| Gordon and Sweet stain | <technique> A stain for reticulin, using acidified potassium permanganate, oxalic acid, iron alum, silver nitrate, formaldehyde, gold chloride, and sodium thiosulfate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Gordon reflex | Dorsal flexion of the great toe produced by firm lateral pressure on the calf muscles. Synonym: paradoxical flexor reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gordon's sign | A sign of organic hemiplegia; with the patient's elbow resting on a table, the patient's wrist is grasped by the examiner's hand, the thumb of which is used to exert pressure on the radial side of the patient's pisiform bone; if the hemiplegia is organic, some or all of the patient's fingers become extended and spread out in a fanlike form. Synonym: Gordon's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gordon's symptom | The occurrence of an appreciable interval after the production of a reflex before relaxation, e.g., the leg remains up for a time after a knee jerk. Synonym: Gordon's symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gordon, Alfred | <person> U.S. Neurologist, 1874-1953. See: Gordon reflex, Gordon's sign, Gordon's symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brodie, Charles Gordon | <person> Scottish anatomist and surgeon, 1860-1933. See: Brodie's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Graham Little, Sir Ernest Gordon | <person> British physician. Lived: 1867-1950. See: Graham Little syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Holmes, Sir Gordon | <person> English neurologist, 1876-1965. See: Holmes-Adie pupil, Holmes-Adie syndrome, Stewart-Holmes sign. (05 Mar 2000) |