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tion, seed; QTuurrdg, germ: //. , Gonoblastidid\. A 

 term applied by Huxley to the organs sel apart for tbe 



production of generative buds in the Physophorida 

 and other Hydrozoa. Cf. Blastostyle. 



Gonobolia {gon-o-bo 1 '-le-ah) [,'"'/, semen; .iij/'/m- , 

 to throw], I. The ejaculation of semen. 2. Sper- 

 matorrhea. 



Gonocace {gon-ok f -as-e) \y6w, knee; k&kt], evil]. 

 Same as Gonarthrocace. 



Gonocalyx (gon-o-ka' -liks) \_y6vog, generation, seed ; 

 Kn'/r;, a cup: pi., Gonocalices, Gonocalyxe ]. In biol- 

 ogy, a term applied by 1 luxley to the investment of the 

 reproductive organs of many of the Hydrozoa, having 

 more or less the structure of a nectocalyx, but from 

 whose walls those of the actual genital sac, the man- 

 ubrium of Allman, tend to Income independent. 



Gonocele (gon'-o-sel) [yovv, knee ; k/////, tumor]. A 

 swelling of the knee. 



Gonocele [gon'-o-sil) \yovfj, semen; /07A77, tumor]. 1. 

 A tumor of a testis, or of a spermatic cord, due to 

 retention of semen. 2. Synonym of Gonorrheal 

 Rheumatism. 



Gonocheme [gon'-o-klm) \y6vog, generation, seed; 

 bxeiv, to carry, hold]. In biology, hydroid medusa.- 

 bearing genitalia. 



Gonochorismus {gon-o-kor-iz' -mas) \y6vog, generation, 

 sex ; ^w/mct^oc, separation]. In biology, the special- 

 ization of sex ; the differentiation of male or female 

 genitalia in a developing embryo ; the separation of 

 the sexes in phylogeny. 



Gonococcus (gon-o-kok' -us) [yovlj, semen ; kokkoq, ker- 

 nel]. A microbe thought to be the specific cause of 

 gonorrhea. See Gonorrhea, and Bacteria, Synonym- 

 atic Table of. 



Gonocyst {gon'-o-sist) [yovog, generation, seed ; Kvang, 

 a pouch]. In biology, the inflation of the surface of 

 the zoarium in which the embryos are developed in 

 certain of the Polyzoa. See Gonecysl. 



Gonoid ( goi-noid ) [ydvog, semen; eMoc, appearance]. 

 Resembling semen. 



Gonolobus (gon-o lo'-bus] \yovoq, semen; ?io/?dc, pod]. 

 A genus of asclepiadaceous plants, all American. G. 

 macrophyllus, of the U. S. , has a cathartic and poison- 

 ous root. Unof. Some varieties of condurango are 

 furnished by plants of this genus. 



Gonophore (gon'-o-for) \y6vog, seed; fopog, bear]. 

 In biology : I, a stipe below stamens. 2. The ultimate 

 generative zooid of the Hydroid-medusa, that which 

 immediately produces the generative elements. It 

 may be either medusiform or sacciform. 



Gonoplasm (gon'-o-plazm) [yovoc, seed; TiAaaitu. any- 

 thing formed]. In biology, that portion of the pro- 

 toplasm of the male fertilizing element in certain 

 cryptogams that penetrates and fertilizes the oosphere. 



Gonopod {gon'-o-pod \ \y6vog, generation ; kovq, foot]. 

 In biology, one of the specialized abdominal feet of 

 certain male crustaceans, functionating as auxiliary re- 

 productive organs. 



Gonopoiesis (gon-o-poi-e'-sis) . See Gonepoiesis. 



Gonopoietic (gon-o-poi-et' ik | [; 6 ivc, generation, seed; 

 Troiz/riKor, productive]. In biology, productive of re- 

 productive elements, as ova or spermatozoa. 



Gonorrhea (gon-or-e'-ah) [,-" • semen; poia, a 

 flow]. Etymologically, an involuntary discharge 

 of semen, but generally applied to a specific infectious 

 inflammation of the mucous membrane of the urethra 

 and adjacent cavities. The gonococcus of Neisser is 

 believed to be the specific microbe of gonorrhea. It is 

 a diplococcus, found in clumps of from 10 to 20, sur- 

 rounded by a mucous envelop. G. balani, affects 

 the glans penis. G., Bastard. See G., Mucous. G., 

 Dry, a form unassociated with discharge. G., Mu- 

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cous, the so-called abortive or slight superficial ca- 

 tarrh. The inflammation never runs high, and sub- 

 side-, in from seven to fourteen days. G. preputialis. 

 See Balanitis. G. sicca. See G., / 



Gonorrheal n r-e'-al) \ybvog, semen; pi 



(low]. Relating to gonorrhea. G. Ophthalmia. 

 See Ophthalmia. G. Rheumatism, inflammation 

 of one or more joints as a sequel of gonorrhea. G. 

 Wart. See Venereal Wart. 



Gonoscheocele [gon-os / -he-o-sel)[^ym ; bax^ov, 



scrotum; idjTtf], tumor]. A distention of the testicle 

 with semen. 



Gonosome (gon / -o-sotn) \y6vog, generation, seed; 

 ni.niii. the body]. In biology, the entire assembly 

 ot generative zooids in a hydroid colony. 



Gonospherium 1 ron-o rfe'-re-uni) \_y6vog, generation, 

 seed; o<j>alpa, sphere : pi., Gonospheria"]. In biol 

 a lorm of oogonium in which the protoplasm i- 

 densed at the (enter of the cell and separated by a 

 space from the cell-wall. 



Gonostroma (gon-o-stro / -mah) , offspring; 



or/iufta, stroma]. The proligerous disc. 



Gonotheca {gon-o-tke'-kah) \y6vog, generation, seed ; 

 "/,/.//, case : //. , Gonotheca'']. In biology, the chitin- 

 ous hull of the reproductive capsules of certain hydro- 

 zoans. 



Gonozemia {gon-o-ze'-m,'-a!i) [yovog, semen ; (.rifita, 

 flow]-. Excessive secretion or discharge of semen. 



Gonozobid (gon-o-zo'-oid) [yovog, generation ; I 

 animal ; eldoc, form]. In biology, one of the sexual 

 zooids of an ascidian. 



Gonyagra (g.ou-e-a / -grah). See Gonagra. 



Gonyalgia \gon-e-al f -je-ah\. See Gonalgia. 



Gonybatia ( i;o>i-e-ba r -she-ah) [yaw, knee ; (laiveiv, to 

 go]. Walking upon the knees ; a symptom encountered 

 in some paralytic and paretic cases. 



Gonycampsis (gon-e-hamp / -sis) \_yow, knee; nafitpig, 

 curve]. Deformity of the knee by curvation. 



Gonyocele (gon'-e-o-sel) \y6vv, knee; m,'/.ij, tumor]. 

 Same as Gonyoncus. 



Gonyoncus {gon-e-ong* -kits) \y6w, knee; 0; koc . 

 tumor]. A tumor or swelling of the knee. 



Gonys (go'-m's) [yivvg, the chin]. In biology/, the line 

 of symphysis of the mandibles of a bird. 



Gonytyle {gon-e-ti'-le) \yow, knee; ri'//;. pad]. A 

 prominent thickening of the skin upon the knee. 



Goodyera igood-ye' -rafi) [after John Goodyer, an Eng 

 lish botanist]. A genus of orchidaceous plants. G. 

 repens of Asia, Europe, and America, i- a popular 

 medicine. G. pubescens of X. America 1 rattlesnake 

 plantain, cancer-plant) is applied to sores, cancer.-, 

 etc. Unof. 



Goose (goos) [ME., goos, a goose]. A bird of the 

 family of Anserines. G. -flesh. See G.-skin. G.- 

 foot. See Pes anserinus. G. -grass. - 'ium 



aparine. G.-skin, Cutis ansera. Goose-flesh, a | 

 lar name for a well-known condition of the skin 

 marked by prominence about the hair-follicles. 

 . irrector pili Muscle. 



Gore (gor) [ME.. . gore]. Thick or clotted blood. 



Gorged Stomach (gorfd stum'-ak). See Stomach 

 Staggers. 



Gorgeret {gor-jer-eP) [IT. . throat]. A surgeon's 



gorget, especially a small gorget. 



Gorget 1 I .a chasm]. A channeled in- 



strument similar to a grooved director. It may be 

 blunt, sharp, hooked, etc. In biology, a throat- 

 patch, as the brilliant throat of the humming-bird. 



Gorgon's Head. See Caput medusa. 



Gosselin's Fracture. A V-shaped fracture of the distal 

 extremity of the tibia, involving the ankle-joint. 



Gossypiin (gos-ip'-e-in) [gossyprium, the cotton-tree]. 



