Gram. Unit of metric system, 15.43 grains troy.
Groin. The lower part of the abdomen, just above each thigh.
Gustatory (Lat. gusto, gustatum, to taste). Belonging to the sense of taste.
Gymnastics (Gr. γυμνάξω, to exercise). The practice of athletic exercises.
Hæmoglobin (Gr. αἷμα, blood, and Lat. globus, a globe or globule). A complex substance which forms the principal coloring constituent of the red corpuscles of the blood.
Hemispheres (Gr. ἡμί, half, and σφαῖρα, a sphere). Half a sphere, the lateral halves of the cerebrum, or brain proper.
Hemorrhage (Gr. αἷμα, blood, and ῥήγνυμι, to burst). Bleeding, or the loss of blood.
Hepatic (Gr. ἧπαρ, the liver). Pertaining to the liver.
Herbivorous (Lat. herba, an herb, and voro, to devour). Applied to animals that subsist upon vegetable food.
Heredity. The predisposition or tendency derived from one’s ancestors to definite physiological actions.