| galla | Synonym: nutgall. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gallamine triethiodide | <chemical> A synthetic nondepolarising blocking drug. The actions of gallamine triethiodide are similar to those of tubocurarine, but this agent blocks the cardiac vagus and may cause sinus tachycardia and, occasionally, hypertension and increased cardiac output. It should be used cautiously in patients at risk from increased heart rate but may be preferred for patients with bradycardia. Pharmacological action: neuromuscular nondepolarising agents, nicotinic antagonists. Chemical name: Ethanaminium, 2,2',2''-(1,2,3-benzenetriyltris(oxy))tris(N,N,N-triethyl-, triiodide (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallant | 1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood. 2. One fond of paying attention to ladies. 3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. In the first sense it is by some orthoepists (as in Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallantry | Origin: F. Galanterie. 1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. "Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . When the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver." (Fuller) 2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry. 3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bed sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue. 4. Gallant persons, collectively. "Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy." (Shak) Synonym: See Courage, and Heroism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallate | <chemistry> A salt of gallic acid. Origin: Cf. F. Gallate. See Gall gallnut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallature | <zoology> The tread, treadle, or chalasa of an egg. Origin: From L. Gallus a cock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Gallavardin | Louis, French physician, 1875-1957. See: Gallavardin's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gallavardin's phenomenon | Dissociation between the noisy and musical elements of the murmur of aortic stenosis, the musical element being better heard at the left sternal border and at the cardiac apex while the noisy element is better heard at the aortic area. (05 Mar 2000) |