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Ganglionic {gang-gle-on 1 -ik) [ydyy/jov, a ganglion]. 

 Pertaining to or of the nature of a ganglion. G. 

 Centers, masses of gray matter of the brain lying be- 

 tween the floor of the lateral ventricles and the decus- 

 sation of the anterior pyramids of the cord. They 

 include the optic thalami, corpora striata, and others. 

 Ganglionitis {gang-gle-on-i'-tis). See Gangliitis. 

 Gangliopathy {gang-gle-op> '-ath-e) [ydyy'/aov, a gan- 

 glion ; rrddoc, disease]. Any disorder dependent upon 

 a diseased condition of a ganglion ; any diseased state 

 of a ganglion. 

 Gangraena {gang-gre'-nah) [L.]. Gangrene. G. 

 contagiosa. See Gangrene, hospital. G. noso- 

 comialis. See Gangrene, Hospital. G. oris. See 

 Stomatitis. 

 Gangraenosis {gang-gre-no'-sis). See Gangrenosis. 

 Gangrene {gang' -grin) [ydyypaiva, a sore, from ypaiv- 

 tt», to gnaw]. Mortification or death of a part of the 

 body from failure in nutrition. The putrefactive fer- 

 mentation of a dead limb or tissue. G., Circular, a 

 form of mortification occurring usually on some part 

 of the lower extremity, and not exceeding in size a 

 ilver half-dollar. It involves the skin and subcuta- 

 ous tissues and is accompanied by signs of 

 haustion. G., Constitutional, that dependent upon 

 stemic disease, such as diabetes, or circulatory dis- 

 ease. G., Diabetic. See Sphaceloderma. G., Dry, 

 hriveling and desiccation from insufficiency of blood. 

 ., Embolic, that caused by an embolus that cuts off 

 e supply of blood. G., Hospital, a contagious form 

 ising under crowded conditions without antiseptic pre- 

 utions. G., Moist, a form with abundance of serous 

 udation and rapid decomposition. G., Nosocomial, 

 ospital gangrene . G., Primary, that without preceding 

 flammation of the part. G., Pulpy. See G., Hos- 

 pital. G., Secondary, a form with preceding inflamma- 

 tion. G., Senile, that attacking the extremities of the 

 aged. G., Symmetric, that attacking corresponding 

 parts of opposite sides. It is called, also, Raynaud s 

 G. See, also, Sphaceloderma. G., White, a moist 

 ne of chronic form, in which there is a serous 

 exudate with lymphatic obstruction, followed by corn- 

 anemia. It is unaccompanied by the characteristic 

 change of other varieties of gangrene, 

 grenopsis {gang-gren-op' -sis) [ydyypaiva, gan- 

 grene; b\\)iq, the face]. Synonym of Cancrum oris. 

 Gangrenosis {gang- gren-o* -sis) [ydyypaiva, gangrene ; 

 iaor, disease]. The condition of being or of becom- 

 g mortified or gangrenous. 



grenous { gang' -gren-us) \ydyypaiva, gangrene]. 

 Pertaining to or being of the nature of gangrene. G. 

 Emphysema. See Edema, Malignant. 

 ija {gan' '-jak) [Hind.]. Synonym of Cannabis in- 

 ua. 



nal's Solution. A preservative fluid containing 

 ne part of aluminum acetate in 20 parts of water. 

 ioin {gan'-o-in) [ydvoc, brightness]. In biology, 

 e dense enamel-like form of bone of the plates of 

 a ganoid fish. 

 Gant's Line. See Lines, Table of. 

 Gantelet {ganf-let). See Gauntlet. 

 Gape {gap, or gap) [}>IE., gapen, to yawn]. To yawn ; 



the act of yawning. 



Gapes {gaps) [ME. , gapen, to gape]. A disease of 



young fowls, caused by the presence of a nematode 



worm, Syngamus trachealis, in the trachea. See 



Parasites, {Animal) Table of . 



Gaping {gap'-ing). See Pandiculation and Yaruming. 



Gaps, Cranial {gapz) [ME., gapen, to gape]. Certain 



occasional congenital fissures of the skull. 

 Garancin | garan'-sin) [origin unknown]. The product 

 obtained by the action of concentrated H,S0 4 on pul- 



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verized madder, at a temperature of ioo° C. (212 F.). 

 It is a valuable dye. See Pigments Conspectus of. 



Garbage {gar'-bdj) [ME., garbage, the entrails of 

 fowls]. The refuse materials of kitchen-cookery, etc. 

 G. and Waste. See Sewage, Disposal of. G.-cart, 

 Flannagan Automatic, a variety of cart much used 

 for the collection of garbage. G. -furnace, a fur- 

 nace in use in cities and towns to consume the waste 

 material of the place. 



Garbling {gar* -bling) [OF., garbeler, to sift]. The 

 assorting of a drug and its separation into grades of 

 different quality. 



Garcinia {gar-sin' -e-ah) [after Laurent Garcin, a French 

 botanist]. A genus of guttiferous trees of Old-world 

 tropical regions. G. hanburii, G. morella, G. pic- 

 toria, and G. travancorica afford gamboge. G. 

 mangostana yields the palatable fruit called mango- 

 steen. 



Garden Rocket. See Eruca saliva. 



Garel, Sign of. See Signs and Symptoms, Table of. 



Gargarism {gar' -gar-izm) [yapyap&iv, to gargle : //. , 

 Gargarismata~\. A gargle. 



Garget {gar'-gei) [ME., gargat, the throat]. I. A 

 swelling of the throat in swine or cattle. 2. A hard, 

 knotty condition of the udder in cows, that sometimes 

 follows calving, due to the sudden distention of the 

 bag with milk ; it is attended with inflammation. At 

 times it is tuberculous in nature. It is also called 

 •' Weed" and Mammitis. G.-root, a name improp- 

 erly given to the root of Phytolacca decandra (see 

 Phytolacca) ; so called because it is regarded as a cure 

 for garget in cows. 



Gargle {gar'-gl) [Fr., gargouille, the throat]. To 

 rinse or wash the interior of the throat and upper part 

 of the pharynx. Also, a wash for the throat. 



Gargling {gar'-gling) [Fr. , gargouille, the throat]. 

 Rinsing the throat. G., von Troltsch's Method of, 

 the patient takes a mouthful of fluid, throws back the 

 head, and then, instead of making the customary 

 "gurgle," allows the liquid to pass as far down as 

 possible. The act of deglutition is then performed, 

 without, however, letting the fluid be swallowed. 



Garland [gar' -land). See Karyokinesis. 



Garlic {gar'-lik). See Allium. 



Garnet-brown. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Garretson's Bandage. See Bandage. 



Garrod's Theory. The theory that gout is due to an 

 increase in the uric acid in the blood, either from in- 

 creased production or diminished elimination. The 

 alkalinity of the blood is also lessened ; hence the 

 urates are deposited in the tissues. G.'s Test. See 

 Tests, Table of. 



Garrot {gar'-ot) [Fr. , garotte r, to bind]. An instru- 

 ment for compression of an artery by twisting a cir- 

 cular bandage about the part. 



Garroting {gar' -ot-ing) [Sp., garrote, strangulation by 

 means of an iron collar]. In forensic medicine, 

 a term used in England to signify the forcible com- 

 pression of a victim" s neck by robbers or criminals. 



Garrulity {gar-oo> '-lit-e) [garrire, to prattle]. Talka- 

 tiveness. G. of the Vulva. See Vulva. 



Garrya {gar' -e-ah) [after Garry, a botanist]. Cali- 

 fornia fever-bush ; skunk-bush, or quinin-bush. The 

 leaves of G. fremontii, a bitter antiperiodic, popular 

 on the Pacific coast as a remedy for malarial diseases. 

 Dose of the fld. ext. n^x-xxx. Unof. 



Garryin {gar'-e-in) [ Garry, a botanist] . An alkaloid 

 said to exist in the leaves of Garrya fremontii. 



Gartner, Canals or Ducts of. See Canal. 



Gas (gaz). Any substance that is normally aeriform. 

 Substances normally in a liquid or solid state are 

 usually called vapors when changed to the aeriform 



