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glochidium (glokid'ium) n. [Gk. 

 glochis, arrow-point.] Hairs bear- 

 Ing barbed processes seen on the 

 massulae of certain Rhizocarps 

 (bot.} ; the larva of fresh -water 

 mussels such as Unio and Anodon 

 (zool.}. 



gloea (gle'a) n. [Gk. gloia, glue.] 

 An adhesive secretion of some 

 Protozoa (zool.}. 



glomerular (glomer'ular) a. [L. 

 glomus, ball.] Pert, or like a 

 glomerulus (anat.}. 



glomerulate (glomeYulat) a. [L. 

 glomus, ball.] Arranged in 

 clusters. 



glomerule (glom'grul) n. [L. glomus, 

 ball.] A condensed cyme of almost 

 sessile flowers ; a compact cluster 

 (bot.}. 



glomeruliferous (glomgr'ulTf'grus) a. 

 [L. glomus, ball ; ferre, to carry.] 

 Having the flowers arranged in 

 glomerules (bot.}. 



glomerulus (glomer'ulus) n. [L. 

 glomus, ball.] A network of capil- 

 lary blood-vessels ; the inturned 

 portion of a Bowman's capsule 

 (zool.} ; an oval body terminating 

 the olfactory fibre in the rhinen- 

 cephalon (anat.}. 



glomus (glo'mus) n., glomera (glonV- 

 6ra) plu. [L. glomus, ball.] A 

 number of glomeruli run together 

 (zool.} ; the coccygeal and carotid 

 skeins of the suprarenal glands 

 (anat.}. 



glossa (glos'a) n. [Gk. glossa, 

 tongue.] A tongue-like projection 

 in the middle of the labium of 

 insects (zool.}. 



glossal (glos'al) a. [Gk. glossa, 

 tongue.] Pert._ the tongue. 



glossarium (glosa'rium) n. [Gk. glossa, 

 tongue.] Theslender-pointedglossa 

 of certain Diptera (zool.}. 



glossate (glos'at) a. [Gk. glossa, 

 tongue.] Having a tongue or 

 tongue-like structure (zool.}. 



glossoepiglottic (glos'ogp'iglot'ik) a. 

 [Gk. glossa, tongue ; epi, upon ; 

 glotta, tongue.] Pert, tongue and 

 epiglottis ; appl. folds of mucous 

 membrane (anat.}. 



glossohyal(glos'6hl'al) n. \Gk.glossa, 

 tongue ; hyoeides, Y-shaped.] The 

 median basihyal of fishes (zool.}. 



glosso-kinaesthetic area, a brain 

 area in Broca's convolution immedi- 

 ately connected with speech (phys.}. 



glossopalatine (glos'opal'atm) a. 

 [Gk. glossa, tongue ; L. palatus, 

 the palate.] Connecting tongue 

 and palate ; appl. arch, muscle 

 (anat.}. 



glossophagine (glosof'ajin) a. [Gk. 

 glossa, tongue ; phagein, to eat.] 

 Securing food by means of the 

 tongue (zool.}. 



glossopharyngeal (glos'ofarTn'jeal, 

 -far'inje'al) a. [Gk. glossa, tongue ; 

 pharynx, gullet.] Pert, pharynx 

 and gullet ; appl. the ninth cranial 

 nerve (anat.}. 



glossopodium (glos'dpo'dium) n. [Gk. 

 glossa, tongue ; pous, foot.] The 

 sheathing leaf-base of Isoetes 

 (bot.}. 



glossotheca (glos'othe'ka) n. [Gk. 

 glossa, tongue ; theke, box.] The 

 proboscis-covering part of a pupal 

 integument of insects (zool.}. 



glottis (glot'is) n. [Gk. glotta, 

 tongue.] The opening into the 

 windpipe (anat.}. 



glucase (glook'as) n. [Gk. glykus, 

 sweet.] A plant enzyme which 

 produces grape sugar from maltose 

 (bot.}. 



glucoproteins, compounds of pro- 

 tein with a carbohydrate, including 

 mucins and mucoids (phys.}. 



glucosamine (glook'osam'in) ;/. [Gk. 

 glykus, sweet.] A nitrogenous sub- 

 stance with a reducing power, 

 obtained from chitin, and dextro- 

 rotary (phys.}. 



glucose (glook'os) n. [Gk. glykus, 

 sweet.] The grape sugar of plants 

 and animals (phys.}. 



gluma (gloom'a) n. [L. gluma, husk.] 

 A bract at the base of a grass in- 

 florescence or spikelet (bot^. 



glumaceous (glooma'shus) a. [L. 

 gluma, husk.] Dry and scaly like 

 glumes (bot.}. 



glume (gloom) n., see gluma. 



glumiferous (gloomlf'e'rus) a. [L. 

 gluma, husk ; ferre, to bear.] 

 Bearing or producing glumes (bot.}. 



glumiflorus (gloom'iflo'rus) a. [L. 

 gluma, husk ; flos, flower.] Having 

 flowers with glumes or bracts at 

 their bases (bot.}. 



