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tion, seed; 37.nar6q, germ: pi, Gonoblastidia~\. A 

 term applied by Huxley to the organs set apart for the 

 production of generative buds in the Physophoridce 

 and other Hydrozoa. Cf. Blastostyle. 



Gonobolia (gon-o-bo'-le-ah) [yovy, semen; fJa?>/.eiv, 

 to throw]. I. The ejaculation of semen. 2. Sper- 

 matorrhea. 



Gonocace [gon-ok'-as-e) [)wn, knee; k6.kt], evil]. 

 Same as Gonarthrocace. 



Gonocalyx (gon-o-ka'-liks) [yovoq, generation, seed; 

 KOAvi;, a cup: //., Gonocalices, G<mocalyxes\ In biol- 

 ogy, a term applied by Huxley to the investment of the 

 reproductive organs of many of the Hydrozoa, having 

 more or less the structure of a nectocalyx, but from 

 whose walls those of the actual genital sac, the man- 

 ubrium of Allman, tend to become independent. 



Gonocele (gon / -o-sel) [}6w, knee; nif/.Tj, tumor]. A 

 swelling of the knee. 



Gonocele ( gon'-o-sel) [yovr/, semen; ktj'ati, tumor]. I. 

 A tumor of a testis, or of a spermatic cord, due to 

 retention of semen. 2. Synonym- of Gonorrheal 

 Rheumatism. 



Gonocheme {gon'-o-kem) [ydvoq, generation, seed ; 

 o^fZv, to carry, hold]. In biology, hydroid medusae 

 bearing genitalia. 



Gonochorismus ( gon-o-kor-iz' -mus) [yovoq, generation, 

 sex ; £wpi<7//oc, separation]. In biology, the special- 

 ization of sex ; the differentiation of male or female 

 genitalia in a developing embryo ; the separation of 

 the sexes in phylogeny. 



Gonococcus (gon-o-kok' '-us) [yovfj, semen ; kokkoc, ker- 

 nel] . A microbe thought to be the specific cause of 

 gonorrhea. See Gonorrhea, and Bacteria, Synonym- 

 atic Table of. 



Gonocyst (gon'-o-sist) [ydvoq, generation, seed ; kvotiq, 

 a pouch]. In biology, the inflation of the surface of 

 the zoarium in which the embryos are developed in 

 certain of the Polyzoa. See Gonecysi. 



Gonoid (go / -noid) [y<5voc, semen ; eldoq, appearance]. 

 Resembling semen. 



Gonolobus (gon-o l(/-bus) [y6voq, semen; 7x>[i6q, pod]. 

 A genus of asclepiadaceous plants, all American. G. 

 macrophyllus, of the U.S. , has a cathartic and poison- 

 ous root. Unof. Some varieties of condurango are 

 furnished by plants of this genus. 



Gonophore (gon'-o-for) [ydvoq, seed ; <?6poq, bear]. 

 In biology: I, a stipe below stamens. 2. The ultimate 

 generative zooid of the Hydroid- medusa, that which 



' immediately produces the generative elements. It 

 may be either medusiform or sacciform, 

 ronoplasm {gon'-o-plazm) [yovoq, seed ; 7z7.daua, any- 

 thing formed], in biology, that portion of the pro- 



| toplasm of the male fertilizing element in certain 

 cryptogams that penetrates and fertilizes the oosphere. 

 ronopod | gon / -o-pod) [yovoq, generation ; irovq, foot]. 

 In biology, one of the specialized abdominal feet of 

 certain male crustaceans, functionating as auxiliary re- 

 productive organs, 

 ionopoiesis (gon-o-poi-^-sis) . See Gonepoiesis. 

 onopoietic [gon-o-poi-et'-ik ) [} owe, generation, seed; 

 ! iroujTiKoq, productive]. In biology, productive of re- 

 productive elements, as ova or spermatozoa, 

 anorrhea (gon-or-e / -ah) [yovoq, semen; poia, a 

 flow]. Etymologically, an involuntary discharge 

 ; of semen, but generally applied to a specific infectious 

 inflammation of the mucous membrane of the urethra 

 and adjacent cavities. The gonococcus of Neisser is 

 ! believed to be the specific microbe of gonorrhea. It is 

 i diplococcus, found in clumps of from io to 20, sur- 

 1 "ounded by a mucous envelop. G. balani, affects 

 he glans penis. G., Bastard. See G, Mucous. G., 

 Dry, a form unassociated with discharge. G., Mu- 

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cous, the so-called abortive or slight superficial ca- 

 tarrh. The inflammation never runs high, and sub- 

 sides in from seven to fourteen days. G. preputialis. 

 See Balanitis. G. sicca. See G., Dry. 



Gonorrheal ( gon-or-e' '-al) [yovoq, semen ; poia, a 

 flow]. Relating to gonorrhea. G. Ophthalmia. 

 See Ophthalmia. G. Rheumatism, inflammation 

 of one or more joints as a sequel of gonorrhea. G. 

 Wart. See Venereal IVart. 



Gonoscheocele {gon-os / -ke-o-sel)[yovfi, semen ; boxeov, 

 scrotum; K7//.7}, tumor]. A distention of the testicle 

 with semen. 



Gonosome (gon / -o-som) [yovoq, generation, seed; 

 ouua, the body]. In biology, the entire assembly 

 of generative zooids in a hydroid colony. 



Gonospherium (gon-o-sfe'-re-um) [yovoq, generation, 

 seed; aoalpo, sphere : pi., Gonospheria\ In biology, 

 a form of oogonium in which the protoplasm is con- 

 densed at the center of the cell and separated by a 

 space from the cell- wall. 



Gonostroma (gon-o-stro / '-mah) [ y6voq, offspring ; 

 orpufia, stroma]. The proligerous disc. 



Gonotheca (gon-o-the'-hah) [ydvoq, generation, seed ; 

 &fjioj, case: pi. , Gonotheca']. In biology, the chitin- 

 ous hull of the reproductive capsules of certain hydro- 

 zoans. 



Gonozemia (gon-o-ze* -me-ah) [yovoq, semen ; fyfiia, 

 flow]. Excessive secretion or discharge of semen. 



Gonozooid (gon-o-zo'-oid) [y6voq, generation ; Cwov, 

 animal ; eldoq, form]. In biology, one of the sexual 

 zooids of an ascidian. 



Gonyagra (gon-e-a'-grah). See Gonagra. 



Gonyalgia \gon-e-al' -je-ah). See Gonalgia. 



Gonybatia (gon-e-ba'-she-ah) [yow, knee ; 3aiveiv, to 

 go]. Walking upon the knees ; a symptom encountered 

 in some paralytic and paretic cases. 



Gonycampsis (gon-e-kamp/ -sis) [y6w, knee ; nautyiq, 

 curve]. Deformity of the knee by curvation. 



Gonyocele (gon / -e-o-sel) [yow, knee; Kn/jj, tumor]. 

 Same as Gonyoncus. 



Gonyoncus ( gon-e-ong' -kus) [y6w, knee ; bynoq , 

 tumor]. A tumor or swelling of the knee. 



Gonys (go / -nis) [yevvq, the chin]. In biology, the line 

 of symphysis of the mandibles of a bird. 



Gonytyle {gon-e-ti'-le) [yow, knee; ti/.tj, pad]. A 

 prominent thickening of the skin upon the knee. 



Goodyera (good-y^-rah) [after John Goodyer, an Eng- 

 lish botanist]. A genus of orchidaceous plants. G. 

 repens of Asia, Europe, and America, is a popular 

 medicine. G. pubescens of N. America (rattlesnake 

 plantain, cancer-plant) is applied to sores, cancers, 

 etc. Unof. 



Goose (goos) [ME., goos, a goose]. A bird of the 

 family of Anserines. G. -flesh. See G.-skin. G.- 

 foot. See Pes anserinus. G. -grass. See Galium 

 aparine. G.-skin, Cutis ansera, Goose-flesh, a popu- 

 lar name for a well-known condition of the skin 

 marked by prominence about the hair-follicles. See 

 Arrector pili Aluscle. 



Gore i ^w-| [ME., gore, gore]. Thick or clotted blood. 



Gorged Stomach (gorjd stum'-ak). See Stomach 

 Staggers. 



Gorgeret {gor-jer-ef) [Fr. , gorge, throat]. A surgeon's 

 gorget, especially a small gorget. 



Gorget {gor'-jet) [gurges, a chasm]. A channeled in- 

 strument similar to a grooved director. It may be 

 blunt, sharp, hooked, etc. In biology, a throat- 

 patch, as the brilliant throat of the humming-bird. 



Gorgon's Head. See Caput medusa. 



Gosselin's Fracture. A Y-shaped fracture of the distal 

 extremity of the tibia, involving the ankle-joint. 



Gossypiin (gos-i/S-e-in) [gossypium, the cotton-tree]. 



