GARTER

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 5

n. Gasrt'u5r. Lat., tceniola. Fr., jarretiere. Ger., Strumpfband. It., giarrettiera, legaccio. Sp., jarretera, lig a. A band to encircle the leg to hold the stocking up. Lithotomy g's. A bandage employed to tie the hands and feet together in the lithotomy posture, [a, 34.] G.-tree. See GADRISE. GARTHAGEL (Ger.). GAR THE GEN (Ger.), [s. 149]