Gamgee

Gamgee

Gamgee may refer to:
*John Gamgee, English physician, developer of Glaciarium and Zeromotor, a perpetual motion machine
*Arthur Gamgee, English physiologist
*Sampson Gamgee (1828 – 1886), English physician
*Gamgee Tissue, a type of surgical tissue developed by Sampson Gamgee
*Gamgee family, a fictional family of hobbits named after the tissue in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien
**Samwise Gamgee, member of the family and one of the main characters in "The Lord of the Rings"


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  • Gamgee Tissue — is a surgical dressing invented by Dr. Joseph Sampson Gamgee in Birmingham, England, in 1880.Gamgee Tissue has a thick layer of absorbent cotton wool between two layers of absorbent gauze. It represents the first use of cotton wool in a medical… …   Wikipedia

  • Gamgee Family —  / Gamgee    A family of Hobbits of the Shire.        An old family of the Shire, originally from the village of Gamwich; Samwise Gamgee of the Company of the Ring belong to this family, though his branch was renamed Gardner in honour of his… …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

  • Gamgee tissue® — /gamˈjē tishˈoo, ū or tisˈū/ noun (sometimes without cap) a type of wound dressing consisting of cotton wool between two layers of gauze ORIGIN: JS Gamgee (1828–86), English surgeon who invented it …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gamgee tissue — Gam·gee tissue (gamґje) [Joseph Sampson Gamgee, British surgeon, 1828–1886] see under tissue …   Medical dictionary

  • Gamgee — Joseph Sampson, British surgeon, 1828–1886. See G. tissue …   Medical dictionary

  • Gamgee — …   Useful english dictionary

  • gamgee — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gamgee Tissue — trademark for a surgical dressing consisting of a thick layer of absorbent cotton between two layers of absorbent gauze …   Medical dictionary

  • Samwise Gamgee — Tolkienchar character name = Samwise Gamgee character alias = See names and titles character title = Ring bearer character race = Hobbit character culture = Shire hobbit character birth = April 6, ME date|TA|2980The date of Sam s birth in The… …   Wikipedia

  • Sampson Gamgee — Dr Joseph Sampson Gamgee, MRCS, FRSE (born 17 April, 1828, Livorno, Italy; died 18 September, 1886) was a surgeon at the Queen s Hospital (later the General Hospital) in Birmingham, England. He pioneered aseptic surgery (having once shared… …   Wikipedia

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