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GLOU-GLOU 



the peptic glands. G.s, Willis', the corpora albi- 

 cantia. 



Glandaceous (glan-da' '-shits) [glans, an acorn]. Yel- 

 lowish-brown in color. 



Glanders (glan'-derz). An infectious disease of horses, 

 mules, and asses, communicable to man and caused by 

 a specific microorganism, Bacillus mallei. It occurs 

 in all countries and at all seasons and is known as 

 glanders when the principal seat of its activity is the 

 mucosa of the nostril, and as farcy when it is confined 

 to the subcutaneous lymphatics. [Abbott.] G., 

 African. See Lymphangitis epizootica. 



Glandiform [glan' '-de-form) \_glatis, an acorn; forma, 

 form], i. Acorn-shaped. 2. Adenoid. 



Glandulen {glan'-du-len). A preparation of the bron- 

 chial glands of sheep, used in the treatment of tuber- 

 culosis. Dose, 12-20 gr. 3 times daily. 



Glanduliform (glan-du'-le-form). Shaped like a 

 gland. 



Glass. (See Illus. Diet.) G., Liquid, a saturated solu- 

 tion of potassium silicate. G.-wool, white silky 

 threads obtained bythe action of a powerful blast on 

 a falling stream of molten glass ; it is used in draining 

 wounds and in filtering strong acids and alkalis. Syn., 

 Slag-wool. 



Glassing, Glazing (glas'-ing). Synonym of Applying 

 Spectacles. 



Glassy (glas / -e). 1. Having the appearance of glass; 

 vitreous; hyaline. 2. Expressionless. 



Glastine (glas'-ten) \_glastum, the herb woad used in 

 dyeing blue]. Bluish in color, as glastine bile. 



Gliabacteria {gli-ah-bak-tc'-re-ah) [yXia, glue; Bac- 

 terium']. Bacteria in the zooglea stage, embedded in 

 a gelatinous matrix. 



Gliacoccus (gli-ah-hoh'-us) \j'Xia, glue ; k6kkoc, berry]. 

 A micrococcus invested with a gelatinous envelope. 



Gliacyte {gli'-ah-slt) [y'/ua, glue; kvtoc, cell]. A 

 neuroglia cell. 



Gliomyoma [gli-o-mi-o / -mah). Glioma combined with 

 myoma. 



Glioneuroma (gli-o-nu-ro'-mah). Glioma with neu- 

 romatous characteristics. 



Gliosis. (See Illus. Diet.) G. cervicalis, syringo- 

 myelia. 



Glischrin {glis'-kriri). Malerba's name for a nitrog- 

 enous mucus formed in urine by Bacterium glischro- 

 geiium. 



Glischrobacterium ( glis-kro-bak-te> '-re-um) [y?uoxpor, 

 viscid; Bacterium']. The microorganism Bacterium 

 glischrogenum causing mucous degeneration of the 

 urine. 



Glischrogenous {glis-kroj f -en-us) [y?doxf>os, 'viscid ; 

 yevvav, to produce]. Giving rise to viscidity. 



Glissonitis (glis-on-i f -tis). Inflammation of Glisson's 

 capsule. 



Globomyeloma {glo-bo-mi-el-o'-mah) [globus, a ball ; 

 myeloma]. A round-celled sarcoma. 



Globular Value. The relative amount of hemoglobin 

 contained in a red corpuscle. It is a fraction of which 

 the numerator is the percentage of hemoglobin and the 

 denominator the percentage of corpuscle. 



Globularetin, Globularrhetin {glob-u-lar-e'-tin). C, 2 - 

 1 1 1 J). r A decomposition-product of globularin by the 

 action of dilute acids. It is a powerful diuretic, stimu- 

 lates the secretion of bile, and in large doses causes 

 acute irritation of the intestine. It is used with globu- 

 larin in gout, etc. Dose, \ gr. 



Globularin (glol>-u-lar / -in). C S0 H 4 ,O M . A glucosid 

 from the leaves of Globularin alypum, L. , occurring as 

 a white amorphous powder soluble in water and alco- 

 hol and insoluble in ether. Its action upon the heart 

 and nervous system is similar to that of caffein, while 



it diminishes the quantity and specific gravity of the 

 urine and its contained urates and uric acid. It is used 

 in connection with globuretin in gout, rheumatism, etc. 



Globule. (See Illus. Diet.) G.s, Directing, G.s, 

 Directive, G.s, Extrusion, G.s, Polar. See Bodies, 

 Directing. G., Dobie's, a small round body rendered 

 visible in the center of the transparent disc of a muscu- 

 lar fibril by staining. G.s, Morgagni's, small hyaline 

 bodies found between the crystalline lens and its capsule 

 before and after death, especially in cases of cataract. 

 They are due to coagulation of the albuminous fluid 

 contained in the lens. Syn., MorgagnV s spheres. 



Globulolysis (glob-u-lol'-is-is). See Cytolysis. 



Globus. (See Illus. Diet.) G. martialis, iron potas- 

 siotartrate. G. uterinus, the hard round ball formed 

 by the contracted uterus after expulsion of the fetus. 



Glceosporium {gle-o-spo' -re-um) [yXoiog, viscid ; airo- 

 poq, spore]. A genus of fungi. G. fructigenum, 

 Berk., causes apple canker and bitter rot of apples. 



Gloiopeltis (gloi-o-pel'-tis) [yt.oia, glue, gelatin; 

 nt'/at), a little shield]. A genus of marine Alga of the 

 order Gigartinacece. G. tenax, Agardh., a species 

 found in the Chinese Sea. It yields with hot water a 

 gelatin known in Japan and China under the name 

 Satsuma funori, used in place of gum or glue as an 

 adhesive substance, and as a starch and glaze in 

 laundry work. It constitutes in part the Japanese 

 gelatin or agar-agar of commerce. 



Glome. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. One of the two rounded 

 prominences which form the backward prolongations 

 of the frog of a horse' s foot. Cf. Periople. 



Glomer (glcZ-mur) [glomus, a ball]. A conglomerate 

 gland. 



Glomerular {g'om-er'-u-lar). Relating to a glomerule 

 of the kidney. 



Glomerule. (See Illus. Diet.) G. of the Spleen, 

 round masses of lymphoid tissue developed in the ad- 

 ventitia of the arteries of the spleen. 



Glomus (glo'-mus) [L., a ball; pi. glomeres], 1. A 

 fold of the mesothelium arising near the base of the 

 mesentery in the pronephros and containing a ball of 

 bloodvessels. Syn., Glomerule of the pronephros. 2. 

 The part of the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle 

 which covers the thalamus. Syn., G. chorioideum. 



Glonoinism, Glonoism (glon-c/-in-izm, glon'-o- 

 [GIONO, the letters of the formula representing nitro- 

 glycerin]. Intoxication by nitroglycerin. 



Glossinose {glos f -in-oz). Synonym of Trypanoso- 

 miasis. 



Glossodynamometer {•glos-o-di-nam-om'-et-ur) [; /<i<t- 

 aa, tongue; dynamometer]. An apparatus for estimat- 

 ing the capacity of the tongue to resist pressure. 



Glossokinesthetic {glos-o-kin-es-thet f -ik) [;> 

 tongue; kinesthetic]. Relating to the subjective per- 

 ception of the motions of the tongue in speech. 



Glossolabial {glos-o-la'-be-al) [y'/.tioaa, tongue; la- 

 bium, lip]. Relating to the tongue and the lip. 



Glossomanteia, Glossomantia (glos-o-wan'-ti-ah) 

 \y?Maaa, tongue ; [tavTEta, divination]. Prognosis of a 

 disease based on the appearance of the tongue. 



Glossopalatine (glos-o-pal'-at-en) [y'/ijooa, tongue; 

 palatum, palate]. Relating to the tongue and the 

 palate. 



Glossopalatinus (glos-o-pal-at-i'-ntis). See under 

 Muscles. 



Glossopeda (glos-ofe'-dah) [y^uaaa, tongue; pes, 

 foot]. Synonym of Foot-and-mouth Disease. 



Glossotrichia (glos-o-trik'-e-ah) [yluoca, tongue; 

 fljotf, hair]. Hairy tongue. 



Glou-glou (gloo'-gloo). A gurgling sound supposedly 

 produced in the stomach by the respiratory pressure of 

 the diaphragm; only heard when the stomach has 



