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Gall Fever
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Remittent fever in the Netherlands. [Appleton1904]
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Gall Sickness
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A popular name for the remitting fever occasioned by marsh
miasmata, in the Netherlands, and which proved so fatal to
thousands of the English soldiers after the capture of Walcheren
in the year 1809. [Hooper1829]
Walcheren
fever. [Dunglison1855]
A remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands. --Dunglison.
[Webster1913]
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Gall Stones
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A concretion formed in the gallbladder or bile duct; the usual
composition is cholesterol, a blood pigment liberated by
hemolysis, or a calcium salt. Called also biliary calculus and
cholelith. [Dorland].
Example from a 1919 Death
Certificate from Georgia:
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Ganglia
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Venereal excrescence.
[Buchan1798].
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Gangrene
|
Mortification.
[Buchan1798].
A term formerly
restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not
advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now
applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage.
[Webster1913].
Death and decay of
body tissue, often occurring in a limb, caused by insufficient
blood supply and usually following injury or disease.
[Heritage].
"gangrene" was
first used: 14th century. [Webster].
Example from an 1883 death certificate
from Pennsylvania:
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Gangrene of the Mouth
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Noma.
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Cold Gangrene
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Dry Gangrene.
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Diabetic Gangrene
|
Moist gangrene
associated with diabetes. [Dorland].
Example from a 1924 death certificate
from New Brunswick, Canada:
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Dry Gangrene
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A form of gangrene in which the involved part is dry and
shriveled. [CancerWEB].
Example from a 1949 death certificate
from Minnesota:
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Gas Gangrene
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Gangrene occurring in a wound infected with bacteria of the
genus Clostridium, especially C. perfringens, and characterized
by the presence of gas in the affected tissue. [Heritage].
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Hospital Gangrene
|
A combination of
humid gangrene with phagedenic ulceration, occurring in crowded
hospitals, etc.; also termed phagedena gangraenosa, putrid ao
malignant ulcer, hospital sore, etc. [Hoblyn1855].
Gangrene, occurring in wounds or ulcers, in hospitals.
[Dunglison1868]
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Humid Gangrene
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That form of gangrene in which the affected part contains more
or less decomposed blood or other fluids. [Appleton1904]
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Intestinal Gangrene
|
Catarrh of the Intestines. See Gangrene. [Dorland]
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Pressure Gangrene
|
Decubitus, Bed Sore,
Gangrenous Decubitus.
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Wet Gangrene
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Humid Gangrene
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Gangrænopsis
|
Cancer
aquaticus; also, gangrenous inflammation of the eyelids.
[Dunglison1868].
Example from an 1828 Death
Certificate from Pennsylvania:
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Gangrenous Stomatitis
|
Gangrene of the cheek and gums, affecting delicate and sickly
children, rarely the adult, and characterized by a rapid
destruction of tissue. The disease is generally fatal. Noma.
Cancer aquaticus. [Thomas1907]
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Gaol Fever
|
Epidemic
Typhus.
Gaol: A place of
confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional
imprisonment; a jail. [Webster1913]
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Gastralgia
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Cardialgia
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Gastric Fever
|
A name given by some
to bilious fever, which was thought to depend on gastric
derangement. [Thomas1875]
Fever; one in which
the inflammation of the stomach is the prominent feature.
[Cleaveland1886]
Typhoid Fever.
[Britannica1911].
Catarrhal Gastritis.
[Stedman 1918].
Example from an 1858 death certificate
from New Brunswick, Canada:
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Gastric Ulcer
|
A peptic ulcer of the gastric mucosa. [Dorland]
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Gastritis
|
Inflammation of the stomach. [Dorland].
Example from an 1859 death certificate
from West Virginia:
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Catarrhal Gastritis
|
An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there
are congestion, swelling, and an alteration in the quantity and
quality of mucus secreted; as, catarrh of the stomach; catarrh
of the bladder. [Webster1913]
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Chronic Gastritis
|
Persistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or
pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disorders.
[Wordnet]
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Gastrocele
|
A
hernia
of the stomach. [Appleton1904]
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Gastroduodentitis
|
Inflammation of the stomach and duodenum.
|
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Gastrodynia
|
Cardialgia
|
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Gastroenteritis
|
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines; caused by Salmonella
enteritidis. [Wordnet].
Example from a 1921 Death
Certificate from Georgia:
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Gastroenterostomy
|
The
making
of
a
new
passage
between
the
stomach
and
the
duodenum
(gastroduodenostomy)
or,
esp.,
the
jejunum
(gastrojejunostomy). [Dictionary.com].
Surgical
formation
of
an
artificial
opening
between
the
stomach
and
the
small
intestine. [Collins].
Example from a 1918 death certificate
from Minnesota:
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Gastropathy
|
Any disease of the stomach. [Appleton1904]
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Gastrorrhoea
|
A morbid
condition of the stomach, which consists in the secretion of an
excessive quantity of mucus from the lining membrane of the
stomach. Also called Coeliac flux. [Dunglison1855] |
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Gathering
|
Suppuration, abscess. [Dunglison1874].
A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess. [Webster].
Example from a 1914 Death Certificate
from North Carolina:
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Genital Herpes
|
Herpes II
|
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Genital Warts
|
Venereal Warts
|
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Giardiasis
|
Intestinal infection with the protozoan Giardia lamblia. It is
usually asymptomatic in humans but may produce abdominal cramps,
diarrhea, and nausea. [Heritage]
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Fact sheet from CDC
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Information sheet from NYS Dept of Health
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Gibbus
|
Extreme kyphosis, hump, or hunch; a deformity of spine in which
there is a sharply angulated segment, the apex of the angle
being posterior. [CancerWEB]
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Giddiness
|
Vertigo
|
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Giraffe
|
Dengue Fever
|
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Gissa
|
Cynanche Parotidea.
[Dunglison1855] |
|
Glandular Fever
|
An acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes;
some believe it can be transmitted by kissing; Infectious
Mononucleosis. [Wordnet]
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Glass Pox
|
Varicella
|
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Glaucoma
|
Any of a group of eye diseases characterized by abnormally high
intraocular fluid pressure, damaged optic disk, hardening of the
eyeball, and partial to complete loss of vision. [Heritage]
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Gleet
|
A thin matter issuing out of ulcers, but generally applied to a
result of gonorrheal disease. [Thomas1875]
A thin morbid discharge as from a wound or esp. chronic
gonorrhea. [Wordnet]
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Glioma
|
A colloid neoplasm of
the central nervous system, formed by the proliferation of
neuroglia cells. [Appleton1904]
A tumor springing
from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal
cord, or other portions of the nervous system. [Webster1913]
A brain tumor that
begin in a glial, or supportive, cell, in the brain or spinal
cord. Malignant gliomas are the most common primary tumors of
the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). They are
often resistant to treatment and carry a poor prognosis (have a
dismal outlook). [MedicineNet]
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Glossitis
|
Inflammation of the tongue.
|
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Glossoplegia
|
Paralysis of the Tongue. [Dorland]
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Goiter / Goitre
|
A Swiss term for bronchocele. [Thomas1875]
A noncancerous enlargement of the thyroid gland, visible as a
swelling at the front of the neck, that is often associated with
iodine deficiency. Also called Struma. [Dorland].
Example from a 1921 Death
Certificate from Illinois:
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Exophthalmic Goiter
|
An anemic condition,
accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs, palpitation of the
heart and arteries, an tumefaction of the thyroid gland.
[Dunglison1868].
A condition usually
caused by excessive production of thyroid hormone and
characterized by an enlarged thyroid gland, protrusion of the
eyeballs, a rapid heartbeat, and nervous excitability. Also
called Graves’ disease. [American Heritage].
Example from a 1919 Death
Certificate from Georgia:
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Gonagra
|
Gout or
Rheumatism of the knees. [Dunglison1868]
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Gonorrhea
|
A discharge resembling pus, from the urethra, with heat of
urine, etc., after impure coition, to which often succeeds a
discharge of mucous from the urethra, with little or no dysury,
called the gleet. This disease is also called Flour albus
malignus and Blennorrhagia. In English, a clap, from old French
word clapises, which were public shops, kept and inhabited by
single prostitutes, and generally confined to a particular
quarter of the town, as is even now the case in several of the
great towns in Italy. In Germany, the disorder is named tripper,
from dripping; and in French, chaudpisse, from the heat and
scalding in making water. [Hooper1843].
A sexually transmitted disease caused by gonococcal bacteria
that affects the mucous membrane chiefly of the genital and
urinary tracts and is characterized by an acute purulent
discharge and painful or difficult urination, though women often
have no symptoms. [Heritage]
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Fact sheet from CDC
-
Information sheet from NYS Dept of Health
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Gout
|
A constitutional
disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists in an inflammation
of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost
always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints,
after which it may attack the greater articulations. It is
attended with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the
digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the
stomach, the intestines, etc. --Dunglison. [Webster1913].
A disturbance of
uric-acid metabolism occurring chiefly in males, characterized
by painful inflammation of the joints, especially of the feet
and hands, and arthritic attacks resulting from elevated levels
of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urate crystals
around the joints. The condition can become chronic and result
in deformity. [Heritage].
Gout is condition
characterized by an overload of uric acid in the body and
recurring attacks of joint inflammation (arthritis). Chronic
gout can lead to deposits of hard lumps of uric acid in and
around the joints, decreased kidney function, and kidney stones.
[Medicinenet].
"gout" was first
used: 12th century. [Webster]
Example
from a 1734
Death Record from England:
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Aberrant Gout |
Passing from one part to another, but
usually attended with inflammation of some internal organ.
[Thomas1875] |
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Atonic Gout |
Accompanied with atony of the stomach, or
other internal part, with the usual inflammation of the joints,
or with slight and temporary pains; with dyspepsia and other
symptoms of atony often alternating with each other.
[Thomas1875] |
|
Flying Gout
|
Rheumatism
|
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Gout of the Hip
|
Coxagra; neuralgia femoropoplites.
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Misplaced Gout |
Aberrant gout. A variety of irregular gout
in which the inflammatory action is prevented from attacking the
joints, and is directed to an internal organ. [Hoblyn1900]. |
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Regular Gout |
Violent inflammation, remaining for a few
days, and gradually reseeding with swelling, itching, and
desquamation of a part. [Thomas1875] |
|
Retrograde Gout |
Also termed retrocedent gout.
Characterized by inflammation of the joints suddenly
disappearing, and atony of some internal part immediately
following. [Thomas1875] |
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Rheumatic Gout
|
Acute
Rheumatism.
Example from an 1876 death certificate
from Australia:
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Gout of the Stomach
|
Coeliagra
|
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Wandering Gout
|
Podagra Aberrans
|
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Gouty Arthritis
|
Arthritis due to gout. [Dorland]
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Granulations
|
The formation of a small granular mass on a wound that is healing.
[CivilWarMed]
|
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Gravel
|
A popular term applied either to calculus matter formed in the
kidneys, passing off in the urine, or to small distinct calculi
or concretions. It is distinguished from stone in the bladder by
being of smaller size. [Thomas1875]
A deposit of small calculus concretions in the kidneys and the urinary
or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom;
Nephrolithiasis. [Webster].
Example
from a 1740
Death Record from England: "Gravilly Stone"
Example from an 1885 Death Record
from Michigan:
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Hairy Gravel
|
Gravel with hairs. [Dunglison1868]
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Grave's Disease
|
An autoimmune disease
of the thyroid gland characterized by excessive production of
thyroid hormone, goiter, protrusion of the eyeballs
(exophthalmos), and symptoms of hyperthyroidism, such as rapid
heartbeat and weight loss. The disease is named after its
discoverer, Irish physician Robert James Graves (1796-1853).
[American Heritage].
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Great Pox
|
Syphilis
|
|
Green Sickness
|
The disease of maids,
occasioned by celibacy. [Grose1788]
The popular term for
chlorosis, from the pale, lurid, and greenish cast of the skin.
[Hoblyn1855]
Chlorosis
|
|
Gripes
|
Colic.
Example
from a 1740
Death Record from England:
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Griping
|
To have sharp pains in the bowels. [Dorland]
|
|
Grippe
|
A vulgar name for
several catarrhal diseases, which have reigned epidemically; as
the influenza. [Dunglison1855]
The French name for
Influenza. [Thomas1875].
Example from
an 1838 Church Record in Herblingen, Switzerland
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Guinea Worm
|
A worm found chiefly in the East and West Indies. It is said to
be frequently twelve feet long, and about the thickness of a
horse hair; it burrows under the cuticle, and "may be felt under
the skin, and traced by fingers like the string of a violin. It
should be drawn out with great caution, by means of a piece of
silk tied round its head; for if, by being too much strained,
the animal break, the part remaining under the skin will grow
with double vigor, and often occasion a fatal
inflammation."-(Good). [Thomas1875]
Parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives beneath the skin
of man and other vertebrates.
Fact sheet from CDC
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Gullion
|
Colic
|
|
Guminata
|
Venereal excrescence.
[Buchan1798]
|
|
Gumma
|
A small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced
stage of syphilis [Wordnet]
|
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Gum Rash
|
Strophulus in a teething child; red gum.
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