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GASTROCEPHALITIS 



condition. G. -black. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 

 G., Nitrous Oxid. See Nitrous Oxid. 



Gaskell's Clamp. See Clamp. 



Gasolene (gas'-o-len) [gas\ Canadol. A product ob- 

 tained from petroleum, boiling at 70 to 90 C ; speci- 

 fic gravity, .660 to .690, or 8o° to 75 B. It is used 

 in the extraction of oils from oil-seeds and in car- 

 buretting coal-gas. 



Gasp [ME.,^a^«, to yawn]. To catch for breath. 

 To breathe spasmodically with open mouth. 



Gasser's Arteries. See Arteries ■, Table oj \ G.'s Gang- 

 lion. See Ganglia, Table of. G., Nerve of. See 

 Nerves, Table of. 



Gasserian Arteries. See Arteries, Table of. G. Gang- 

 lion. See Ganglia, Table of. 



Gaster (gas' -ter) [yaffr^p, stomach]. The stomach ; 

 the abdomen. G. basalis, the apical canal, pedun- 

 cle-tube, or tubus capularis of hydroid polyps. G. 

 buccalis, the esophagus of Medusae. G. centralis, 

 the central cavity of Medusae. G. coronaris, the 

 perogaster of Medusae. G. principales. See Axo- 

 gaster. 



Gasterangiemphraxis (gas - ter- an-je- em -fraks' - is) 

 [yaarijp, stomach ; ayyelov, vessel ; ep,<ppat;ig, obstruc- 

 tion] . 1 . Congestion of the stomachic blood-vessels. 

 2. Pyloric obstruction. 



Gastevasthenia(gas-ter-as-tke'-ne-a/i) [yaarijp, stomach ; 

 aadeveia, weakness]. Weakness or debility of the 

 stomach. 



Gasterataxia (gas-ter-at-aks'-e-ah) [yam-rip, stomach; 

 ara^ia, disorder]. Disordered state of the functions of 

 the stomach ; that state of the stomach-walls in which 

 some parts are hardened or thickened, while others 

 are softened or inflamed. 



Gasterechema (gas-ter-ek-e'-mak) [yaarijp, stomach; 

 r/xvf- ; sound]. A sound heard in the auscultation of 

 the stomach. 



Gasterectasis (gas-ter-ek' '-tas-is) [yaarijp, stomach ; 

 etcraaig, dilatation]. Dilatation of the stomach; it is 

 usually due to pyloric obstruction, but may also result 

 from muscular weakness, and from over-distention 

 from excessive eating and drinking. 



Gastero- (gas'-ler-o-) [yaarijp, belly]. See Gastro-. 



Gasterotheca (gas-ter-o-the' -kah) [yaarijp, stomach; 

 6f)Kr], case : //. , Gasterothecce~\. In biology, the part 

 of the pupa or chrysalis-case that covers the abdomen. 



Gasterozooid, Gastrozooid (gas-ter-o-zo' '-oid ', gas-tro- 

 zo'-oid) [yaarijp, stomach; (tiov, animal ; eldog, form]. 

 In biology, one of the nutritive zooids of a polyp- 

 colony. 



Gastraea (gas-tre'-ah) [yaarijp, stomach ; pi. , Gastr<zce~\. 

 In biology, Haeckel's term for a hypothetic, primeval, 

 two-layered, saccular organism ; the supposed ancestral 

 type of the gastrula stage of the present Metazoan. 



Gastraemia (gas-tre' -me-ah). See Gastremia. 



Gastral (gas'-tral) [yaarijp, the stomach]. Pertaining 

 to the gaster or stomach ; gastric. 



Gastralgia, Gastralgy (gas-tral'-jc-ah, -je) [yaarijp, 

 stomach ; aXyog, pain] . Pain in the stomach. A 

 mild form is sometimes called gastrodynia. 



Gastread (gas'-tre-ad) [yaarijp, stomach]. In biology, 

 an animal the morphologic development of which 

 stops at the gastrula stage. 



Gastrectasia (gas-trck-ta' -ze-ah). See Gastrectasis. 



Gastrectasis ( gas-trek' -tas-is') [yaarijp, stomach ; 

 ixraaig, a stretching out]. Dilatation of the stomach. 



Gastrectomy (gas-trek' -to-me) [yaarijp, stomach ; 

 EKTOfitj, a cutting out]. Resection of any diseased 

 part of the stomach. 



Gastrelcobrosis (gas-trel-ko-bro f -sis) [yaarijp, stomach ; 

 itl/cog, ulcer; (ipuacg, an eating]. Ulceration of the 

 stomach. 



Gastrelcosis ( gas-trel-ko' -sis) [yaari,p, stomach; 

 FAKuaig, ulceration]. Ulceration of the stomach. 



Gastremia (gas-tre' -me-ah) [yaarijp, stomach ; aljia, 

 blood]. Congestion of the coats of the stomach. 



Gastrenteralgia (gas-tren-ter-al' '-je-ah) [yaarijp, stom- 

 ach ; ivrepov, intestine; aXyog, pain]. Neuralgia of 

 the stomach and bowels. 



Gastrenteromalacia (gas- tren - ter- - mal-a'- se-ah) 

 [yaarijp, stomach ; ivrepov, intestine ; fia'AOKia, soften- 

 ing]. Softening of the stomach and intestines (as- 

 serted by some to be merely a gost-mortem condi- 

 tion). 



Gastreum (gas'-tre-um) [yaarijp, Stomach]. In biol- 

 ogy, the under or ventral surface of a bird. 



Gastric (gas' '-trik) [yaarijp, stomach]. Pertaining to 

 the stomach. G. Artery. See Arteries, Table of. G. 

 Crisis, a severe, paroxysmal attack of pain in the 

 stomach, accompanied by obstinate Vomiting, faintness, 

 and occasionally by slowness and irregularity of the 

 pulse. These crises are met with in locomotor ataxia, 

 q.v. G. Digestion, that part of the digestion of food 

 performed by the gastric juice ; the conversion of albu- 

 minous bodies into peptones. G. Fever. See Fever. 

 G. Fistula, a perforation or communication other 

 than the normal one between the stomach and peri- 

 toneal cavity, or with the outer part of the body. G. 

 Follicles. See Glands, Peptic. G. Insufficiency, 

 a term applied to the early stages of dilatation of the 

 stomach. G. Juice, the normal secretion of the tubu- 

 lar, peptic glands of the stomach. It is a clear, colorless 

 liquid, having an acid reaction, and containing from .5 

 to2percent. ofsolid matter in solution. Asmall amount 

 of hydrochloric acid, .2 to .4 per cent, and a ferment 

 called pepsin, are the essential elements. G. Plexus, 

 a subdivision of the solar plexus distributed to the 

 stomach. It joins branches of the left pneumogastric 

 nerve. See Plexus. G. Veins, two veins of the 

 stomach ; the lesser one is called the pyloric, the greater 

 the coronary. See Vein. 



Gastricism (gas' -tris-izm) [yaarijp, stomach]. I. The 

 theory that ascribes most diseases to some gastric de- 

 rangement. 2. A gastric disorder. 



Gastrimargia, or Gastrimargism (gas-trim-ar' -je-ah, 

 or -jizm) [yaarijp, belly; fiapyoc, greedy]. Insane 

 or furious gluttony. 



Gastritic (gas-trit'-ik) [yaarijp, stomach]. Pertaining 

 to or affected with gastritis. 



Gastritis (gas-tri'-tis) [yaarijp, stomach ; trig, inflam- 

 mation]. Inflammation of the coats of the stomach. 

 It may be acute or chronic. G. polyposa, that form 

 associated with a rough, wrinkled, mammillated 

 condition of the gastric mucous membrane. 



Gastro- (gas'-tro) [yaarijp, stomach]. A prefix de- 

 noting some relation with or complication of the 

 stomach. 



Gastro-adenitis (gas'-tro-ad-en-i'-tis) [yaari/p, stom- 

 ach; aaijv, gland ; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation 

 of the glands of the stomach. 



Gastro-arthritis (gas-tro-ar-thri'-tis) [yaarijp, stomach ; 

 af)6pov, a joint; trig, inflammation]. Gout in the 

 stomach and joints at the same time. 



Gastrobrosis (gas-tro-bro'-sis) [yaarijp, stomach ; Qpfa 

 aig, a gnawing]. Perforating ulcer of the stomach. 



Gastrocele (gas'-tro-sll) [yaari/p, stomach ; w//;/, her- 

 nia]. A hernia of the stomach. 



Gastrocelus (gas-tro-se' -lus) [yaari/p, stomach ; snl/og, 

 hollow]. In biology, applied to one of the de] 

 sions at the base of the second abdominal tergii;i in 

 certain insects. 



Gastrocephalitis (gas-tro-sef-al-i' '-th)[yaari/p .:;tomach: 

 neaialii, head; inr, inflammation]. Concurren' it)' 

 flammation of the stomach and of the brain. 



