l'ertaining to 

 the same genus. 



Genesial [jen-e , -ze-al\ [ylveotf, origin]. Pertaining 

 to generation. G. Cycle, the periods of ovarian, 

 uterine, and mammary activity into which the re- 

 productive life of the female is divided; the first ex- 

 tending from puberty to conception, the second from 

 conception to gestation, and the third from gestation 

 through lactation. 



Genesiology ( jen-e-ze-ol' -o-je) [ytveavc, reproduction ; 

 >./ i nee]. The science of reproduction. 



Genesis ( jen , -es-is)\ykviavc, production]. The act of be- 

 getting ; development ; origin; formation; generation. 



Genetic (jen-e^-ik) [ytveaic, generation]. Pertaining 

 to generation, or to anything inherited. G. Affinity, 

 relationship by direct descent. 



Genetous I jen'-et us) [ytueavc, generation]. Congenital; 

 existing from some point or period in fetal life ; as 

 genetous idiocy. 



Genevrette [zken-a-vref) [Fr.]. A drink made by 

 the fermentation of wild fruits with juniper-berries and 

 wine ; it is popular in parts of Switzerland. 



Genga's Bandage. See Bandage. 



Genial ( je'-nc-al) [gena, chin]. Pertaining to the chin. 

 G. Tubercles, four prominent tubercles on the inter- 

 nal surface of the lower jaw. 



Genian {je'-in --an) [gena; yivetov, chin]. Pertaining to 

 the chin. 



Geniculate, Geniculated (jen-ik'-u-ldt, -ed) [genicu- 

 lare, to bend the knee]. In biology, kneed, or ab- 

 ruptly bent. G. Bodies, the corpora geniculata ; two 

 oblong, flattened bodies on the outer side of the cor- 

 pora quadrigemina and under the back part of the 

 optic thalamus. See Geniculum. G. Ganglion 

 Same as Intumescentia gangliformis. 



Geniculum [jen-ik f -u-/uni) [genu, knee]. One of 

 the two eminences on the latero caudal aspect of the 

 diencephal ; the post-geniculum ismesad and more dis 

 tinct, and the pre-geniculum, laterad and less distinct 



Genio- {je'-ne-o-) [yheiov, the chin]. A prefix denot 

 ing connection with the chin. G.-hyoglossus Mus 

 cle. See Muscles, Table of. G.-hyoid Muscle 

 See Muscles, Table of. 



Genioplasty ( je' ' -ne-o-plas-te) [yiveinv, chin ; ir'kaoaEiy 

 to form]. Plastic surgery, or a plastic operation, upon 

 the chin. 



Genipap [j'en / -epap) [native Guiana, Genipapo\ The 

 agreeable edible fruit of Genipa americana , a rubiaceous 

 tree of tropical America. Cataplasms are made of the 

 unripe fruit. 



Genipi (j'en / -ip-e) [Fr. , ginipt]. A green bitter-sweet 

 cordial, or liquor, made from Alpine herbs of the 

 genera Artemisia, Achillea, etc. 



Genista (jen-is' '-tali) [L.]. A genus of leguminous 

 plants. G. canariensis, affords some part of the so- 

 called oil of rhodium. G. purgans, of W. Europe, 

 is purgative and emetic. G. tinctoria, dyer's broom, 

 i> diuretic and purgative. Unof. 



Genital ( jen'-it-al) [genitalis, pertaining to genera- 

 tion]. Pertaining to the organs of generation or to re- 

 production. G. Cord, the union of the two duct- .i 

 Wolff and of Miiller to form a common cord in the 

 embryo. G. Eminence, or Tubercle, an elevation 

 appearing about the sixth week of embryonic life, in 

 front of the cloaca, and from which the penis or clito- 

 ris is developed. G. Fissure, a furrow extending 

 from the genital eminence of the embryo to the cloaca. 

 G. Folds, two plications at the side of the orifice of 

 the cloaca, G. Furrow. Same as G. Fissure. G. 

 Sense, the degree of vigorousness of the development 

 oi I 1 1 i 1 1 



Genitalia (jen-it-a'-Ie-ah) [genitalis, pertaining to gen- 



