GENITALIA! 



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'.I NYPLAS I V 



eration]. The organs of generation. In the male 

 these consist of two testicles or seminal glands, with 

 their excretory ducts; a musculo glandular organ, the 

 prostate, which provides a matt rial for the dilution of 

 the semen ; an organ of copulation, the penis ; and a 

 canal, the urethra, piercing the prostate and penis, and 



External Genitalia of Female. 

 I. Labia majora of right side. 2. Fourchet. 3. Labia minora. 

 4. Clitoris. 5. Urethral orifice. 6. Vestibule. 7. Orifice of 

 the vagina. 8. Hymen. 9. Orifice of the vulvovaginal gland. 



10. Anterior commissure of the labia majora. 11. Orifice of 

 the anus. 



serving for the transit of the generative and urinary 

 secretions. The female genitals include an external 

 part, the vulva, and the vagina, or passage-way leading 

 to the internal organs ; the latter include the ovaries, 

 or organs of ovulation, with their ducts or Fallopian 

 tubes, and the uterus, a musculo-mucous sac in which 

 the ovum undergoes development and by which the 

 fetus is ultimately expelled. 



Genitalist ( Jen' -it-al-ist) [genitalis, pertaining to gen- 

 eration]. One who is a specialist in the treatment of 

 diseases and affections of the genital organs. 



Genito- (jen'-it-o-) [genitus, begotten, from gignere, to 

 be born]. A prefix denoting connection or relation to 

 the genital organs. G.-anal, pertaining to the geni- 

 tals and the anus. G. -crural. See Nerves, Table of . 

 G. -enteric, relating to the genitals and to the intes- 

 tine. G. -spinal Center. See Center. G. -urinary, 

 relating to the genitals and the urinary organs. 



Gennari, Line of. See Lines, Table of. 



Genoblast {Jen* -o-blast) [yivog, sex ; S^acrrdc, germ]. 

 I. The nucleus of the impregnated ovum, regarded as 

 bisexual. 2. An ovum or spermatozoid. 



Genocatachresia (jen-o-fcat-ak-re'-ze-ah) [yiroc, sex; 

 KnTdxpr/mr, misapplication]. Perversion of the sexual 

 in-tinct. 



Genometabole ( jen-o-me-tab'-o-le) \ytvoc, sex ; 1 ' 

 8o7J], change]. The modification of sexual character 

 that may follow the menopause. 



Gentele's Green. See Pigments, Conspeetns of. 



Gentian, or Gentiana ( icn'-she-an. or jen-she-a' nan) 

 [gentiana, gentian]. The root of G. lutea, a Euro- 

 pean, and of G. catesb,?i, an American species, a sim- 

 ple, non-astringent bitter. It is highly esteemed as a 



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stomachic tonic in convalescence from acute diseases 

 and malarial lever. G.-blue. 



G., Ext. Dose gr. j-v ; dose ol the British extract 

 gr. ij-x. G., Ext., Fid. D ~ G., Infu- 



sum, Comp., unof. . gentian 10, bittei 

 ., alcohol 40, water to m 

 - 3J. G., Mist,, Alkalin., unof. , dil. 1 mic 



■ ! tnjij, sodium l<ii arb. gr. xv, infus. gentian. 1 omp. 



tn make ^j. 





G. et Sennae, Mist., unof., 



infu na 3 iij, comp. tii 3 



infus. of gentian 3 vj. Dose 5 x. G., Tinct., Comp., 

 con' I in 1 . bitter 01 1 .}. card 



dil. alcohol tr, id ake 100. D ~ — ij. 



Gentiogenin • in'crin. 



Gentiopicrin bik'-riri) [gentiana, gentian; 



bitter], < , 1 1 ' ' 1 he prim nstituent 



of Gentian. Ii uliar, intensely bitter, crystal- 



line glucosid, forming clear, radii • 

 needles, soluble in water and dilute alcohol, insolu- 

 ble in ether. I >iluti igar and 

 mn, a yellow, bitter, neutral powder. 



Gentisin ( jen'-r ntiana, gentian], C, 4 H 



A coloring-matter contained in g 

 tallizi How needles. 



Genu (je'-nu\ [genu, the knee: pi. , Genua}. 1. 

 knee 2. .\ii\ In nt or knee-sha] • the 



!« of the corpus callosum, or of the optic tract. 

 G. corporis callosi, the cephalic reflected part of the 

 bus callosum. G. -cubital, relating to the knee 

 and the elbow ; as the Genucubiia surgery. 



See Postun G. extrorsum, out-knee ; 



outward bowing of the knee ; bow leg. G. facialis, 

 the curved portion of the bundle of rootlet- emerging 

 from the subnuclei of thi and causing, 



together with the underlying nidus of the abducens, 

 the Eminentia facialis on the floor of the fourth 

 tricle. G. -pectoral, relating to the knee and the 

 chest. G.-p. Posture, the (so-called) Knee-cln -t 1 - 

 ture. See Postures, Table of. G. recurvatum, the 

 backward curvature of the knee-joint. G. valgum, 

 inward curving of the knee ; knock-knee ; in-knee. 

 G. varum. Same as G. extrorsum. 



Genual ( ien'-u-al) [genu, the knee]. Pertaining to a 

 knee or to a genu. 



Genuclast (jen'-u-klast) [genu, knee ; •> break]. 



An apparatus for the forcible correction of knee-joint 

 deformities or adhesions. 



Genuflex ( jen-u-Jhk.<') [genu, knee; f ent]. 



Bent at, or like, the knee. Also, bent at any joint. 



Genuflexion, Genuflection {Jen-u-flek' -shun) [genu, 

 knee ; flexus, bent]. The bending or flexion of the 

 knee. 



Genuflexuous {jen-u-fUks' -u-us) [ s r enu, knee ; flexus, a 

 bending]. In biology, zig-zag, with knee-like bend- 

 ings. 



Genus [je f -nus] [genus, a. family: //. , Genera"]. A spe- 

 cies or a number of species marked by one or more 

 common characteristics that distinguish them from 

 other groups of species. 



Genyantralgia ( jen-e-an-tral' -je-ah) [ jaw , 



avrpov, cav. ; . pain]. I'ain or neuralgia in the 



antrum of Ilighmore. 



Genyantritis ( ien-e-an-tri / -tis) [yiwr, jaw; avrpov, 

 cave; inr, inflammation]. Inflammation of the geny- 

 antrum. 



Genyantrum, or Genyantron {jen-e-an'-trum, or -/ 

 [; twq, jaw ; avrpov, cave]. The maxillary antrum, or 

 antrum of Ilighmore. 



Genyplasty ■ -rn'-e-plas-te) [yewr, cheek, chin, jaw; 

 rrX&aoEiv, to form]. An operation for reforming or re- 

 storing the cheek or jaw, imperfect eitheT from injury 

 or from congenital malformation. 



