See Also: mallein(medicine)
gambado(1)(dictionary)
gambado(2)(dictionary)

gambado(1) (iou) and mallein (medicine)


gambado(1) (iou)



gambado noun1. Pl. -o(e)s. M17.
[from Italian gamba leg + -ADO.]
A leather boot or gaiter, orig. one attached to a saddle to protect the rider's legs from the weather. Usu. in pl.

mallein (medicine)


mallein


An allergin, analogous to tuberculin, made from the growth products of Pseudomonas mallei, the causative agent of glanders; used as a diagnostic agent to provoke reactions in animals affected with glanders.