GALACTOZYMASE 



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GAXGLIOXEURE 



Galactozymase (gal-ak-to-zi'-waz) [;<i/«, milk; Ziur/, 

 leaven]. A ferment found in milk capable of lique- 

 fying starch. 



Galam (ga'-law). See under Gum. G. Butter. See 

 Bambuc Butter. 



Galassi Pupillary Phenomenon. When the orbicu- 

 laris oculi is brought into energetic use and the eye 

 closed with vigor, there is a narrowing of the pupil, 

 which dilates when the eye is opened. 



Galbulus. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. [galbus, yellow.] 

 Yellowness of the skin. 



Galega (gal-e / -gaA) [ya/M, milk]. Goat's rue. A 

 genus of plants belonging to the order Leguminosa. 

 G. officinalis, L., a European species said to be an 

 efficient galactagog. Dose of fl. est, 8-15 gr. (0.52-1 

 gm.). Dose of tincture containing 6.5^ of extract, 

 50-100 drops 5 times daily. 



Galeodes ( gal-e-o'-dez) [ya/^uSr/g, weasel-like]. A 

 genus of spider-like insects of the family Solpugida. 

 G. arabs, Koch, a poisonous species of Arabia. G. 

 araneoides, Pallas, a species indigenous to central 

 Asia and the Caucasus, is the common magic worm of 

 the Kalmucks and the bychorch or bychorcho of the 

 Russians, who fear it greatly for its poisonous 

 bite. G. fatalis, Herbst, a species common and 

 greatly dreaded in Persia. G. intrepida, a poisonous 

 Asiatic species widely distributed. G. limbata, a 

 poisonous species of Mexico. G. phalangista, Walck- 

 enaer, a poisonous species of Egvpt. 



Gall. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Galla (Illus. Diet.). 

 3. An abrasion. G., Rose. See Bedegar (Illus. 

 Diet.). G. stones ^see Illus. Diet.), Courvoisier's 

 Law Concerning, when the common duct is ob- 

 structed by a stone, dilation of the gallbladder is rare ; 

 when the common duct is obstructed by other causes, 

 dilation of the gallbladder is common. 



Gallabromol (gal-ah-bro'-mol). See Gallobromol. 



Gallacetophenol (gal-as-et-o-fS-nol). See Gallaceto- 

 phenon (Illus. Diet.). 



Gallal (gal'-al). Basic aluminium gallate; it is used 

 as a dusting-powder. 



Gallanilid 1 gal-an'-il-id). See Gallanol. 



Gallanol (gal'-an-ol). C 13 H u 4 X + 2H 2 0. The 

 anilid of gallic acid obtained by boiling tannin with 

 anilin; a gray powder soluble in alcohol, ether, or 

 boiling water. It is used in skin-diseases in 3% to 

 20^ ointment or as a dusting-powder when mixed 

 with French chalk. Syn., Gallanilid ; Gallinol. 



Gallate (gal'-dt). A salt of gallic acid. 



Gallianin (gal-e'-an-in). A fluid consisting of 4 parts 

 by volume of ozone dissolved in I part of an indifferent 

 vehicle. It is used in veterinary surgery, in heatstroke, 

 acute pneumonia, etc. Dose for horses, 5-20 c.c. in- 

 jected into the jugular vein once daily; 30 c.c. for cat- 

 tle ; 1-3 c.c. for dogs. 



Gallicin {gal'-is-in). C 6 H 5 (OH) 3 COOCH 3 . A methyl 

 ether of gallic acid forming fleecy needles which melt 



I at 202 C. ; soluble in alcohol or water. It is recom- 



i mended as a dusting-powder. 



Gallinated ( gal'-in-a-ted). Applied to wines to which 



j glucose has been added before fermentation (Gall's 



J process). 



Uallinol (gal'-in-ol). See Gallanol. 

 'jallobromol {gal-obrot-mol). C ; P>r,0 3 H 4 . A com- 

 pound obtained from bromin by action of gallic acid ; 

 small gray crystals soluble in alcohol, ether, or boiling 

 water. It is sedative, antiseptic, and astringent. 

 Dose, 30-45 gr. (2-3 gm.) per day. Application in 

 I % to 4 '"( solution or paste. Syn. , Dibromogallic acid. 

 xalloformin (gal-o-form'-in). A compound of formic 

 aldehyd and gallic acid. It is used as an internal anti- 

 septic. 

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Gallol (gal'-ol). See Aluminium Gallate, Basic. 



Galtah {gal* -taK) [gala, throat, as galtah is a form of 

 surra in camels in which the throat affection is one of 

 the prominent symptoms]. Yernacular term in India 

 for trypanosomiasis. 



Galtia (gal'-sAe-aA). In India, vernacular for trypan- 



osomiasis. 



Galvanization. (See Illus. Diet. ) G., Spinogastric, 

 that in which the kathode is placed over the stomach 

 and the anode is moved up and down the spine. G., 

 Subaural, the application of the kathode under the 

 ear and of the anode on the opposing side. Syn., G. 

 of the sympathetic (Remak). 



Galvanocaustics ( gal-zan-o-kaws'-tiis). The science 

 of the caustic action of galvanism. 



Galvanofaradaic, Galvanofaradic ( gal-i'an-o-far-ad- 

 a'-ik, -ad'-ik). Relating to faradism and to galvan- 

 ism. 



Galvanology [gal-van-ol'-o-je) [galvanism; /.6-,oq, 

 science]. The science of galvanism. 



Galvanolysis (gal-van-ol'-is-is). See Electrolysis 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Galvanoplasty ( gal-van-o-plas / -te) [galvanism; -/.aa- 

 aeiv, to form]. Electroplating. 



Galvanoscopy. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The application 

 of galvanism to physiologic or clinical examination. 



Galvanosurgery {gal-van-o-sur f -jer-e}. The surgical 

 use of galvanism. 



Galvanotaxis (gal-van-o-taks'-is). See Galvanotrop- 

 ism (Illus. Diet). 



Galvanothermy {gal-van-o-thur'-me} [Galzani, an 

 Italian physician (1737-1798); Oifturj, heat]. The 

 galvanic production of heat. 



Galvanotonic {gal-van-o-ton'-ik). Relating to gal- 

 vanotonus ; both galvanic and tonic. 



Gandabiroja, Gandhabiroja {gan-dah-bir-o'-jah). 

 The vernacular name in India for the turpentine of 

 Pinus longifolius, Roxb. (a. v.). 



Gangliate, Gangliated (gaug'-gle-at, -ed). I. Fur- 

 nished with ganglia. 2. Intertwined or intermixed. 



Ganglioblast {gang'-gle-o-blast) [yayj/um; ganglion; 

 P?.oot6c, germ]. An embryonic ganglion-cell. Syn., 

 Esthesioblast. 



Gangliogen [gang / -gle-o-Jen) [yayy/uov, a ganglion; 

 ;n -vav, to produce]. See under Retinogen (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Ganglion. (See Illus. Diet.) G. abdominale cen- 

 trale, the celiac plexus. G., Acusticofacial. See 

 67. , Vestibular; also Intumescentia gangliformis 

 (Illus. Diet.). G., Auditory, a prominence on the 

 lateral wall of the fourth ventricle traversed by the 

 auditory striae. Syn., Tuberculum acusticum. G., 

 Blandin's, the sublingual ganglion, a small gangli- 

 form enlargement lying between the lingual nerve and 

 the sublingual gland. Ganglia. Gastroepiploic, the 

 gastroepiploic glands. G., Gudden's. See under 

 Gudden (Illus. Diet.). Ganglia hordeiformia, the 

 thoracic ganglia. G., Laumonier's, the carotid 

 ganglion. G., Lobstein's, a small gangliform swell- 

 ing of the great splanchnic nerve a short distance above 

 the diaphragm. G., Lowit's, the bulbus arteriosus. 

 G. maxillare, G. Meckelii minus, the submaxillary 

 ganglion. G., Neubauer's, the large ganglion formed 

 by the union of the lower cervical and first thoracic 

 ganglia. G. olivae, the dentatum. G. olivare, the 

 superior cervical ganglion. Ganglia, Respiratory. 

 Same as Centers, Respiratory. G., Soemmerring's. 

 See Intercalatum (Illus. Diet.). G. Tarini. See 

 Pons Tarini (Illus. Diet.). G., Trosier's. See 

 Sign, Trosier's. G. unciforme. See Fasciculus 

 unciformis. G., Vieussens', the solar plexus. 



Gangiioneure, Ganglioneuron (gang'-gle-o-nur, -nu f - 



