Gige´rium, n. Gizzard.
Gin´glymus, n. Hinge-joint. The knee and elbow are ginglymoid, or hinged joints.
Glab´rous, a. Smooth.
Gland, n. A soft fleshy organ, in which fluids of the body are modified to form new products, to be used in, or eliminated from, the economy. But some organs without ducts, and the function of which is unknown, are called glands, as the thymus, thyroid, and pineal. The liver is the largest gland of the body. The proventriculus is a glandular organ.
Glan´dular, a. Pertaining to glands; having glands; consisting of glands.
Glans, n. Head of the penis.
Glos´sa or Glot´ta, n. Tongue.
Glos´so-hy´al, n. Principal bone of the tongue.
Glos´so-pharyn´geal, a. Pertaining to the tongue and jaws. A certain nerve is so called.
Glu´tæal, a. Pertaining to the buttocks; certain muscles are so called.