galean.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪlɪə/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪliə/

Etymology: < Latin galea helmet.

1. Applied in Botany, Zoology, etc. to various structures resembling a helmet in shape, function, or position; e.g. the upper part of a labiate flower; the membrane covering the jaws of the Orthoptera and some other insects; a horny cap on the head of a bird; and the like.

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1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 394 The maxillae are always terminated by a dentated and horny piece covered with a galea.

1836 Penny Cycl. V. 252/3 Galea, the upper lip of a labiate flower.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 402 Two processes terminate the stipes; of these the anterior and outer, the galea, is soft, rounded, and possibly sensory in function.

1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. vi. §5. 247 Galeate is a term applied to a corolla the upper petal or part of which is arched into the shape of a casque or helmet, called the Galea: as in Aconite and Lamium.

1881 G. Bentham in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 18 cx. 344 The petals are connivent in a galea over the column.

2. Medicine.

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a. ‘A pain in the Head so call'd because it takes in the whole Head like a helmet’ (Phillips 1706).

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b. ‘A term for a bandage for the head, somewhat like the form of a helmet’ (Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. 1854).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	galea
释义	galean. Brit. /ˈɡeɪlɪə/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪliə/ Etymology: < Latin galea helmet. 1. Applied in Botany, Zoology, etc. to various structures resembling a helmet in shape, function, or position; e.g. the upper part of a labiate flower; the membrane covering the jaws of the Orthoptera and some other insects; a horny cap on the head of a bird; and the like. ΚΠ 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 394 The maxillae are always terminated by a dentated and horny piece covered with a galea. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 252/3 Galea, the upper lip of a labiate flower. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 402 Two processes terminate the stipes; of these the anterior and outer, the galea, is soft, rounded, and possibly sensory in function. 1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. vi. §5. 247 Galeate is a term applied to a corolla the upper petal or part of which is arched into the shape of a casque or helmet, called the Galea: as in Aconite and Lamium. 1881 G. Bentham in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 18 cx. 344 The petals are connivent in a galea over the column. 2. Medicine. Categories » a. ‘A pain in the Head so call'd because it takes in the whole Head like a helmet’ (Phillips 1706). Categories » b. ‘A term for a bandage for the head, somewhat like the form of a helmet’ (Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. 1854). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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