Mayne's medical vocabulary : being an explanation of all terms ... / R.G. Mayne.

  • Mayne, R. G. (Robert Gray), 1808-1868.
Date:
1889
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    special reference to the trachea, or wiudpipe. See Gula. Gymnanth'ous. (Vvixvd?, naked; (Sc&os, a tlower.) Bot. Having naked flowers. See Nudijiorus. Gymna'sium. (VviJ-vd^.) Med. The place where the athletiB and others ex- ercised themselves. Gymnas'tic. {Gymnasium.) Med. Belonging to that branch of science which treats of rules to be observed in all kinds of exercise for procuring health. Gjramas'tics. (Grymnasttcus.) Med. The system by which disease is treated, and health maintained, through the regular practice of active exercises : gymnastic medicine. G., Swed'ish. A system introduced by Ling, and called the Movement Cure, in which particular muscles are made to work actively or passively. Gynmoblast'ous. (Tv/xvds; ^Xatrr-r}, a germ.) Bot. Having a naked germ. G3min6carp'ous. {Vvfxv6s; Kapirds, seed.) Bot. Having naked seed. Gymnolce'mata. (Same; Xai/xds, the throat.) Zool. An Order of PoZyzoa. Gynmoso'mata. (Same ; a-u/ia, a body.) Zool. An Order oi Pteropoda without shells, as the Clio. Gynmosper'mious. {Vv)xv6%; a-nip- ytta, aseed.) Bot. Having naked seeds. Gymnostom'ous. {Vv/xv6s; ard/j-a, a mouth.) Bot. Ajiplied to several Orders of mosses, in which the orifice of the wm is naked. G:^sec616g'ical. Physiol. Be- longing to Gyncecology. G^secei'Sgy. {Vvv-i], a woman ; X670f, a discourse.) Physiol. A treatise on woman ; and the i^oculiarities of her constitution as compared with man. Gj^an'drous. [Vvvq, a woman ; d^ijp, dj'5p6s, a man.) Bot. Consisting of male and female ; ajJiJlied to a Linn, genus, the stamens of which grow uiDon the pistil: gyuandrious. Gynatre'sia. (Tw-q ; d, ueg.; rlrprj/xi, to perforate.) Pathol., Physiol., Su7-g. Term for obliteration, also for imperforation of the vagina. GJu'dbasis. (rw?}; /3d(rtj, abase.) Bot. The base of a solitary style, which is tumid, and divided into sejiarate cells. Gyn'ophore. (Pw^; ^opew.tobear.) Bot. A prolongation of the recepta- culum, to which the pistil is often at- tached ; a thecax^hore. Gyp'smn. (rvxj/os.) Chem. The sulphate of lime, ov plaster of Paris. Gy'rant. {Gyro, to turn about.) Bot. Turning about; rotating itself. Gj^at'ed. {Gyro.) Bot. Turned about. Gyra'tion. {Gyro.) Pathol. The sensation of dizziness. GyrencSph'alous. (rupt6aj,towiud; eyK^<pa\ov, the brain.) Covi}}. Anat. Applied, by Owen, to a sub-Class of ManunaliahnYmg the brain convoluted, but in less degree than in man. Gy'ri. (PI. of Gyrus, a circuit.) Anat. The convolutions of the brain. Gy'rous. {Vvp6s, a circle; terminal -wStjs.) Bot. Having or full of circles. H. Abbr.for i7^oi-a,anhour. Also for Haustus, a draught; also for hydrogen. H.S. Med. For Hora somni, or bedtime. Habe'na. (Lat. a thong; from habeo, to hold.) A term used for frce- num, formerly a uniting bandage. Haben'ula. (Dim. of Habena.) Anat. A small, superficial, gray nucleus of the optic thalmus, close to the pos- terior commissure. Hab'it. {Ilahlto, to have often.) A power of doing anything with facility, acqiiired by long and frequent repeti- tion of the same action. Hab'itat. {HUhlto, to dwell.) Bot., Zoiil. It dwells; applied to a place where it is known a plant best grows, or an animal is generally found. Habrfima'nia. {'A^p6s, light or gay; /mafia, madness.) Pathol. Delirium in which the patient aj)pears as if cheer- ful, or merry. Hse'ma-. {Al/xa, blood.) Med. A prefix denoting reference to blood. Haemacy'anin, See Hcematocyanina.
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