| gar | <zoology> Any slender marine fish of the genera Belone and Tylosurus. See Garfish. The gar pike. See Alligator gar (under Alligator), and Gar pike. <zoology> Gar pike, or Garpike, a large, elongated ganoid fish of the genus Lepidosteus, of several species, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and tropical America. Origin: Prob. AS. Gar dart, spear, lance. The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head. Cf. Goad, Gore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| garancin | <chemistry> An extract of madder by sulphuric acid. It consists essentially of alizarin. Origin: F. Garance madder, LL. Garantia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| garapata disease | <disease> Tick fever occurring in Spain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| garbage | Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome. Origin: OE. Also garbash, perh. Orig, that which is purged or cleansed away; cf. OF. Garber to make fine, neat, OHG. Garawan to make ready, prepare, akin to E. Garb dress; or perh. For garbleage, fr. Garble; or cf. OF. Garbage tax on sheaves, E. Garb sheaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Garbe, William | <person> Canadian dermatologist, *1908. See: Sulzberger-Garbe disease, Sulzberger-Garbe syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| garcinia | <botany> A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree (Garcinia Mangostana), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago; so called in honor of Dr. Garcin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| garden | 1. A piece of ground appropriates to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables. 2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country. "I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy, The pleasant garden of great Italy." (Shak) Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse. Garden balsam, an ornamental plant (Impatiens Balsamina). Garden engine, a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens. Garden glass. A bell glass for covering plants. A globe of dark-coloured glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany. Garden house A summer house. A privy. Garden husbandry, the raising on a small scale of seeds, fruits, vegetables, etc, for sale. Garden mold or mould, rich, mellow earth which is fit for a garden. Garden nail, a cast nail used, for fastening vines to brick walls. Garden net, a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc, to protect them from birds. Garden party, a social party held out of doors, within the grounds or garden attached to a private residence. Garden plot, a plot appropriated to a garden. Garden pot, a watering pot. Garden pump, a garden engine; a barrow pump. Garden shears, large shears, for clipping trees and hedges, pruning, etc. <zoology> Garden spider,, the diadem spider (Epeira diadema), common in gardens, both in Europe and America. It spins a geometrical web. See Geometric spider, and Spider web. Garden stand, a stand for flower pots. Garden stuff, vegetables raised in a garden. Garden syringe, a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling them with solutions for destroying insects, etc. Garden truck, vegetables raised for the market. Garden ware, garden truck. Bear garden, Botanic garden, etc. See Bear, etc. Hanging garden. See Hanging. Kitchen garden, a garden where vegetables are cultivated for household use. Market garden, a piece of ground where vegetable are cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use. Origin: OE. Gardin, OF. Gardin, jardin, F. Jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. Garto, G. Garten; akin to AS. Geard. See Yard an inclosure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gardenia | <botany> A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; so called in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gardner syndrome | <radiology> Autosomal dominant, adenomas leading to colon carcinoma (treatment: colectomy), periampullary carcinoma, soft-tissue lesions, sebaceous cysts, subcutaneous fibromas, leiomyomas, lipomas, bony lesions, osteomas (especially in sinuses), exostoses, cortical thickening, dental abnormalities (caries, extra teeth, odontomas) see: polyposis syndromes (12 Dec 1998) |
| Gardner's syndrome | <syndrome> Multiple polyposis predisposing to carcinoma of the colon; also multiple tumours, osteomas of the skull, epidermoid cysts, and fibromas; autosomal dominant inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gardner, Eldon | <person> U.S. Geneticist, *1909. See: Gardner's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gardner, F | <person> See: Gardner-Diamond syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gardner-Diamond syndrome | <syndrome> A condition, usually occurring in women, in which the individual bruises easily (purpura simplex) and the ecchymoses tend to enlarge and involve adjacent tissues, resulting in pain in the affected parts; so-called because similar lesions are produced by inoculation of the individual's blood or various components of red blood cells and it is thought to be a form of localised autosensitization, although no specific antibodies have been demonstrable; in some individuals, there seems to be a psychogenic mechanism. Synonym: Gardner-Diamond syndrome, psychogenic purpura. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gardnerella | <bacteria> A bacterium also known either as Gardnerella vaginalis, Haemophilus vaginalis or Corynebacterium vaginalis is a gram-negative organism found in 40% of asymptomatic women and children with no prior sexual contact. Known to be a common cause for vaginitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| gardnerella vaginalis | The only species in the genus gardnerella, and previously classed as haemophilus vaginalis. This bacterium, also isolated from the female genital tract of healthy women, is implicated in the cause of bacterial vaginosis (vaginosis, bacterial). It occasionally causes postpartum bacteraemia and bacteraemia following a transurethral resection of the prostate. (12 Dec 1998) |