| 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) |
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| 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) |
| gallbladder | <anatomy> A digestive organ which stores bile (produced in the liver), used in the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| gallbladder carcinoma | <radiology> Females (80%), peak age 60 - 70 years of age, associated with, gallstones (60-90%), porcelain gall bladder (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallbladder disease | <gastroenterology, surgery> An inflammatory condition of the gallbladder that usually results from the presence of gallstones and repeated bouts of cholecystitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| gallbladder emptying | A process whereby bile is delivered from the gallbladder into the duodenum. The emptying is caused by both contraction of the gallbladder and relaxation of the sphincter mechanism at the choledochal terminus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallbladder fossa | A depression on the visceral surface of the liver anteriorly, between the quadrate and the right lobes, lodging the gallbladder. Synonym: fossa vesicae biliaris, gallbladder fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gallbladder scan | <investigation, radiology> A test that uses a radioactive tracer to look for bile duct obstruction or gallbladder inflammation. A special tracer is injected into a vein that tends to collect primarily in the liver. It is then excreted in the bile where it makes its way to the gallbladder. A gamma camera measures the tracer (radioactivity) and generates an image of the gallbladder and biliary system. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Gallego's differentiating solution | A dilute solution of formaldehyde and acetic acid used in a modified Gram stain to differentiate and enhance the basic fuchsin binding to Gram-negative microorganisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gallein | <chemistry> A red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids. Origin: Pyrogallol + phthalein. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallery | Pl Galleries . [F. Galerie, It. Galleria, fr. LL. Galeria gallery, perh. Orig, a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. Galerie a rejoicing, fr. Galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant. 1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal. 2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc. 3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall. 4. A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern galery or quarter gallry, seldom found in vessels built since 1850. 5. Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive galery. 6. <chemical> A working drift or level. Whispering gallery. See Whispering. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |