GLANDILEMMA 



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GLEOGEXE 



sometimes communicated to man. For staining the 

 microorganism of glanders see Schutz's Method, 

 A'iihue's Method, or Lceffier* s Method, under Stains, 

 Tuble of. See Equinia. 



Glandilemma glan-dil-em' '-ah) [glans, gland ; /.ifiua, 

 husk]. The capsular covering of a gland. 



Glandula { gland' -u-lah) [L. : p.'., Glanduhz\ A 

 little gland. 



Glandular ( gland' -u-lar) [glandttla, a gland]. Re- 

 lating to, or of the nature of. a gland. G. Hypertro- 

 phy, a term used to indicate an enlargement of a 

 lymph-gland, without any appreciable cause. G. Pes- 

 tilence, synonym of the Plague, q. v. G. Plague, 

 synonym of the Plague, q. v. 



Glandule gland'-iil)[glandula,ag\and~\. A small gland. 



Glandulin (gland' -u-lin) [glanaula, a gland]. Ex- 

 tract of gland-tissue. 



Glans (glanz) [glans, acorn]. I. The head of the 

 penis or of the clitoris. 2. A gland; an enlarged 

 gland. 3. A suppository or pessary. 4. In botany, 

 a nut. The name applied to fruits like the filbert, 

 acorn, chestnut, etc. G. clitoridis, the small round 

 tubercle of the clitoris analogous to the glans penis of 

 the male. G. penis, the conical-shaped body form- 

 ing the head of the penis. 



Glareose (gldr'-e-oz) [glarea, gravel]. In botany, 

 growing in gravel. 



Glaser s Fissure. See Fissure. 



Glaserian Artery. See Arteries, Table of. G. Fissure. 

 See Fissure. 



Glaserius, Fissure of. See Fissure. 



Glasgow Committee. See Anesthetic. 



Glass (glas) [ME. ,glas, glass]. A brittle, hard, and 

 transparent substance consisting usually of the fused, 

 amorphous silicates of potassium and calcium, or 

 sodium and calcium, with an excess of silica. When 

 glass of a high refractive index is required, lead silicate 

 is also added. G.-blowers' Cramp. See Cramp. 

 G.-blowers' Disease, a term formerly used to desig- 

 nate any infectious disease of the lips, especially syphi- 

 litic eruptions. Also, applied to pulmonary emphy- 

 sema. G.-blowers' Patch, a condition of the dor- 

 sum of the tongue very similar to smokers' patch, 

 and due to an analogous cause. G., Crown, a very hard 

 glass, made from sodium sulphate or lime, without 

 lead. It has a low refractive index, but consider- 

 able chromatic dispersion. It is used for making 

 lenses for optic instruments. G., Flint, that com- 

 posed of lead and potassium silicates. It has a very 

 high refractive index. G. Slides. See Slides. G., 

 Soluble, potassium or sodium silicate. 



Glasses (glas'-es) [ME., glas, glass]. A synonym of 



spectacles or eye-glasses. G., Bifocal, those that have 



a different refracting power in the upper part from that in 



the lower. G., Hyperbolic, those ground in the form 



of an hyperbola. G., Periscopic, those in which the 



curvature of one surface exceeds that of the other. 



See Meniscus. G., Prismatic, those formed of prisms; 



I in insufficiency and paralysis of the ocular muscles. 



G., Protective, for shielding the eyes against light ; 



they are made of London smoke or blue glass. G., 



Spheric, those ground in the form of a sphere. G. 



Stenopaic, those consisting of a blackened disc of 



metal in which is placed a small round hole or a narrow 



they are used for examining astigmatic eyes. 



Glassy Degeneration. See Degeneration. G. 



Swelling, a synonym of amyloid infiltration. 

 Glauber's Salt. See Sodium'. 

 Glaucedo (glavt-se'-do) [L.]. Glaucoma. 

 Glaucescence (glaw-ses'-ens) [glaucescens~\. A bluish- 

 gray or sea-green luster or bloom ; the quality of 

 being somewhat glaucous. 



Glaucescent (glaw-ses'-ent) [ylavufy, silvery]. In 

 biology, slightly glaucous, or bluish-gray. 



Glaucin (glazi/sin) [y/MVKOc, sea-green]. Cow-pox ; 

 so-called from the color of the pocks. 



Glaucium (glau/se-um) [y/.aiwov, horn-poppy]. A 

 genus of papaveraceous herbs ; horn-poppy. G. luteum 

 and G. corniculatum are acrid herbs, with diuretic 

 and alterative properties. L nof. 



Glaucoma (glaw-ko'-mah )'[y/awcoc, sea-green]. A dis- 

 ease of the eye the essential and characteristic symp- 

 tom of which is an abnormally heightened intraocular 

 tension, resulting in hardness of the globe, excavation 

 of the papilla or optic disc, a restriction of the field of 

 vision, corneal anesthesia, colored halo about lights, 

 and lessening of visual power that may, if unchecked, 

 proceed to blindness. The etiology is obscure. G. 

 absolutum, or consummatum, the completed glau- 

 comatous process, with blindness. G. acutum, the 

 first or the renewed attack, with the characteristic and 

 inflammatory symptoms, generally intermitting after a 

 few days. G , Auricular, a disease of the middle ear 

 characterized by a great increase in the intra-labyrinth- 

 ine pressure. G. evolutum, the second stage of glau- 

 coma. G. fulminans, an acute attack coming on 

 with great suddenness and violence. G. haemorrha- 

 gicum, or apoplecticum, that associated with retinal 

 hemorrhage. G. malignum, a grave form, attended 

 with violent pain and rapidly leading to blindness. G., 

 Secondary, that consequent upon other ocular diseases. 

 G. simplex, that form without inflammatory symptoms. 



Glaucomatous (glaw-kom' -at-us) [y?javn6<;, sea-green]. 

 Affected with or pertaining to glaucoma. 



Glaucosis (glazu-ko'-sis) [y/.avnoc, sea-green]. The 

 blindness resulting from glaucoma. 



Glaucosuria (glaw-ko-su' -re-ah ) [y/.avn6c, sea-green ; 

 ovpov, urine]. The presence of indican in the urine, 

 which is thereby discolored. 



Glaucous (glav/-kus) [}?mvkoc, sea-green]. Of a 

 blue-gray or dull sea-green tint ; having a blue, 

 or pale-green luster covered with a silvery bloom, 

 as the leaves of the cabbage. 



Glaukuria (glaw-ku' -re-ah ). See Glaucosuria. 



Glaux (glawks) [y/.at>f , y/.df , the milk-vetch]. A genus 

 of primulaceous herbs. G. maritima, salt-wort, is 

 said to be an effective galactagogue. Unof. 



Glea (gle'-ah) [y/.oia, glue]. A mucilaginous sub- 

 stance secreted by many inferior organisms, and which 

 frequently serves as a matrix in which they lie em- 

 bedded. 



Glean (glen) [origin obscure]. The afterbirth of a 

 domestic animal. 



Gleet (^£0 [ME., glet, gleet]. The chronic stage of 

 urethritis, with mucopurulent discharge. 



Gleety (gle'-te) [ME., glet, gleet]. Thin and ichor- 

 ous; resembling the discharge of gleet. 



Glenard's Disease. See Diseases, Table of. 



Glene (gle'-ne) [y7.jjvri, pit]. 1. The glenoid cavity. 

 2. The interior of the eye. Obsolescent. 



Gleno-humeral (gle' -no-hu' -tner-al) [y/.fy-it, pit ; hu- 

 merus, the humerus]. Pertaining to the glenoid cavity 

 and to the humerus. 



Glenoid (gle'-noid) [ytrjvri, a cavity ; eifioc, form]. Hav- 

 ing a shallow cavity ; pertaining to a shallow cavity. G. 

 Cavity, the articular depression in the head of the 

 scapula. G. Fossa. See Fossa. 



Glenoin (gle-no'-in). Same as Trinitrin. 



Glenovertebral (gle' -no-ver' -te-bral) [y/.Tjvr], a cavity ; 

 vertebra, a vertebra]. Pertaining to the glenoid and 

 vertebral borders of the scapula. 



Gleogene (gle'-o-jen) [y?At6g, a sticky substance ; glue ; 

 yevi/c, producing]. In biology, secreting a glairy, 

 mucilaginous substance. 



