Category: G

The theory that dominated Western medical thinking during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Galen was a second-century Roman physician who was best known for his role in establishing the science of physiology through dissection. Although Roman laws prohibited the dissection of human beings, Galen was able to learn about the internal structure of African apes…

Theory that Earth is not a dead mass of rock but instead a living organism. The Gaia hypothesis was first proposed by Timothy Zell in 1970 and refined by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in 1972. According to Lovelock, Earth escaped the fate of Venus and Mars because it was occupied about 3 billion years…

Scottish lawyer and author of popular books on PHRENOLOGY. One of 13 children, Combe grew up in a poor family in a partially industrialized section of Edinburgh, Scotland. His father owned and operated a small brewery in the building where the family lived. George was educated in local schools, and apprenticed in a law office…

Principal constituents of vegetable or fixed oils composed of glycerol esterified by fatty acids.  

A penetrating injury from a bullet shot from a gun. At very close range, the wound may have gunpowder deposits and the skin burn marks. GSWs can crush, penetrate, stretch, cavitate, or fracture body structures. The severity of the wound may depend on the structures damaged, the velocity and caliber of the bullet, and the…

Wiring of single opposed teeth by use of wire passed circumferentially around the two teeth and the ends twisted together. The twisted ends are placed where they will not irritate adjacent soft tissues. This procedure is used to produce intermaxillary fixation.  

Necrosis and sloughing of areas of the vulva, often a complication of infectious diseases such as diphtheria, scarlatina, herpes genitalis, or typhoid fever.  

One of the large blood vessels entering and leaving the heart.  

Vertigo associated with a gastric disturbance. Vertigo caused by a stomach disorder.  

A vein that drains blood from the superficial foot, leg, and thigh and joins the femoral vein.