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GLOSSARY. 



intended to be developed into the 

 embryo. 



Ger'minal Vesicle. The small vesi- 

 cular body within the yolk of the 

 ovum or egg. 



Ger'minate (Lat. ger'men, a sprout). 

 To sprout or begin to grow. 



Germina'tion (Lat. ger'men, a sprout). 

 The act of sprouting. 



Ger'und (Lat. ger'o, I bear). A part 

 of a verb, partaking of the charac- 

 ter of a noun. 



Geyser. A boiling spring or foun- 

 tain, of volcanic origin. 



Gib'bous (Lat. gibbus, a bunch on the 

 back). Humped ; presenting one 

 or more large elevations. 



Gin'glymoid (Gr. yiyy\v/j.os, gin'glu- 

 mos, a hinge or joint ; etSos, eidos, 

 form). Resembling a hinge. 



Gin'glyinus (Gr. yiyy\v/j.os, gin'glu- 

 mos, a hinge or joint). A joint 

 allowing motion in two directions 

 only, such as that of the elbow and 

 lower jaw. 



Gla'brous (Lat. gla'ber, smooth). 

 Smooth ; destitute of hair. 



Glacial (Lat. glac'ies, ice). Resem- 

 bling ice. 



Glacier (Lat. glac'ies, ice). A mass 

 of snow and ice, formed in the 

 higher valleys, and descending into 

 the lower valleys, carrying with 

 them masses of rocks and stones. 



Gland (Lat. glans, an acorn). A 

 structure in animal and vegetable 

 bodies, for the purpose of secreting 

 or separating some peculiar mate- 

 rial. 



Gland'ula (Gland). In anatomy, a 

 little gland. 



Gland'ular. Consisting of or relating 

 to glands ; in botany, applied to 

 hairs having glands at their tips 

 containing some special secretion, 

 or fixed on glands in the epidermis. 



Glauco'ma (Gr. yXavicos, glaucos, 

 blue-grey). A disease of the eyes, 

 attended with a greenish discolora- 

 tion of the pupil. 



Gle'noid (Gr. y\r\vn, glene, the pupil, 

 or a shallow pit ; flSos, eidos, 

 form). A term applied to a round 

 shallow excavation in a bone, to 

 receive the head of another bone. 



Globose (Lat. globus, a globe). In 

 botany, forming nearly a true 

 sphere. 



Glob'ular (Lat. globus, a globe). A 

 very small round body. 



Glob'ular Projection. That projec- 

 tion of the sphere which so repre- 

 sents it as to present the appear- 

 ance of a globe. 



Glob'uline (Glob'ule). An organic 

 substance, somewhat resembling 

 albumen, found in the red cor- 

 puscles of the blood. 



Glochidlate (Gr. y\(axis, glocliis, a 

 projecting point ; the point of an 

 arrow). In botany, applied to hairs, 

 the divisions of which are barbed 

 like a fish-hook. 



Glom'erule (Lat. glo'mus, a clew of 

 thread ; ule, denoting smallness). 

 In botany, a kind of dense tuft of 

 flowers ; also the powdering leaf 

 lying on the thallus of lichens. 



Glomer'ulus (Lat. glo'mus, a clew of 

 thread). A name applied to small 

 red bodies in the kidney, consist- 

 ing of tufts of minute vessels, 

 covered in by the dilate end of the 

 secreting tubes of the organ. 



Glos'sary (Gr. yXwaaa, glossa, a 

 tongue). A dictionary of difficult 

 words ; sometimes an ordinary 

 dictionary. 



Glossi'tis (Gr. yXwvaa, glossa, a 

 tongue ; itis, denoting inflamma- 

 tion). Inflammation of the tongue. 



Glos'so- (Gr. yXwa-ffo, glossa, the 

 tongue). In anatomy, a prefix in 

 several compound words, signifying 

 connection with the tongue. 



Glosso-hyal (Gr. 7X0)0-0-0, glossa, the 

 tongue ; hyoid bone). Connected 

 with the tongue and the hyoid bone. 



Glottis ((jci.y\<i>TTa,glotta, thetongue). 

 The narrow opening at the top of 

 the windpipe. 



Glu'cose (Gr. yXvKvs, glu'Jcus, sweet). 

 Grape-sugar, or the sugar of fruits. 



Glume (Lat. gluma, chaff). The 

 bracts covering the flower of grasses 

 and corn. 



Glumel'lge (Lat. gluma, chaff; ella, 

 denoting smallness). The scales 

 forming, the flowers of grasses and 



