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Fusion (fu'-zhun) [fusio; fundere, to pour out]. The 

 process of liquefying a solid by the agency of heat. 



Fuso-cellular (fu' 'so-sel' '-u-lar) [fusus, a spindle ; cella, 

 a cell]. Spindle-celled ; as a fuso-cellular sarcoma. 



Fustic (fits' '-tik ) [Fr. , fustoc\. A yellow dye-stuff, the 

 wood of Cholorophora tinctoria, an urticaceous tree of 

 tropical America. The wood of Rhus cotinus, or 

 Venetian sumach, is called young fustic. 



Fustigation (fus-tig-a' '-shun) [fustigare, to beat]. 

 Flagellation. F., Electric, an application of elec- 

 tricity in which the surface of the body is rapidlj 

 tapped with the electrodes of an induced current. 



Fustin (fus'-tin) [fustus, a knotted stick], C 15 H 10 O 6 . 

 A yellow crystalline coloring-matter obtained from 

 Rhus cotinus. See Pigments, Conspectus of 



Fuzzball (fuz'-bawl). See Bovista. 



G. 



G. Abbreviation of gram. 



Gabbett's Method. A method of detecting tubercle- 

 bacilli in cover-glass preparations. See Stains, Table of . 



Gabian (ga'-bc-an) [Fr.]. A variety of naphtha or 

 petroleum from Gabian, a town of France, in He- 

 rault ; oleum gabianum. 



Gaboon Chocolate (gab-oon' chok'-olef). See Iba. 



Gad-fly (gad'-fli) [gad, a goad; ME., flye, a fly]. A 

 dipterous insect belonging to the genus Tabanus. 

 Also applied to flies of the genus CEstris. 



Gadinin (gad' '-in-in) [from Gadus callarias, haddock], 

 C 7 H 17 N0 2 . A ptomaine obtained from decomposing 

 haddock, and also from cultures of the bacteria of human 

 feces. It acts as a decided poison when given in large 

 doses. 



Gaduin (gad / -u-in) [gadus, the codfish], G i5 H 46 9 . A 

 fatty principle occurring in cod-liver oil ; it is a dark- 

 brown, brittle substance. 



Gadus (ga'-dus) [yadog, the whiting]. A genus of fish. 

 G. morrhua, the cod ; a fish from the livers of which 

 cod-liver oil is obtained. See Morrhua. 



Gaeophagia (je-o-fa'-je-ah). See Geophagy. 



Gaertner, Ducts of. See Duct. 



Gaftky's Method. A method of staining the bacillus 

 of typhoid fever. See Stains, Table of. 



Gafsa Button (gaf / -sah but'-n). See Furunculus 

 orientalis. 



Gag \_H a S,? en i t0 suffocate]. An instrument, generally 

 made of flexible rubber, placed between the teeth to 

 prevent closure of the jaws during the administration 

 of nitrous oxid gas, or in operations on the mouth. 



Gage's Solution. See Stains, Table of . 



Gaiac (ga'-yak). Same as Guaiacum. 



Gaillard's Suture. See Suture. 



Gait (gat) [AS.]. The manner of progression by walk- 

 ing. The peculiarities of the gait may assume great 

 diagnostic importance in cases of central nervous dis- 

 order. G., Cerebellar, a gait in which the feet are 

 widely spread apart for support, and associated with a 

 staggering movement. It is due to disease, usually 

 tumor, of the middle lobe of the cerebellum. G., 

 Equine, a gait in which the foot hangs down and can- 

 not be moved, progression being accomplished by 

 flexing the thigh on the abdomen. It is seen in pero- 

 neal paralysis. G., Frog, the characteristic hopping- 

 gait of infantile paralysis. 



Gal. Abbreviation of gallon. 



Galactacrasia (gal-ak-tak-ra' '-ze-ah) [yd/la, milk; a, 

 priv. ; annate, mixture]. Defect or abnormality in the 

 composition of the milk. 



Galactaemia (gal-ak-te / -me-ah). See Galacthcniia. 



Galactagogue (gal-ak'-tag-og) \yaka, milk ; dywydc, 

 leading]. I. Inducing the secretion of milk. 2. An 



agent that increases the secretion of milk in the 

 breast. 



Galactangioleucitis (gal-ak-tan-je-o-lu-si' -tis) [yd/la, 

 milk; dyyelov, vessel ; Aewcdc, white]. Lymphangitis 

 associated with lactation. 



Galactapostema (gal-ak tap-os-te' '-mah) [yd/ta, milk ; 

 anoarrjiia, abscess : //. , Galactapostemata~\ . Milk- 

 abscess ; mammary abscess associated with lactation. 



Galactedema (gal-ak-te-de'-mah) [yd/la, milk; oidq/ua, 

 a swelling]. Swelling of the mamma due to accumu- 

 lation of milk within it. 



Galacthemia (gal-ak-the' '-me-ah) \yaka, milk ; al/ia, 

 blood]. 1. A milky state or appearance of the blood. 

 2. Bloody milk, or the giving of bloody milk. 



Galactia (gal-ak' -te-ah) \_yaAa, milk]. A genus of 

 diseases, according to Good's Nosology, embracing 

 defective or abnormal secretion of milk. G. virorum, 

 the secretion of milk by the male. 



Galactic (gal-ak' -tik) [ya/MHTixdc, milky]. Relating 

 to or promoting the flow of milk. 



Galactidrosis (gal-ak-tid-ro'-sis) [yaAa, milk; Idpac, 

 sweat]. The sweating of a milk-like fluid. 



Galactin (gal-ak' -tin) [yaAa, milk]. 1. Same as Lactose. 

 2. An amorphous alkaloid or base, reported to be ob- 

 tainable from milk. 3. A wax obtained from the sap 

 of the S. American cow-tree, Galactodendron utile ; 

 it is used locally in candle-making. 4. C 5 H ]0 O 5 , a 

 carbohydrate from the seeds of leguminous plants. 



Galactirrhea (gal-ak-ter-e'-ah). See Galactorrhea. 



Galactoblast (gal-ak' -to-blast) [yd/la, milk ; d'Aaardc, 

 a germ]. A peculiar fat-containing globule found in 

 the acini of the mammary gland. 



Galactocele (gal-ak' -to-sd) [yaAa, milk; k^ati, tumor]. 



1 . A cystic tumor of the female breast due to a collec- 

 tion of milk and resulting from closure of a milk-duct. 



2. Hydrocele with milky contents. 

 Galactodendron (gal-ak-to-den'-dron) [yaAa, milk ; 



fi£v6pov, a tree]. The cow-tree. See Brosimum. 

 Galactoglycosuria (gal-ak-to-gli-ko-su' -re-ah) [yaAa, 



milk; yAvuvg, sweet ; ovpov, urine]. Glycosuria de- 

 pendent upon lactation. 

 Galactoid (gal-ak' -toid) [yd/la, milk ; elooc, form]. 



Resembling milk. 

 Galactoma (gal-ak- to' -mah) [y&Xa, milk ; baa, a 



tumor : //. , Galactomatd\ . Same as Galactocele. 

 Galactometer (gal-ak-tom' -et-er). See Lactometer. 

 Galactoncus (gal-ak-tong'-kus) [yaKa, milk ; 6y/cof, a 



swelling]. Same as Galactocele. 

 Galactonic Acid (gal-ak-ton'-ik). See Lactonic Acid. 

 Galactophagous (gal-ak-toff'-ag-us) [y&Xa, milk; 



(f>ayelv, to eat]. Milk-eating. 

 Galactophlebitis (gal-ak-to-fte-bi' -tis) [yaka, milk ; 



<j>Atij>, vein ; irtc, inflammation]. I. Milk-leg; phleg- 



