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GRANULOMA 



Grahe's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Grain {gr&n) \_granum, corn], A general name ap- 

 plied to starch-producing seeds, or i<> those of the 

 i i reals. Also, any small seed. In pharmai v, a small 

 pill. Also, the -..',. 1( part of tire I roj pound. 



Graining-colors. See Pigments, t olors, and Dyestuffs. 



Grains of Paradise [Grana paradisi, " grains of para 

 dise "]. The unripe fruit of Amotnum melegueta, 

 and ui A. granum paradisi, brought from \\ . Africa. 

 It is an aromatic stimulant and diuretic, useful in 

 some cases of neuralgia. I'nof. 



Grallatorial (gral-at-o'-re-al) \_grallator, one who 

 walks on stilts]. In biology, applied to wading-birds. 



Gram, Gramme {gram) [ypdfj./xa, a Greek weight]. 

 The weight of a cubic centimeter of distilled water at 

 its maximum density. The gravimetric unit of the 

 metric system of weights and measures. Sec Metric 

 System. G. [Anglo-Indian.] A commercial name 

 for the chick-pea, Cicer arietinum, and for other varie- 

 ties of pulse. 



Gram's Fluid. See Gram's Solution. G.'s Method, 

 I. See (/raw's Solution. 2. See Treatment, Methods 

 of. G.'s Solution, a test for amyloid liver, and a mor- 

 dant in staining for tubercle-bacilli, consisting of iodin 

 I part, potassium iodid 2, water 300. The preparation 

 is taken from the color-bath, washed and plunged into 

 this solution until it takes a blackish tinge, then 

 washed in alcohol until decolorization is complete. 

 This process is called Grant s Method. See Stains, 

 Table of. 



Gramineous (gram-in'-e-us) [gramen, grass]. In 

 biology, grass-like. 



Graminifolious (gram-in-if-o' '-le-us) [gramen, grass ; 

 folium, a leaf]. In biology, having grass-like leaves. 



Graminivorous {gram-in-it/ -or-us) [gramen, grass; 

 vorare, to devour]. Feeding upon grass. 



Grammatic Acataphasia (gram-af ' -ik ak-at-af-a'- 

 ze-ah). The faulty use of words, due *not to ignor- 

 ance, but to some central brain-lesion. See Acata- 

 phasia. 



Grammopetalous (gram-o-pet* '-al-us) [ypaiiui/, a 

 stroke or line ; TriraAov, a leaf]. In biology, having 

 petals like leaves of grass, linear. 



Grana paradisi {gran' -ah par-ad-i' -si) [L.]. See 

 Grains of Paradise. 



Granatum ( gran-a'-tum) [granum, a grain: gen., 

 Granati~\. Pomegranate. The cortex of the root of 

 Punica granatum contains a liquid alkaloid, pelletierin, 

 C 8 H 13 NO, one of the most efficient anthelmintics 

 against tapeworm, rarely failing to bring away the 

 whole worm. G., Fid. Ext. Dose Zss-jss. G., 

 Decoctum, fresh bark gxvij, water ^xvij, boiled to 



z xii and strained. Dose 



-Vj. 



Pelletierin 



tannas, tannate of the alkaloid, C 8 H I3 NO.C H II ln ( ),,. 

 Dose gr. v-xx followed by a quick purgative. P. sul- 

 phas, very hygroscopic. Dose v-x. All unof. 



Grancher's Sign. See Signs and Symptoms, Table of. 



Grand Mai (grand ma\h)l) [Fr.]. A term for fully- 

 developed epilepsy ; major epilepsy. 



Grandeau's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Grandeur, Delirium of, or Delusions of. Insane 

 exaltation of mind, with false opinions as to one's own 

 greatness and dignity. 



Grandidentatus (gran-de-den-ta'-tus) [grandis, large; 

 dens, a tooth]. Having large teeth. 



Grandin (gran'-din) [grando, a hailstone]. A peculiar 

 substance found in the urine of pregnant women. It 

 is supposed to produce kyesteln by its decomposition. 



Grandry's Corpuscles. A variety of sensitive nerve- 

 terminations consisting of delicately punctate and 

 sharply defined cells that are flattened and lens-like in 

 form, and have a nucleus, the latter being the so-called 



Tactile Cells of Merkel. They occur in the beak and 

 tongue nf the duck and goose, in the epidermis of man 



and mammals, etc. They are the sami as thi 

 puscles of Krau 

 Graniticoline { gran-it -ik' -o-lin) [It .granite; 



eolere, to inhabit]. In biology, applied to -in h lichens 

 as grow upon granite. 

 Granny Knot ran' e not A tie of a cord in which 

 in the second loop the end oi one cord i- over and 

 the other under its fellow, so that the two loops do 

 not lie in the same line. This knot can easily In- 

 converted into a slip-knot. See Knot. 

 Granular ( %ran f -u-lar) [granum, a grain]. Made up 

 nl, containing, or bearing granules. G. Casts. See 

 Is. G. Corpuscles. See Granule-cell. G. De- 

 generation. See Cloudy Swelling. G. Degenera- 

 tion of the Cervix. See Erosion. G. Kidney, a 

 kidnej affected with diffuse or insterstitial nephritis. G. 

 Lids. See Trachoma. G. Liver, a cirrhosed liver. 

 See Cirrhosis. G. Pharyngitis, follicular pharyngitis. 

 Granulated [gran' -u-la-ted) [granula, a little grain]. 

 Characterized by the presence of granulations <>r 

 granules. 

 Granulation (gran-u la'-shun) [granula, dim. of gra- 

 num, a grain]. I. The operation of reducing coarsely 

 crystalline substances to particles of uniform size by 

 solution and rapid evaporation, with constant stirring. 

 Sume substances, like ferrous sulphate, are best gran- 

 ulated by filtering a strong solution into alcohol. 2. 

 The formation of new or cicatricial tissue in the repair 

 of wounds or sores, the surface of which has a granu- 

 lar appearance ; also, anyone of the elevated points 

 of such a surface or formation. G., Miliary, a mili- 

 ary tubercle. G. -tissue, new or cicatricial tissue 

 made up of granulations, or by the process of granu- 

 lation. 

 Granulative (gran'-u-la-tiv) [granula, a little grain]. 

 Pertaining to or marked by the process of granulation. 

 Granule (gran' -ill) [granula, a little grain]. In anat 

 omy, any small rounded grain, such as is found in the 

 Malpighian bodies of the spleen. Also a spore or an 

 isolated cell. In pharmacy, a small pill. G., Ele- 

 mentary, irregular protoplasmic bodies in the blood, 

 smaller than ordinary blood-corpuscles. G., Seminal, 

 any one of the solid particles of the semen, consisting 

 of round, granular corpuscles. G.-cell, any one of a 

 variety of round cells found in pathologically softened 

 brain-tissue, and densely tilled with fat-globules. G.- 

 mass, a giant-cell. 

 Granulia [pran-u'-le-an) [granula, a little grain]. Em- 

 pis' name for an acute inflammatory condition dis- 

 tinct from tuberculosis, but, like it, characterized bV the 

 development of granulations within organs and on 

 serous surfaces. 

 Granulistics (gran-u-lis'-tiks) [granula, a little grain]. 

 That branch of physics employed in the estimation of 

 the volume or capacity of a body by means of seed, 

 shot, sand, granules, etc. 

 Granulitis (gran-u-li'-tis) [granula, a little grain ; itk;, 



inflammation]. Acute miliary tuberculosis. 

 Granuloma (gran-u-lo'-mah) [granulum, a small grain ; 

 inn:, a tumor: />/. , Granulomata~\. A term used by 

 Yirchowto includesuch a neoplasm as does not advance 

 beyond the stage of granulation-tissue. G. fungoides ; 

 Mycosis fungoides ; Fibroma fungoides ; a rare, chronic 

 inflammatory disorder, probably of specific origin, that 

 affects the superficial and deep lasers of the skin, and 

 occasionally the mucous membranes. It is marked by 

 the appearance of urticarial, erythematous, or eczema- 

 tous patches, of irregular shape and size, with well- 

 defined margins, usually upon the scalp and skin of 

 the trunk. Itching is intense, and frequently the 



