242 DICTIONARY OF THE VETERINARY ART. 



Gristle. A name commonly given to cartilage. (See 

 Cartilage.) 



Grogginess. A horse is said to be groggy, when he has a 

 tenderness, or stiffness, about the feet, which causes him to 

 go in an uneasy, hobbling manner. 



Gullet, or (Esophagus. A muscular and membranous 

 tube, by which the food, &c, is conveyed from the mouth to 

 the stomach. The upper part, or funnel-like cavity, is named 

 pharynx. The gullet passes down the neck behind the 

 windpipe, along the back bones through the diaphragm, and 

 terminating in the stomach. 



Gums. The fleshy parts of the sockets of the teeth. 



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Habit. By this term is meant the disposition, or tempera- 

 ment, of the body or constitution, whether natural or acquired. 

 The term habit is also applied to any vice, as starting, kick- 

 ing, rearing, &c. All bad habits, whether of the body, con- 

 stitution, temper, or disposition of animals, may be in some 

 measure corrected, if not entirely put a stop to, by proper 

 attention to breaking, breeding, and stable management. 



Halter Cast. Owing to the improper length of the 

 halter, the horse is apt to get his fore leg across it, falls 

 down, and sometimes injures himself considerably. 



Ham. This is the name given to the muscular part of 

 the hind leg, terminating in the great tendo Achillis, or ham- 

 string. 



active measures were promptly taken, she died about three hours after her 

 admission." (See Clarke's Essay on Gripes.) It appears that the doctors 

 made short work of it. Twelve ounces of laudanum, and the same of 

 turpentine, in three hours ! But this is secundum artem. This is called 

 skilful treatment, and justifiable in every case where the symptoms are 

 urgent. 



Had the relaxing and stimulating plan, practised by us, been resorted to, 

 and in a proper time and manner, it would probably have saved the poor 

 brute. We have attended a large number of the same sort of cases, and 

 have not yet lost the first. 



