| Goggia | Carlo P., 20th century Italian physician. See: Goggia's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Goggia's sign | <clinical sign> The fibrillation of the biceps muscle, when pinched and tapped, is confined to a limited area in cases of debilitating disease, whereas in health it is general. (05 Mar 2000) |
| goggle | 1. A screen cover for the eye. 2. A type of spectacle with auxiliary shields for protecting the eyes. Origin: M.E. Gogelen, to squint Plethysmographic goggle, a specially designed goggle to serve as an ophthalmodynamometer while permitting subjective visual and objective ocular changes during transient increased intraocular pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| goggle-eye | <zoology> One of two or more species of American fresh water fishes of the family Centrarchidae, especially. Chaenobryttus antistius, of Lake Michigan and adjacent waters, and Ambloplites rupestris, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley; so called from their prominent eyes. The goggler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| goggler | <zoology> A carangoid oceanic fish (Trachurops crumenophthalmus), having very large and prominent eyes. Synonym: goggle-eye, big-eyed scad, and cicharra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |