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and deposited eggs, of the Diplo- 

 lepis Gallse tinctorise, etc. : gallic, 

 a., gal' lik, denoting an acid 

 obtained from gall-nuts. 



gall, v., gdwl (F. galler, to fret, 

 to itch ; It. galla, scab ; Icel. 

 galli, a fault or imperfection), to 

 injure or break the skin by rub- 

 bing : n., a wound in the skin 

 produced by rubbing. 



Gallinacei, n. plu., gal'-ttn-H'sZ-l 

 (L. galllna, a hen, a fowl), that 

 section of the Order of Rasorial 

 birds of which the common fowl 

 is the type ; sometimes applied 

 to the whole Order. 



galvanism, n., galv'-an-izm (after 

 Galvani, the discoverer), electric- 

 ity developed from the chemical 

 action which takes place from 

 certain bodies placed in contact, 

 as different metals ; often applied 

 to the body as a remedial agent, 

 especially in the case of nervous 

 diseases. 



3-amassia, n., gam-as'-si-a (a 

 native name), the Gamass or 

 Squamash, a genus of plants, 

 Ord. Liliacese : Gamassia escul- 

 enta, tek f -ul'<&n&& (L. esculentus, 

 eatable, esculent from esca, 

 food), a plant whose root bulb is 

 used as food, and is called by the 

 Indians of N. America ' biscuit- 

 root. ' 



Jambier, n., gam'-bi-Zr, orGambir, 

 n., gam'bir (from Gambler, East 

 Indies), an astringent drug, and 

 used as a substitute for catechu, 

 obtained from the Uncaria gam- 

 bier, Ord. Rubiacese. 



gamboge, n., gam-bddj' (from 

 Cambodia, in Asia), a yellow or 

 greenish kind of resin, used as a 

 pigment, and in medicine as a 

 powerful purgative. 



gamogastrous, a., gam'-d-gas'trtis 

 (Gr. gamos, marriage, union ; 

 gaster, the belly, an ovary), in 

 bot., applied to a pistil formed by 

 a union of the ovaries more or 

 less complete, while the styles 

 and stigmata remain free : gam- 



opetalous, a., gam'-d-pZt'al-us 

 (Gr. petalon, a leaf), having a 

 corolla formed by the union or 

 grafting together of several petals, 

 so as to form a tube ; monopetal- 

 ous: gamosepalous, a., gam'-o- 

 sep'-dl-us (sepalon, an adapted 

 word, formed from Gr. petalon), 

 having a calyx formed by the 

 union of several petals ; mono- 

 sepalous : gamophyllous, a., 

 gam'-d-fil'-lus (Gr. phullon, a 

 leaf), having one leaf or mem- 

 brane ; monophyllous. 



ganglion, n., gdng'gli-dn, gangli- 

 ons, n. plu., -tinz, or ganglia, 

 n. plu., -li'd (Gr. gangglion, a 

 little tumour under the skin near 

 the sinews), in surg., a turn our in 

 the sheath of a tendon ; a mass of 

 nervous matter containing nerve 

 cells and giving origin to nerve 

 fibres; a nerve centre: ganglionic, 

 a., gang'gtt'dn'tk, relating to 

 ganglia ; applied to collections 

 of nucleated nerve cells which are 

 centres of nervous power to the 

 fibres connected with them ; in 

 bot., a swelling in the mycelium 

 of some fungi : gangliated, a., 

 gdng f -gli-dt'$d, having ganglions ; 

 intertwined : gangliform, a. , 

 gdng'-gli'f6rm (L. forma, shape), 

 having the form of a ganglion : 

 ganglioma, n., gdng'-gli-omf-d, a 

 glandular or ganglionic tumour : 

 ganglion intercaroticum, In'-ter* 

 kdr>6t r -ik'Um (L. inter, between, 

 amidst ; new L. caroticus, carotid 

 from Gr. karoo, I throw into a 

 deep sleep), a large ganglionic 

 body placed on the inner side 

 of the angle of division of the 

 common carotid artery : g. thyr- 

 oideum, thir>d^d^-um (new L. 

 thyroldeus, resembling the shape 

 of an oblong shield from Gr. 

 thureos, a shield ; eidos, resem- 

 blance), the smallest of the cerv- 

 ical ganglia, placed on or near 

 the inferior thyroid artery. 



gangrene, n., gang'-gren (L. gan- 

 grcena, Gr.ganggraina, a gangrene 



