GRAHE'S TEST 



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GRANULOMA 



Grahe's Test. See Tests, Table of. 

 Grain (gran) \_granum, corn]. A general name ap- 

 plied to starch-producing seeds, or to those of the 

 cereals. Also, any small seed. In pharmacy, a small 

 pill. Also, the 7755 part of the Troy pound. 

 Graining-colors. See Pigments, Colors, and Dyestuffs. 

 Grains of Paradise \_Grana paradisi, " grains of para- 

 dise"]. The unripe fruit of Amomum melegueta, 

 and of A. granum paradisi, brought from W. Africa. 

 It is an aromatic stimulant and diuretic, useful in 

 some cases of neuralgia. Unof. 

 Grallatorial (gral-at-o'-re-al) [grallalor, one who 

 walks on stilts]. In biology, applied to wading-birds. 

 Gram, Gramme (gram) [ypdfijua, a Greek weight]. 

 The weight of a cubic centimeter of distilled water at 

 its maximum density. The gravimetric unit of the 

 metric system of weights and measures. See Metric 

 System. G. [Anglo Indian.] A commercial name 

 for the chick-pea, Cicer arietinum, and for other varie- 

 ties of pulse. 

 Oram's Fluid. See Gram's Solution. G.'s Method, 

 I. See Gram's Solution. 2. See Treatment, Methods 

 of. G.'s Solution, a test for amyloid liver, and amor- 

 1 dant in staining for tubercle-bacilli, consisting of iodin 

 : I part, potassium iodid 2, water 300. The preparation 

 is taken from the color-bath, washed and plunged into 

 this solution until it takes a blackish tinge, then 

 wa.-hed in alcohol until decolorization is complete. 

 ' This process is called Grants Method. See Stains, 

 j Table of. 



iramineous (gram-in' '-e-us) [gramen, grass]. In 

 biology, grass-like, 

 iraminifolious (gram-in-ifo / -le-us) [gramen, grass ; 

 folium, a leaf]. In biology, having grass-like leaves, 

 rraminivorous (gram-in-iv'-or-us) \_gra?tien, grass; 

 I vorare, to devour]. Feeding upon grass, 

 ■rammatic Acataphasia (gram-at'-ik ak-at-af-a'- 

 h). The faulty use of words, due not to ignor- 

 ance, but to some central brain-lesion. See Acata- 

 phasia. 



rammopetalous (gram-o-pet' -al-us) \ypatifii], a 

 stroke or line ; -ha'/xiv, a leaf]. In biology, having 

 I petals like leaves of grass, linear, 

 rana paradisi (gran'-ah par-ad-i' -si) [L.]. See 

 i Grains of Paradise. 



ranatum (gran-a'-tum) \_granum, a grain: gen., 

 Granati ] . Pomegranate. The cortex of the root of 

 Punica granatum contains a liquid alkaloid, pelletierin, 

 ,H[,XC), one of the most efficient anthelmintics 

 :ugainst tapeworm, rarely failing to bring away the 

 vhole worm. G., Fid. Ext. Dose ^ss-jss. G., 

 Decoctum, fresh bark 5Jxvij, water ^xvij, boiled to 

 .^xij and strained. Dose ^iv-vj. Pelletierin 

 :annas, tannate of the alkaloid, C 8 H 13 NO.C u H 10 O 9 . 

 gr. v-xx followed by a quick purgative. P. sul- 

 phas, very hygroscopic. Dose v-x. All unof. 

 (ancher's Sign. See Signs and Symptoms, Table of . 

 Cand Mai (grand ma(h)l) [Fr.]. A term for fully- 



leveloped epilepsy ; major epilepsy. 

 Candeau's Test. See Tests, Table of. 

 Cindeur, Delirium of, or Delusions of. Insane 

 I xaltation of mind, with false opinions as to one's own 

 -eatness and dignity. 

 Cndidentatus (gran-de-den-ta' '-ttis) [ grandis, large ; 



f its, a tooth]. Having large teeth. 



Gmdin (gran' -din) \_grando, a hailstone]. A peculiar 



bstance found in the urine of pregnant women. It 



; supposed to produce kyesteln by its decomposition. 



G ndry's Corpuscles. A variety of sensitive nerve- 



rminations consisting of delicately punctate and 



arply denned cells that are flattened and lens-like in 



m, and have a nucleus, the latter being the so-called 



Tactile Cells of Merkel. They occur in the beak and 

 tongue of the duck and goose, in the epidermis of man 

 and mammals, etc. They are the same as the Cor- 

 puscles of Krause. 



Graniticoline (gran-it-ik'-o-lin) [It., granito, granite ; 

 colere, to inhabit]. In biology, applied to such lichens 

 as grow upon granite. 



Granny Knot ( gran'-e not) . A tie of a cord in which 

 in the second loop the end of one cord is over and 

 the other under its fellow, so that the two loops do 

 not lie in the same line. This knot can easily be 

 converted into a slip-knot. See A'not. 



Granular (gran'-u-lar) \_granum, a grain]. Made up 

 of, containing, or bearing granules. G. Casts. See 

 Casts. G. Corpuscles. See Granule-cell. G. De- 

 generation. See Cloudy Swelling. G. Degenera- 

 tion of the Cervix. See Erosion. G. Kidney, a 

 kidney affected with diffuse or insterstitial nephritis. G. 

 Lids. See Trachoma. G. Liver, a cirrhosed liver. 

 See Cirrhosis. G. Pharyngitis, follicular pharyngitis. 



Granulated (gran' -u-la-ted) \granula, a little grain]. 

 Characterized by the presence of granulations or 

 granules. 



Granulation { gran- u-la' -shun) [granula, dim. of gra- 

 num, a grain]. I. The operation of reducing coarsely 

 crystalline substances to particles of uniform size by 

 solution and rapid evaporation, with constant stirring. 

 Some substances, like ferrous sulphate, are best gran- 

 ulated by filtering a strong solution into alcohol. 2. 

 The formation of new or cicatricial tissue in the repair 

 of wounds or sores, the surface of which has a granu- 

 lar appearance ; also, any one of the elevated points 

 of such a surface or formation. G., Miliary, a mili- 

 ary tubercle. G. -tissue, new or cicatricial tissue 

 made up of granulations, or by the process of granu- 

 lation. 



Granulative (gran'-u-la-tiv) \granula, a little grain]. 

 Pertaining to or marked by the process of granulation. 



Granule (gran'-ul) \jgranula, a little grain]. In anat- 

 omy, any small rounded grain, such as is found in the 

 Malpighian bodies of the spleen. Also a spore or an 

 isolated cell. In pharmacy, a small pill. G., Ele- 

 mentary, irregular protoplasmic bodies in the blood, 

 smaller than ordinary blood-corpuscles. G., Seminal, 

 any one of the solid particles of the semen, consisting 

 of round, granular corpuscles. G.-cell, any one of a 

 variety of round cells found in pathologically softened 

 brain-tissue, and densely filled with fat-globules. G.- 

 mass, a giant-cell. 



Granulia (p-ran-u'-le-ah) [granula, a little grain]. Em- 

 pis' name for an acute inflammatory condition dis- 

 tinct from tuberculosis, but, like it, characterized by the 

 development of granulations within organs and on 

 serous surfaces. 



Granulistics (gran-u-lis'-tiks) [granula, a little grain]. 

 That branch of physics employed in the estimation of 

 the volume or capacity of a body by means of seed, 

 shot, sand, granules, etc. 



Granulitis (gran-u-li'-tis) \granula, a little grain ; irtg, 

 inflammation]. Acute miliary tuberculosis. 



Granuloma (gran-u-lo'-tnah) [granulum, a small grain ; 

 bua, a tumor: pi. , Granulomata~\. A term used by 

 Virchow to include such a neoplasm as does not advance 

 beyond the stage of granulation tissue. G. fungoides ; 

 Mycosis fungoides ; Fibroma fungoides ; a rare, chronic 

 inflammatory disorder, probably of specific origin, that 

 affects the superficial and deep layers of the skin, and 

 occasionally the mucous membranes. It is marked by 

 the appearance of urticarial, erythematous, or eczema- 

 tous patches, of irregular shape and size, with well- 

 defined margins, usually upon the scalp and skin of 

 the trunk. Itching is intense, and frequently the 



