G.

GAL´EATE, _a._ Covered as with a helmet; said of certain gallinules,

coots, etc.

GALL, _n._ Bile; the secretion of the liver.

GALL-BLAD´DER, _n._ Membranous sac attached to liver for holding bile.

GALL-DUCT, _n._ Tube for conveyance of bile into the intestine; the

_ductus choledochus_.

GALLINA´CEOUS, _a._ Belonging to the _Gallinæ_; having the nature of the

domestic fowl.

GANG´LION, _n._; pl. _ganglia_. Natural knot-like enlargement of a

nerve.

GAPE, _n._ Opening of the mouth; area of the opened mouth. (28.) Compare

RICTUS and COMMISSURE.

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