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along the belly, or a ventral 

 muscular disc adapted for creep- 

 ing, as in the periwinkle. 



Gasterothalameae, n., gast'-Zr-d- 

 tlial'drnf-e-e (Gr. gaster, the 

 belly; thalamos, a bed-chamber, 

 a receptacle), a section of the 

 Lichens having the shields always 

 closed, or opening by bursting 

 through the cortical layer of the 

 thallus, the nucleus containing 

 the deliquescing or shrivelled 

 sporangia. 



gastric, a., gast'-rik (Gr. gaster. 

 the belly or stomach), relating 

 to the belly or stomach in man ; 

 popularly applied to certain forms 

 of fever : gastric juice, the fluid 

 in the stomach which acts as the 

 principal agent in digestion : gas- 

 tritis, n., gast-rit'is, inflamma- 

 tion of the stomach: gastro, 

 gast'ro, signifying, related to, or 

 connected with the stomach. 



gastricolse, n. plu., gast-riWift-e 

 (Gr. gaster, the belly ; colo, I 

 inhabit), intestinal parasites, 

 being the larvse of certain flies, 

 found in the intestines of various 

 animals. 



gastro-cephalitis, gast'-ro-sef-al 

 It'-is (Gr. gaster, the belly ; 

 Tcephale, the head), inflammation 

 of the stomach with excitement 

 of the brain and head. 



gastrocnemius, n., gast'-rtilc-nemf- 

 i-us (Gr. gaster, the belly; Tcnerne, 

 the leg), the muscle or muscles 

 which principally form the calf 

 of the leg, and whose office it is 

 to extend the foot ; this muscle 

 is also called ' gemellus superior. ' 



gastrodynia, n., gast'-rd-din'-i'a 

 (Gr. gaster^ the belly ; odune, 

 pain), a painful affection of the 

 stomach. 



gastro - enteritis, gasf-ro - %n f -fer- 

 lt f -is (Gr. gaster, the belly ; en- 

 teron, an intestine), inflammation 

 of the stomach and small intes- 

 tines. 



gastromalacia, n., gast'-rd-mal-d' 

 shi-d (Gr. gaster, the belly ; L. 



malacus, Gr. malakos, soft to the 

 touch, tender), a softening of the 

 stomach, due to the action of the 

 gastric juice on the coats of the 

 stomach after death. 



gastrorrhoaa, n. , gast'rtir-re'a (Gr. 

 gaster, the belly ; rheo, I flow), 

 catarrh of the stomach, attended 

 with the discharge of abundant 

 mucus. 



gastro-splenic, a., gast'-rd-splen'-ih 

 (Gr. gaster, the belly ; splen, the 

 spleen), pert, to the stomach and 

 spleen. 



gastrula, n., gast-rdl'-a (a dim. 

 formed from Gr. gaster, the 

 belly), a name applied to the 

 developmental stage in various 

 animals, in which the embryo 

 consists of two fundamental 

 membranes, an outer and an 

 inner, enclosing a central cavity. 



gattine, n.,gat'tm (a corruption of 

 catkin ; It. gattino, a kitten), 

 a disease in silkworms caused 

 by the fungus Cladospor- 

 ium herbarnm, so called from 

 the dead caterpillars presenting 

 the appearance of a kind of pas- 

 tille, as the disease ' muscardine ' 

 has that of a little cake. 



Gaultheria, n., gdwl-ther^i-d (after 

 Gaulthier, a botanist of Canada), 

 a genus of ornamental shrubs, 

 Ord. Ericaceae : Gaultheria pro- 

 cumbens, pro-lcumf-benz (L. pro- 

 cumbens, leaning forward, bending 

 down); and G-. shallon, shal'ldn 

 (name in Amer.), furnish suc- 

 culent and grateful berries which 

 yield a volatile oil. 



gelatine, n., jel'at-m (F. gelatine, 

 It. and Sp. gelatina, gelatine ; 

 L. gelatum, to congeal), the prin- 

 ciple of jelly ; animal jelly ; 

 gelatinous, a., jet-at'-m-us, re- 

 sembling or consisting of jelly ; 

 having the consistence of jelly. 



gelatio, n., jel-a'-shl-o (L. geldtio, 

 frost), frostbite as it affects man: 

 gelation, n., jel'of-shun, the rigid 

 state of the body in catalepsy, aa 

 if frozen. 



