| Gauss points | <microscopy> The points on the optical axis of a lens through which the principal planes pass. Origin: Named after Karl Friedrich Gauss. (20 Mar 1998) |
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| Carl Gauss | <person> German mathematician, astronomer and physicist who defined the unit of magnetic field strength (CGS units) 10,000 gauss = 1 tesla Lived: 1777-1855. (13 Nov 1997) |
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| gauss | A unit of magnetic field intensity, equal to 10-4 tesla. Abbreviation: G Origin: J.K.F. Gauss (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gauss, Carl Friedrich | <person> German mathematician, astronomer and physicist who defined the unit of magnetic field strength (CGS units) 10,000 gauss = 1 tesla Lived: 1777-1855. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Gauss, Johann | <person> German physicist, 1777-1855. See: gauss, gaussian curve, gaussian distribution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gauss, Karl | <person> German gynecologist, 1875-1957. See: Gauss' sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gauss' sign | <clinical sign> Marked mobility of the uterus in the early weeks of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absorbent points | Cones of paper or paper products used for drying or maintaining medicaments during root canal therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acupuncture points | Designated locations along nerves or organ meridians for inserting acupuncture needles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aplanatic points | <microscopy> The two conjugate points for which a completely spherical glass lens is aplanatic. They lie on the principal axis, both within the sphere. (05 Aug 1998) |
| Capuron's points | The iliopubic eminences and the sacroiliac joints, constituting four fixed point's in the pelvic inlet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardinal points | The four point's in the pelvic inlet toward one of which the occiput of the baby is usually directed in case of head presentation: two sacroiliac articulations and the two iliopectineal eminences corresponding to the acetabula, six point's of a compound optical system: the anterior focal point, the posterior focal point, the two principal point's, and the two nodal point's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Valleix's points | Various point's in the course of a nerve, pressure upon which is painful in cases of neuralgia; these point's are: 1) where the nerve emerges from the bony canal; 2) where it pierces a muscle or aponeurosis to reach the skin; 3) where a superficial nerve rests upon a resisting surface where compression is easily made; 4) where the nerve gives off one or more branches; and 5) where the nerve terminates in the skin. Synonym: tender points. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gutta-percha points | <dentistry> Cones of a gutta percha compound used for filling root canals in conjunction with a cement, paste, or plastic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| congruent points | The point in each retina referred to the same external stimulus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjugate planes/points | <microscopy> Planes (or points) that are in focus relative to each other. In a microscope adjusted for Koehler illumination, there are two sets of conjugate planes: the aperture planes and the field planes. See: field planes, Koehler illumination (05 Aug 1998) |