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Gnathion [nath'-t -on |, See Craniometrii Points. 



Gnathite \nith'-lt) [yvadog, the jaw]. In biology, 

 one of tin- jaw liii of an arthropod ; a gnathopod 



Gnathitis [nath-i' -tis) [yvadog, jaw; trig, milamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the jaw oi 



Gnathogramma {ndtho-gram'-ah) [yvadog, jaw, 

 cheek; ypdfifia, line]. Jadelol I line. 



Jadelofs Lines or Furrows. 



Gnathoneuralgia [nath-o-nu-ral'-jt ah) [ jaw; 



iov, a nerve; aXyog, pain]. See Gnathalgia. 



Gnathoparalysis {ndth-o-par-al' -is-is) [yvdOog, jaw; 

 rrapdXvaig, paralysis]. Paralysis ol the jaw. 



Gnathoplasty (nath f -o-plas-te) [yvddog, (lurk; n-Ada- 

 oecv, to shape]. Plastic surgery of the cheek. 



Gnathoplegia \ nath-o-ple 1 '-je-ah i [; vddog, cheek ; 

 ->//;//. stroke]. Paralysis of the (lurk. 



Gnathopodite [nath it) [yvdOog, jaw; 



font]. Same a- Gnathite. 



Gnathorrhagia [ttath-or-a' -je-ah) [yvddog, the cheek; 

 /)//; rivai, to burst forth]. Hemorrhage from the 

 mucous membrane of the cheek. 



Gnathoschisis [nath-os' -kis-is) [yvddog, jaw; oxKetv, 

 to split]. Cleft -jaw. 



Gnathospasmus (nath-o-spaz' '-mus) [yvddog, jaw; 

 ru6g, spasm]. Locked jaw; trismus. 



Gnathostegite [nath-os f -tej-it) [yvadog, jaw; arb/og, 

 roof]. In biology, the cover to the mouth-parts of a 

 crustacean formed by the expansion of parts of the 

 third thoracic limbs. 



Gnomonic [no-mon / -ik) [; v6/mjv, a carpenter's square]. 

 In biology, bent at right angles. 



Gnoscopin [nos'-ko-pin), < "..,1 1 :; , ; N J >,,. A crystalline 

 a'kaloidof opium, melting at 233 C. 



Goa Ball, or Goa Stone [Gga, in Portugal]. A mass 

 of drugs made up into a large bolus, from which 

 enough for a dor is scraped as needed; it is said to 

 have originated at Goa. G. Powder. See Ara- 

 roba. 



Goadby's Solution. A solution of salt and con 

 sublimate in water, for preserving meat against putre- 

 faction. 



Goanese Ipecacuanha ( go-an-iz' ip-c-kak-u-an'-ah). 

 See Naregamia. 



Goat's-voice (gdtz'-vois). See Egophony. 



Goblet Cells. Chalice-like cells lying between the epi- 

 thelial cells of the intestinal villi. 



Goddard's Astringent Gargle. An astringent gargle 

 composed of alum 2 drams, pomegranate bark y 2 

 ounce, red rose petals I dram, honey 1 ounce, boiling 

 water 6 ounce- 



Godfrey's Cordial. A non-official preparation of 

 opium containing from half a grain to a grain and a 

 half of opium to the ounce. 



Goggle-eyed [gog / -l-ld) [ME., goggleyed\ A vulgar 

 synonvm of Exophthalmos and oi Strabismus. 



Goggles [ME., ' n. to look asquint]. 



Spectacles with colored lenses and wire or cloth sides, 

 to protect the eyes from excessive light, dust, etc. 



Gogo i.go'-go) [African]. The rhizome of Phrynium 

 beaumetzii, a marantaceous plant indigenous to 

 the western coast of Africa. It is a powerful vermi- 

 fuge and purgative. It is used in the form of a de- 

 coction, ,:jii^ to tin- ( >j. I'nof. 



Gogul {gt^-gul) [Beng. or Hind.]. A name for 

 various balsamic resins, the product of Asiatic trees 

 of the genus Balsam odendron ; it is sometimes classed 

 as Elemi, and also a- Bdellium. 



Goiter {goi'-ter) [guttur, throat]. Enlargement, par- 

 ticularly if hypertrophic, of the thyroid gland. It is 

 called, also, Bronchocele and Tracheocele. It gener 

 ally accompanies cretinism. G., Anemic. Synonym 

 of G., Exophthalmic. G., Exophthalmic, Basedow's 



Disease, Graves' I disease. A d ized 



by cardiac palpitation, goiter, exophthalmos, 



palpitation usually bring tin- initial symptom ; tin- pulse 

 ranges from 90 to 120. < l< 1 asionally the exophthal- 

 mos is so extreme as to produce spontaneous disloca- 

 tion of one or both eyes. 1 hen are pres< nl Graefe's 

 lid-sign, namely, inability of the upper lid to follow 

 perfectly the downward movemenl oi the eye; and. 

 usually, Stel . viz. , apparent widening of 



the palpebral aperture, < 1 ih- to retraction of the upper 

 lid The disease is usually encountered in women; it- 

 course is chronic, ami the ultimate 1 • ry. 



ih, however, occasionally results I ogy 



i- obscure, but the disease occurs frequently in tl 

 of the neurotic habit. The I . for the 



explanation of exophthalmic goiter may be j> laced in 

 three divisions: 1. The cardio-vascular theories, 

 which locate th 1 the disease in the heart it- 



self, the vessels, and the blood. 2. The mechan 

 theories, which conned the symptoms with compres- 

 sion of vessels or nerves in the neck by a primarily 

 hypertrophied thyroid. 3. The nervou 

 which attribute the disease to disturbance in the 

 vagus nerve, in the sympathetic nerve ii 

 or in the central nervous system proper. G., Pulsat- 

 ing. Synonym of (,'., Exophthalmic. G. -stick, the 

 coarse stem of certain kinds of sea-weed (Sargassum 

 iferum, etc.), used in various places as a cure for 

 goiter. 



Goitrous (goi'-lrus) [guttur, throat]. Pertaining to 

 or affected with goiter. 



Gokeroo (goo/S-er-oo). See Gokhru. 



Gokhru {gok'-ru) [P. Indian]. Gokeroo. The fruit of 

 Pedalium murex, found in the Past Indies, much used 

 by the natives for enuresis and spermatorrhea. It is 

 used in infusion of 3J to Oj of boiling water. Dose 

 ad lib. L'nof. 



Gold [M P. , gold, gold]. See Aitritm. G., Bichlorid of, 

 so-called, has been vaunted in the treatment of drunk- 

 enness and the opium-habit. The com] - if chlorin 

 and gold are the monochlorid and the trichlorid. 

 G. -beaters' Cramp. See Cramp. G. -beaters' Skin, 

 a thin membrane prepared from the cecum of the 

 ox for gold-beaters' use. It has a limited use in 

 surgery. G., Annealing of, the softening of gold 

 by means of heat, to reduce the hardness caused by 

 the mechanical forces to which it has been subjected 

 in its manufacture. See Annealing. G. -brown. 

 Same a- Phenylene-brown. G. Cinnabar. Same 

 as Minium. G. Crowns, portions of the natural 

 crowns of teeth capped with gold, thereby restoring 

 the contour. G.-foil, Dentists' (aurum foliatum), 

 gold-leaf. Gold-foil, as used by dentists for tilling 

 teeth, is gold hammered into a thin leaf, but finer 

 in quality and of much greater thickness than the 

 article ordinarily known as gold-leaf. G. -ochre. 

 Same as Ochre. G. -orange, an anilin dye employed 

 by Unna for staining lepra-bacilli and tubercle- 

 bacilli. See Stains, Table of. and Pigments, Conspec- 

 tus of. G. -plate, for dental uses, may be made by 

 the following formulas : — 



i8-Karat Gold-plate. 



Gold iS dwt. 



Silver '. . 2 " 



Copper 4 



20-Karat Gold-plati . 



Gold coin, 20 dwt. 



Silver 2 ' 



Copper '. . 2 ' 



G. of Pleasure. See Camelitia. G. -purple. Same 

 as Cassius' Purple. G. -solder, gold alloyed with one 

 or more metals. The followT g table exhibits the rela- 



