GUMMATOUS 



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GYMNODONT 



Gummatous (gum'-at-us) [Fr. , gomme, gum]. Of 

 the nature of or affected with gummata. 



Gummosis {gum-o'-sis) [gum/ni, gum]. In biology, 

 the transformation of plant-tissue into gum. 



Gums {gumz) [MK.,gumme, gum]. I. Amorphous, 

 transparent substances widely disseminated in plants. 

 They form sticky masses with water, and are precipi- 

 tated by alcohol. They are odorless and tasteless. 

 2. See Gingiva. 



Gun-cotton. See Pyroxylin. 



Gunjah {gun'-jah). See Cannabis. 



Gunstock Deformity. A deformity caused by fracture 

 of either condyle of the humerus, in which the long axis 

 of the fully extended forearm deviates outwardly from 

 that of the arm. 



Giinzburg's Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Gurgling Sound. The peculiar sound caused by a gas 

 passing through a liquid. It is heard in breathing, 

 when the bronchi or pulmonary cavities contain fluid, 

 and is observed upon palpation of the abdomen in 

 enteric fever and other conditions in which the bowel 

 is distended with gas and contained liquid. 



Gurjun Balsam {ger'-jun) [E. Ind.]. Balsamum 

 dipterocarpus, wood-oil. An oleo-resin obtained from 

 several species of Dipterocarpus , trees native to South- 

 ern Asia. It is similar to copaiba but more decided 

 in therapeutic effects, and is less unpleasant. It is an 

 admirable expectorant, useful in true leprosy. Dose 

 Tr^x— ^ij, in emulsion. Unof. 



Gussenbauer's Suture. See Suture. 



Gustation (gus-la' '-shun) [gustare, to taste]. The 

 sense of taste ; the act of tasting. G., Chromatic, the 

 symptom of luminous sensations aroused by the sense of 

 taste of certain substances. 



Gustative (gus / '-tat-iv) . See Gustatory. 



Gustatory {gus / '-tat-o-re) [gustare, to taste]. Per- 

 taining to the special sense of taste and its organs. 

 G. Bud, a taste - bud. G. Cell, a spindle - cell 

 from the interior of a taste-bud. G. Nerve. See 

 Nerve. 



Gut [MF,.,gut, intestine]. A common name for intes- 

 tine. G. Suture. See Catgut. G.-tie, volvulus as 

 occurring in the horse. 



Gutta (gut' -ah) [L. : pi., Gutt<z\ A drop. Also, 

 freely used as a minim or sixtieth part of a fluid 

 dram. G. nigra, or Black-drop, a dilute acetic 

 acid containing saffron, and flavored with sugar and 

 nutmeg Unof. G. rosacea. See Acne. G. rosea. 

 Synonym of Acne rosacea. G. serena, a synonym 

 of Amaurosis. G.-percha, a substance obtained from 

 the milky juice of different trees of the genus Di- 

 chopsis (Isonandra). It forms a fibrous mass, varying 

 in color from nearly white to reddish or brownish, 

 looking like leather-clippings cemented together ; it has 

 a specific gravity of .979. Hard and somewhat elastic 

 at the ordinary temperature, at 25 C. (77 F. ) it becomes 

 soft, and at 50 C. (122 F.) it can be kneaded or 

 rolled into plates. It is largely used in insulating 

 wires and cables ; the best solvents are oil of turpen- 

 tine, chloroform, and carbon disulphid. G.-p., Liq., 

 a solution in 91 parts of commercial chloroform with 

 9 parts of lead carbonate. It is employed as a pro- 

 tective application to slight wounds and eruptions. 

 See, also. Traumaticin. 



Guttate (gut'-dt) [gutta, a drop]. In biology, spotted 

 as if by drops of something colored. 



Guttatim (gut-a / -litu) [gutta, a drop]. A pharma- 

 ceutic term signifying drop by drop. 



Gutter-water Passages. The liquid stools of a 

 brownish color discharged in typhoid fever. 



Guttula (gul'-u-lah) [I.., dim. 01 gutta, a drop://., Gut- 

 tula']. In biology, a small spot of color. 



Guttulate (gut' '-u-ldt) [guttula, a small drop]. In bi- 

 ology, resembling small drops of oil or resin. 



Guttur {gut'-er) [guttur, the throat]. The throat 

 with reference to the trachea. G. tumidum. Syno- 

 nym of Goiter. 



Guttural {gut'-u-ral) \_gutturalis , pertaining to the 

 throat]. Pertaining to the throat. G. Pouch, in the 

 horse one of the large air-sacs, diverticula from the 

 Eustachian tubes and lying behind the upper part of 

 the pharynx. 



Gutturomycosis (gut-ti-ro-mi-ko'-sis) [guttur, throat ; 

 fivariq, fungus]. An ulcerative affection of the guttural 

 pouches of horses and mules, produced by the parasitic 

 fungus, Gutturomyces equi. 



Gutturo-palatine {gut' '-u-ro-pal' '-at-in) [guttur, the 

 throat ; palatum, the palate] . Relating to the pha- 

 rynx and the palate. 



Gutturo-tetany {gut' '-u-ro-tet' '-an-e) [guttur, throat; 

 tetanus, tetanus] . A form of stuttering in which the 

 pronunciation of such sounds as g, k, q, is difficult. 



Guyon's Sign. See Signs and Symptoms, Table of. 



Gymnanthous {jim-nan' -thus) [yv/ivoc, naked ; avdoq, 

 flower]. In biology, applied to flowers wanting in 

 floral envelops. 



Gymnasium {jim-na' -ze-um) \yvjiv6c, naked]. A 

 place designed and fitted with appliances for the 

 systematic exercise of the muscles and other organs of 

 the body. Also, in Germany, a high-school. 



Gymnastic (jim-nas' '-tik) [yvfivdg, naked]. Pertaining 

 to bodily exercise, or to the science of preserving 

 health by bodily exercise. 



Gymnastics (jim-nas' -tiks) [yv/j.v6g, naked]. The 

 science of preserving (and of restoring) health by 

 bodily exercise. G., Medical, any physical exercise 

 designed to restore or promote health. G., Ocular, 

 regular muscular exercise of the eye to overcome 

 muscular insufficiency. G., Swedish, a system of 

 exercises to restore strength to paretic muscles, and 

 found useful in a great variety of abnormal chronic 

 conditions. 



Gymnaxony (jim-naks' '-on-e) [yv/iv6g, naked ; aguv, 

 axis]. In biology, a monstrous flower in which the 

 placenta, with its ovules, protrudes from the ovary. 



Gymnoblastic (jim-no-b las' -tik) [yv/nv6g, naked ; 

 /3/la<TT<$c, germ]. In biology ; applied to those hydroid 

 polyps in which the zooids are not inclosed in horny 

 receptacles. 



Gymnobranchiate (jim-no-brang' -ke-dt) [yvfivdg, na- 

 ked ; (ipayxia, gills] . In biology applied to those 

 molluscs that have naked gills ; nudibranchiate. 



Gymnocarpous (jim-no-kar' -pus) [yvfivdg, naked ; 

 mpirdq, fruit]. In biology, having the fruit naked; 

 applied to lichens and fungi in which the apothecia 

 and hymenia are naked or exposed. 



Gymnocaulus (jim-no-kaw' -lus) [yv/ivog, naked ; 

 navhdg, stalk]. In biology, the immature contractile 

 cord or stalk of a polypid. 



Gymnoceratous {jim-no-ser'-at-us) [yvfivdg, naked; 

 Kf-fiag, horn]. In biology, applied to certain in 

 with prominent antenna. 



Gymnocidium ( jim-no-sid' -e-um) [yvfivdg, naked I 

 //., Gymnocidia\ In biology, the swelling at the 

 base of the spore-case in certain mosses. 



Gymnocladus {jim-nok' '-lad-us). See Chicot. 



Gymnocyta( jim-no-si' -tah)[yvuv6g, naked; kvtoq,& hol- 

 low]. In biology, a naked-celled, unicellular organism. 



Gymnocytode {jim-no-si' -tod) [yvfivdg, naked ; />< 

 hollow]. In biology, a naked, non-nucleated, unicellu- 

 lar organism, as a gregarine while in the monerad stage. 



Gymnodont (jim' -no-don t) [yv/wog, naked; 



tooth]. In biology, having naked teeth; applied to 

 certain fishes, as the parrot-fish, the globe-fish, etc. 



