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Genucubital ( jen-u-ku'-bit-al) [genu, knee ; cubitus, 

 elbow]. Relating to or supported by the knees and 

 elbows. 



Genufacial (jen-u-fa'-shal) [genu, knee; facialis, of 

 the face]. Relating to the knees and face. 



Genupectoral ( jen-u-pek'-to-ral ) [genu, knee ; pectus, 

 breast]. Pertaining to the knee-chest posture — the 

 patient resting upon the knees and chest. 



Genychiloplasty ( jen-e-kV-lo-plas-te\ [}svvc, cheek; 

 Xei'/.og, lip; -'/dooeiv, to form]. Plastic surgery of 

 both cheek and lip. 



Genyoplasty. See Genioplasty (Illus. Diet.). 



Geobios (/e-o-bi'-os) [}'], the earth; 3:oc, life]. The 

 totality of the land-dwelling or terrestrial plant and 

 animal world. Cf. Limnobios, Halobios. 



Geoform (je'-o-form). A tasteless, odorless, nontoxic 

 compound of guaiacol and formic aldehyd ; it is used 

 as an antiseptic. 



Georget's Stupidity. Simple mental confusion with- 

 out hallucination or delusion. 



Georgopathia, Georgopathy {je-or-go-path'-e-ah, 

 je-or-°op / -ath-e) [; eup) oq, a husbandman ; -xciHoq, dis- 

 ease]. Pellagra. 



Geosote (jV-o-sot). See Guaiacol Valerianate. 



Geraniol ( je-ra' '-ni-ol ') . C 10 H 1T OH. A colorless, 

 highly refractive liquid with strong odor of roses, 

 separated from oil of Indian geranium (Andropogon 

 nardus, L. ). It is an isomerid of borneol. 



Geranyl (jer'-an-il). C 10 H |T . The radicle of geraniol. 



Geratology. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Gereology. 



Gereology, Geraeology (jer-e-ol'-o-je) [yepaioc, vener- 

 able ; '/.oyoq, science]. The science of old age ; the 

 structural changes and diseases incident to it, its 

 hygiene, etc. 



Germ. (See Illus. Diet. ) G. -centers, Flemming's, 

 the areas in the adenoid tissue of the spleen and 

 lymphatic glands in which leukocytes are formed. 

 G.s, Cohnheim's Tumor-, small aberrant or heter- 

 otopic masses of embryonic tissue from which new 

 growths may originate. G. -force, plastic or con- 

 structive force. G. -ridge. Same as G. Epithelium 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Germanium (jer-man'-e-uw). See Elements, Table of 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Germiletum (Jer-/nil-e / -lum). An antiseptic, said to 

 consist of a solution of borohydrofluoric and borosaly- 

 benzoic acids, boroglycerin, and formaldehyd with 

 potassium permanganate, menthol, thymol, and aro- 

 matics. 



Germol ( jer'-mol). A bactericidal, reddish-brown 

 liquid preparation analogous to cresol. 



Gerodermia (jer-o-dur' '-me-ah). See Geromorphism 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Gerontatrophy (jer-on-tat'-ro-fe). See Geromaras- 

 mus (Illus. Diet. ). 



Gerontic ( jer-on'-tik) [yepovrtnoc, belonging to an old 

 man]. Pertaining to old age. 



Gerontin (jer-on'-tin). See under Leukomains, Table 

 of (Illus. Diet.). 



Gerontopia (Jer-on-to'-pe-ah). See Presbyopia (Illus. 

 Diet. ). 



Gerontopityriasis ( fer-on-to-pit-ir-i' '-a-sis). See Pityr- 

 iasis senilis (Illus. Diet.). 

 Gersuny's Paraffin Prosthesis. See under Prosthesis. 

 Gestation. (See Illus. Diet.) G., Duration of. See 

 Table under Pregnancy (Illus. Diet.). 



iGhe. The root of Oldenlandia umbellata, L. 



Ghee, Ghi [Hind.]. Butter clarified and liquefied by 



i slow boiling and used as a base for ointments and as 



J a dressing for wounds. 



I Giant. (See Illus. Diet.) G. -finger. Synonym of 

 Macrodactylia. 



Gibber (giy-ur) [gibba, a hunch, a hump]. A sac- 

 like enlargement. G. inferior thalami. See Pul- 

 Tinar (i) (Illus. Diet.). G. ulnae, the olecranon. 



Gigantocyte (ji-gant'-o-sit) [yi}ac, giant; ki-toc, cell]. 

 A large nonnucleated red blood-corpuscle. 



Gigartina (jig-ar-te'-)iak) [;. qreprov, a grape seed]. 

 A genus of marine Alga of the order Gigartinacew. 

 G. acicularis, Lamour., occurs on the rocks of the 

 Mediterranean and Adriatic and constitutes to a large 

 extent the Corsican mass of commerce. Cf. Alsidium 

 helminthochortus, Ag. G. lichenoides. See Gracil- 

 laria lichenoides, Agardh. 



Gigathism. Incorrect spelling of Githagism. 



Gillenia trifoliata. (See Illus. Diet.) Dose of fl. ext. 

 as expectorant, 3-8 Tt^ (0.2-0.5 c - c -) > mild emetic, 

 dose, 20-30 n\ (1. 2-1.8 c.c.). 



Gillenin. (See Illus. Diet.) Dose, 4-6 gr. (0.26- 

 0.4 gm.). 



Gilvor {jil'-vor) [gilvus, pale yellow]. The earthy 

 complexion accompanying certain forms of cachexia 

 and dyscrasia. 



Githagism (gith'-a-jisni) [gith, a black-seeded plant ; 

 agere, to carry]. The condition of chronic poisoning 

 produced in man and animals attributed to the seeds of 

 corn-cockle ( Lychnis githago, Scop.), which often find 

 their way into cereal foods. 



Glabrification (gla-bri-fi-ha / -shun) \_glaber, smooth; 

 face re, to make]. The process of becoming smooth, 

 glistening, and hairless. 



Glabrificins (gla-bnf'-is-ins). See Antibodies. 



Gland. (See Illus. Diet.) G., Admaxillary, an 

 accessory parotid or salivary gland. G., Amygdaloid, 

 an almond-shaped indurated gland. Cf. Bullet-gland. 

 G., Bullet-, a swollen or indurated gland, as found in 

 the inguinal and cervical region in cases of syphilis; also 

 called amygdaloid. G.s, Clapton-Havers'. See 

 G.s of I/avers (Illus. Diet.). G.s, Cobelli's, a ring 

 of mucous glands in the mucosa of the esophagus, just 

 above the cardia. G.s, Fraenkel's. minute glands 

 opening immediately below the edge of the vocal cords. 

 G.s, Gley's, the parathyroid glands. G., Hemo- 

 lymph, glands discovered in 1884 by Heneage Gib- 

 bes, chiefly in the retroperitoneal region. They are 

 intermediate between the spleen and ordinary lymph- 

 glands. Their function is mainly hemolytic. There 

 are two types to which the names splenolymph and 

 manolymph or marrow-lymph are applied. G.s, 

 Huguier's. See under Huguier ( Illus. Diet.). G.s, 

 Integumentary, the sebaceous and sudiparous glands. 

 G., Intercapsular, along, narrow, paired organ found 

 in the human embryo corresponding in position and 

 general appearance to the hibernating glands of the 

 lower animals, but from its inner lymphoid structure it 

 is supposed to be a hemolymph gland ; no trace of it 

 persists to adult life. G., Manolymph, G., Marrow- 

 lymph, a name given to a variety of hemolymph gland 

 (q. 7.). G.s, Manz'. See under J/anz (Illus. 

 Diet.). G., Merocrine. See under Merocrine. 

 G.s, Parathyroid, small lymphatic glands lying near 

 the thyroid but differing from it in histologic structure 

 and not accessory to it. Syn., Glev' s glands ; Sand- 

 stroem's glands. G.s. Sandstroem's. See G.s, Para- 

 thyroid. G.s, Schiiller's, urethral glands, diverticula 

 of Gartner's ducts. G., Splenolymph, a term applied 

 to certain hemolymph glands intermediate between the 

 spleen and ordinary lymph-glands. G., Suzanne's, a 

 mucous gland found in the floor of the mouth close to the 

 medianline. G.s, Tiedemann's. See G.s, Bartholin's 

 (Illus. Diet.). G., Virchow's, a lymphatic gland 

 situated behind the clavicular insertion of the sterno- 

 mastoid. Syn.. Jugular gland. G.s, Waldeyer's. 

 See under JValdeyer (Illus. Diet.). G.s, Wasmann's, 



