Gassing Gas"sing noun 1. (Manuf.) The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of singeing. 2. Boasting; insincere or empty talk. [ Slang]
Gassy Gas"sy adjective Full of gas; like gas. Hence: [ Colloq.] Inflated; full of boastful or insincere talk.
Gast Gast transitive verb [ Middle English
gasten ,
g...sten to frighten, akin to Goth.
usgaisjan . See
Aghast ,
Ghastly , and confer
Gaze .]
To make aghast; to frighten; to terrify. See Aghast . [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. Shak.
Gaster Gast"er transitive verb To gast. [ Obsolete]
Beau. & Fl.
Gasteromycetes Gas`te·ro·my·ce"tes noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... stomach + ... a mushroom.]
(Botany) An order of fungi, in which the spores are borne inside a sac called the peridium, as in the puffballs.
Gasteropod Gas"ter·o·pod noun (Zoology) Same as Gastropod .
Gasteropoda Gas`te·rop`o·da noun plural (Zoology) Same as Gastropoda .
Gasteropodous Gas`ter·op"o·dous adjective (Zoology) Same as Gastropodous .
Gastful, Gastly Gast"ful, Gast"ly adjective [ Obsolete]
See Ghastful , Ghastly .
Gastight Gas"tight` adjective So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.
Gastness Gast"ness noun See Ghastness . [ Obsolete]
Gastornis Gas·tor"nis noun [ New Latin , from
Gaston M. Plante, the discover + Greek ... bird.]
(Paleon.) A genus of large eocene birds from the Paris basin.
Gastralgia Gas·tral"gi·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., stomach + ... pain.]
(Medicine) Pain in the stomach or epigastrium, as in gastric disorders.
Gastric Gas"tric adjective [ Greek ..., ..., stomach: confer French
gastrique .]
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the gastric artery. Gastric digestion (Physiol.) ,
the conversion of the albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric juice. --
Gastric fever (Medicine) ,
a fever attended with prominent gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the stomach attended with fever. --
Gastric juice (Physiol.) ,
a thin, watery fluid, with an acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid in the body, but acts only on proteid foods. --
Gastric remittent fever (Medicine) ,
a form of remittent fever with pronounced stomach symptoms.
Gastriloquist Gas·tril"o·quist noun [ Greek
gasth`r ,
gastro`s , stomach + Latin
loqui to speak.]
One who appears to speak from his stomach; a ventriloquist.
Gastriloquous Gas·tril"o·quous adjective Ventriloquous. [ R.]
Gastriloquy Gas·tril"o·quy noun A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
Gastritis Gas·tri"tis noun [ New Latin , from. Greek ..., ..., stomach +
-itis .]
(Medicine) Inflammation of the stomach, esp. of its mucuos membrane.
Gastro- Gas"tro- A combining form from the Greek ..., ..., the stomach, or belly; as in gastro colic, gastro cele, gastro tomy.
Gastrocnemius Gas`troc·ne"mi·us noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... the calf of the leg.]
(Anat.) The muscle which makes the greater part of the calf of the leg.
Gastrocolic Gas`tro·col"ic adjective [
Gastro- +
colic .]
(Anat.) Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon; as, the gastrocolic , or great, omentum.
Gastrodisc Gas`tro·disc noun [
Gastro- +
disc .]
(Biol.) That part of blastoderm where the hypoblast appears like a small disk on the inner face of the epibladst.
Gastroduodenal Gas`tro·du"o·de"nal adjective [
Gastro- +
-duodenal .]
(Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and duodenum; as, the gastroduodenal artery.
Gastroduodenitis Gas`tro·du`o·de·ni"tis noun [ New Latin See
Gastroduodenal , and
-itis .]
(Medicine) Inflammation of the stomach and duodenum. It is one of the most frequent causes of jaundice.
Gastroelytrotomy Gas`tro·el`y·trot"o·my noun [
Gastro- + Gr ... sheath + ... a cutting]
(Surg.) The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a fetus. It is a substitute for the Cæsarean operation, and less dangerous.
Gastroenteric Gas`tro·en·te"ric adjective [
Gastro- +
-enteric .]
(Anat. & Med.) Gastrointestinal.
Gastroenteritis Gas`tro·en`te·ri"tis noun [ New Latin See
Gastroenrteric , and
-itis .]
(Medicine) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines.
Gastroepiploic Gas`tro·ep`i·plo"ic adjective [
Gastro- +
-epiploic .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and omentum.
Gastrohepatic Gas`tro·he·pat"ic adjective [
Gastro- +
-hepatic .]
(Medicine) Pertaining to the stomach and liver; hepatogastric; as, the gastrohepatic , or lesser, omentum.
Gastrohysterotomy Gas`tro·hys`ter·ot"o·my noun [
Gastro- + Greek ... womb +
... to cut.]
(Surg.) Cæsarean section. See under Cæsarean .
Gastrointestinal Gas`tro·in·tes"ti·nal adjective [
Gastro- +
-intestinal .]
(Anat. & Med.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines; gastroenteric.
Gastrolith Gas`tro·lith noun [
Gastro- +
-lith .]
(Zoology) See Crab's eyes , under Crab .
Gastrology Gas·trol"o·gy noun [ Gr ...; ..., ..., stomach + ... discourse: confer French
gastrologie .]
The science which treats of the structure and functions of the stomach; a treatise of the stomach.
Gastromalacia Gas`tro·ma·la"ci·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., stomach + ... softness, from ... soft.]
(Medicine) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post- morten change.
Gastromancy Gas`tro·man"cy noun [
Gastro- +
-mancy : confer French
gastromancy .]
(Antiq.) (a) A kind of divination, by means of words seemingly uttered from the stomach. (b) A species of divination, by means of glasses or other round, transparent vessels, in the center of which figures are supposed to appear by magic art.
Gastromyces Gas`tro·my"ces noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., stomach + ..., ..., a fungus.]
(Biol.) The fungoid growths sometimes found in the stomach; such as Torula, etc.
Gastromyth Gas"tro·myth noun [
Gastro- + Greek ... to say, speak.]
One whose voice appears to proceed from the stomach; a ventriloquist. [ Obsolete]
Gastronome, Gastronomer Gas"tro·nome, Gas·tron"o·mer noun [ French
gastronome , from Greek ..., ..., stomach + ... law, ... to distribute.]
One fond of good living; an epicure. Sir W. Scott.
Gastronomic, Gastronomical Gas`tro·nom"ic, Gas`tro·nom"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
gastronomique .]
Pertaining to gastromony.
Gastronomist Gas·tron"o·mist noun A gastromomer.
Gastronomy Gas·tron"o·my noun [ Greek ...: confer French
gastronomie .]
The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer.
Gastrophrenic Gas`tro·phren"ic adjective [
Gastro- +
-phrenic .]
(Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm; as, the gastrophrenic ligament.
Gastropneumatic Gas`tro·pneu·mat"ic adjective [
Gastro- +
pneumatic .]
(Anat.) Pertaining to the alimentary canal and air passages, and to the cavities connected with them; as, the gastropneumatic mucuos membranes.
Gastropod Gas"tro·pod noun (Zoology) One of the Gastropoda. [ Written also
gasteropod .]
Gastropoda Gas·trop"o·da noun plural , [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., stomach +
-poda .]
(Zoology) One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See Mollusca . [ Written also
Gasteropoda .] » The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.: (
a ) The Streptoneura or Dioecia, including the Pectinibranchiata, Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa, and Heteropoda. (
b ) The Euthyneura, including the Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia. (
c ) The Amphineura, including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora.
Gastropodous Gas·trop"o·dous adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda.
Gastroraphy Gas·tror"a·phy noun [ Greek ...; ..., ..., stomach + ... a sewing, from ... to sew: confer French
gastrorrhaphie .]
(Surg.) The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen. Quincy.
Gastroscope Gas"tro·scope noun [
Gastro- +
-scope .]
(Medicine) An instrument for viewing or examining the interior of the stomach.
Gastroscopic Gas`tro·scop"ic adjective Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
Gastroscopy Gas·tros"co·py noun (Medicine) Examination of the abdomen or stomach, as with the gastroscope.
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