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gemma [gemma 词源字典]: "A small cellular body or bud that can separate to form a new organism", Late 18th century (denoting a leaf bud): from Latin, literally 'bud, jewel'.[gemma etymology, gemma origin, 英语词源]
georama: "A terrestrial globe, especially one of very large size intended to be viewed from the inside", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in The London Journal of Arts and Science. From French géorama any of various instruments depicting the earth in the form of a sphere from géo- + -orama.
galactin: "= prolactin. Now rare", Mid 19th cent. From ancient Greek γαλακτ-, γάλα milk + -in.
goujons: "Deep-fried strips of chicken or fish", From French goujon 'gudgeon' (see gudgeon¹).
genicular: "Chiefly Botany and Zoology = geniculate", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Brown (bap. 1663, d. 1704), writer. From classical Latin geniculum + -ar.
gracilis: "A slender superficial muscle of the inner thigh", Early 17th century: from Latin, literally 'slender'.
gangliated: "= ganglionated", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From gangli- + -ated.
genioglossus: "A flat, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the superior genial tubercle and inserts onto the undersurface of the tongue and onto the hyoglossal ligament, acting mainly to extend or protrude the tongue. Frequently attributive, especially in genioglossus muscle", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Helkiah Crooke (1576–1648), physician and anatomist. From post-classical Latin genioglossus from ancient Greek γένειον chin + γλῶσσα tongue, with alteration of the ending after classical Latin mūsculus muscle.
genio: "A supernatural being or spirit; = genius. historical and rare after 17th cent", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Robert Hitchcock (fl. 1573–1591). From Italian genio tutelary supernatural being or spirit, talent, aptitude, a person's characteristic disposition, highly talented person from classical Latin genius.
genioglossal: "Designating the genioglossus muscle; of or relating to this muscle", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Charles Bell (1774–1842), physiologist and surgeon. From genioglossus or its etymon post-classical Latin genioglossus + -al.
genioplasty: "Plastic surgery of the chin; an instance of this", Mid 19th cent. From genio- + -plasty, after French génioplastie ( P. F. Blandin De l'autoplastie 57)).
geniohyoid: "Designating a narrow muscle originating from the inferior genial tubercle and inserting onto the body of the hyoid bone, which acts to draw the hyoid bone forwards and to depress the jaw; of or relating to this muscle", Early 19th cent. After post-classical Latin geniohyoideus; compare hyoid.
good liver: "A person who lives righteously, a virtuous person. Now rare", Late Middle English; earliest use found in Henry Lovelich (fl. 1450). From good + liver.
gigantesque: "Like or appropriate to a giant", Early 19th century: from French, from Italian gigantesco, from Greek gigas, gigant- (see giant).
geniculum: "Originally: a node or joint (in the stem of a plant, the antenna of an arthropod, etc.). In later use also: a feature resembling a bent knee (in an animal, plant, shell, etc.); an angle in a structure, or a feature situated at such an angle", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Partly (i) from classical Latin geniculum knee, small knee, knot or joint in the stem of a plant from genū + -culum;.
glomerulus: "A cluster of nerve endings, spores, or small blood vessels, especially a cluster of capillaries around the end of a kidney tubule", Mid 19th century: modern Latin, diminutive of Latin glomus, glomer- 'ball of thread'.
gametophore: "Originally: the sexual form or generation of a plant (now rare ). In later use: any structure, especially a modified branch or filament, bearing a gametangium or gametes in a bryophyte or other non-flowering plant", Late 19th cent. From gameto- + -phore, after sporophore.
gigantomachy: "(In Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants", Late 16th century: from Greek gigantomakhia, from gigas, gigant- (see giant) + -makhia 'fighting'.
geoselenic: "Of or relating to both the earth and the moon", Mid 19th cent. From geo- + selenic.
glossopharyngeal: "Relating to the tongue and pharynx", Early 19th century: from Greek glōssa 'tongue' + pharyngeal (from modern Latin pharynx, pharyng- 'pharynx').