GAL SUPPLEMENT. GEM 



(Hume CIRCLE, the great plane of panied by the exudation of serum and ex- 

 the Galaxy, used astronomically to divide, travasation of blood, which coagulates and 

 eeiestial space into two hemispheres. becomes black, and gases formed by decon 



GALACTIC I J OLKS, two opposite points in (position are emitted Hospital gangrene 



r to the 



GALACT O PO IE TIC, from 7 Aa 

 nroteaj, "I make milk;" diet and medi- arrangements. It is needless to say that 

 cine given to promote the secretion of milk. I gangrene, unless it can be arrested in its first 



GALAXTH us, the genus of flowers known stages, is so closely on the verge of mortiflca- 

 as the snowdrop. | tion, that it rapidly passes into that stage and 



GALE, a small fragrant bush growing in becomes fatal. 



boggy places belonging to the order Alyri- 

 cacece, The Sfyrica Gale. 



GAXOCKPHALA, an order of fossil reptiles 

 with ganoid bony plates covering and defend- 



GALE, a nautical term applied with some ing the head, including the super-temporal 

 gradations distinctively to wind-i of varying and post-orbital plates over the temporal 

 force ; as a fresh gale, strong gale, hard or fossae. They are found in all the carboni- 

 heavy gale, or whole gale. I ferous rocks. 



GALIACE/K, the natural order of plants! GAPE, a term applied in ornithology to tie 

 of which Galium, q v., is the typical genus. ! opening between the mandibles of birds. 



GALIPKA, the genus of Rutucem, from| GARAXCIXE, a colouring matter derived 

 which Angostura bark Is obtained ; some- from madder. 



times called Cuspariabark, from G. Cusparia, i GARLIC, OIL OF, the sulphide of theradi- 

 one of the species. It is used to stupefy fish ' cal allyl obtained from the distillation of 

 in Guiana, to which it is native, and has gar n c ^th wa ter. 



GASCOIGNE'S POWDER, an antidote to 

 poisons formerly in considerable repute, 

 composed of a mixture, of absorbent powders 



tonic properties medically. 



GALVAXOSCOPE, a modification of the 

 Galvanometer, q. v., for detecting feeble 

 currents of electricity, but not provided, as , ,,. 

 lathe latter instrument, with arrangements] GASOJIETRIC ANALYSTS, a process for 

 for measuring the angles of deflection of its separating and ascertaining the several con- 

 needle. Istituents of any gaseous mixture by Eudio- 



GAMDA, the elongated metatarsus of meters, q. v., or by exploding the gas with 

 ruminant and soliped mammals. I oxygen and observing the volumes after and 



GAMBIR, an astringent drug, used as a prior to explosion. 



substitute for catechu, obtained fromi GASTU.-EUM, the entire prone or under 

 Uncaria Gambir. | surface of an animal's body. 



GAMMARIXA, a family of amphipodousj GASTRITIS, an inflammation of the 

 crustaceans, of which the Gammarus or- stomach accompanied by great irritation, 

 sandhopper is the typical genus. i prostration of strength, and danger, indi- 



GAMOMORPHISM, the stage of develop-Jcatedby hiccup and other symptoms, and re- 

 ment of the germinal or spermatic elements quiring prompt treatment. It is usually 

 of reproductive organisms, in which they are traceable to gout or to irritating substances 

 in maturity for fecundation. introduced in the form of food or liquids. 



GANGLIONEURA, the molluscous and 

 articulate divisions of the animal kingdom, 



GASTROPYXIA, a painful affection of the 

 stomach, which frequently accompanies 



distinguishsd by the ganglionic character of dyspepsia. 

 the nervous system. The articulated section| GASTRONOMY, the science of eating and 

 of this arrangement are called Homogan- drinking 



gliata, from the ganglia being symmetri-| (JASTUOTJAPHY, the surgical operation of 

 cally arranged along the central line of the sewing up abdominal wounds. 

 body connected by a double chord. The! GAZKJ.LF, the Antilope Dorcas of Lin- 

 molluscous system are called ffeterogan-' nteus. &GAZKL. 

 gliata from the dispersed and frequently; GAZOLITE?, aerolites or meteors. 

 unsymmetrical arrangement of the ganglia. | GEHLF.MTK, a basic silicate of alumina 

 GAMiRKXE, a diseased condition of the an d lime with iron and magnesia, found in 

 soft portions of ihe body, nearly approaching the Tyrol. 



tpJtacelus, or mortification or death, (from; GELAL;EA\ ERA, the era ofYezdegird, 

 "feeding upon or eating as reformed by Gelal-Edin, Sultan of Ko- 



away.") Dry gangrene is more characteristic rassan. 



of Advanced agefor T <oisoning from ergot GKLAT.XKS the A cal * 



lotion' s srsa < ssrcu sw^trs 



Sn^anrd^^^ Development or lncr CM eb, 



the extremities. Moist gangrene is accom- DU< *> n & 

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