| Glenn | William W., *1914. See: Glenn shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Glenn shunt | A means of palliating cyanotic heart disease by anastomosing the right pulmonary artery to the superior vena cava. Synonym: cavopulmonary shunt, Glenn shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Glenn's operation | Anastomosis between the superior vena cava and the right main pulmonary artery to increase pulmonary blood flow as a palliative correction for tricuspid atresia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Glenner, George | <person> U.S. Pathologist and histologist, *1927. See: Glenner-Lillie stain for pituitary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Glenner-Lillie stain | <technique> For pituitary, a modification of Mann's methyl blue-eosin stain which changes the dye proportions, buffering the dye mixture, and staining at 60캜; basophils are stained blue to black, acidophils are dark red, chromophobe granules are gray to pink, and erythrocytes are orange; with modification, the method is also useful for enterochromaffin cells, goblet cells, Paneth cells, and pancreatic islet cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Drager, Glenn | <person> U.S. Neurologist, *1917. See: Shy-Drager syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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