Part 4892

<h1>Gonochorism</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gon`o*cho"rism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ offspring + <?/ to separate.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Separation of the sexes in different individuals; -- opposed to <i>hermaphroditism</i>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless.</def>

<h1>Gonococcus</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gon`o*coc"cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ semen, the genitals + NL. & E. <ets>coccus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A vegetable micro\'94rganism of the genus <spn>Micrococcus</spn>, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease.</def><-- now Neisseria gonnorrhoeae -->

<h1>Gonoph</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gon"oph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Perh. fr. Heb. <ets>gann\'bebh</ets> thief.]</ety> <def>A pickpocket or thief.</def> <mark>[Eng. Slang]</mark><-- also ganef, gonif, goniff -->

<i>Dickens.</i>

<h1>Gonophore</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gon"o*phore</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ offspring, seed + <?/ to bear.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. See <er>Hydroidea</er>, and <i>Illusts</i>. of <er>Athecata</er>, <er>Campanularian</er>, and <er>Gonosome</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and carpels in a conspicuous manner.</def>

<h1>Gonorrhea, Gonorrh\'d2a</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw><hw>Gon`or*rhe"a</hw>, <hw>Gon`or*rh\'d2"a</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gonorrhoea</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ that which begets, semen, the genitals + <?/ to flow: cf. F. <ets>gonorrh\'82e</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination, and chordee; clap.</def>

<h1>Gonorrheal, Gonorrh\'d2al</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw><hw>Gon`or*rhe"al</hw>, <hw>Gon`or*rh\'d2"al</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to gonorrhea; <as>as, <ex>gonorrheal</ex> rheumatism</as>.</def>

<h1>Gonosome</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gon"o*some</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ offspring + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively.</def>

<h1>Gonotheca</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gon`o*the"ca</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Gonothec<?/</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ offspring + <?/ box.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A capsule developed on certain hydroids (<spn>Thecaphora</spn>), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed; -- called also <altname>gonangium</altname>, and <altname>teleophore</altname>. See <er>Hydroidea</er>, and <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Campanularian</er>.</def>

<h1>Gonozooid</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gon`o*zo"oid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ offspring + E. <ets>zooid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A sexual zooid, or medusoid bud of a hydroid; a gonophore. See <er>Hydroidea</er>, and <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Campanularian</er>.</def>

<h1>Gonydial</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Go*nyd"i*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the gonys of a bird's beak.</def>

<h1>Gonys</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Go"nys</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Genys</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The keel or lower outline of a bird's bill, so far as the mandibular rami are united.</def>

<h1>Goober</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Goo"ber</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A peanut.</def> <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Good</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Good</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Better</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Best</er> <tt>(?)</tt>. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of <i>good</i>, are from a different root.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>G&omac;d</ets>, akin to D. <ets>goed</ets>, OS. <ets>g&omac;d</ets>, OHG. <ets>guot</ets>, G. <ets>gut</ets>, Icel. <ets>g&omac;&edh;r</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>god</ets>, Goth. <ets>g&omac;ds</ets>; prob. orig., fitting, belonging together, and akin to E. <ets>gather</ets>. &root;29 Cf. <er>Gather</er>.]</ety>