| Gorlin cyst | A mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion of the jaws with features of both a cyst and a solid neoplasm; characterised microscopically by an epithelial lining showing a palisaded layer of columnar basal cells, presence of ghost cell keratinization, dentinoid, and calcification. Synonym: calcifying and keratinizing odontogenic cyst, Gorlin cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Gorlin formula | A formula for calculating the area of the orifice of a cardiac valve, based on flow across the valve and the mean pressures in the chambers on either side of the valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gorlin's sign | <clinical sign> Unusual ease in touching the tip of the nose with the tongue; seen in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gorlin's syndrome | <syndrome> An inherited group of defects which involve abnormalities of the skin, eyes, nervous system, endocrine, glands and bones. The condition is characterised by an unusual facial appearance and a predisposition for skin cancer. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Gorlin, Richard | <person> U.S. Physiologist and cardiologist, *1926. See: Gorlin formula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gorlin, Robert | <person> U.S. Oral pathologist, *1923. See: Gorlin's sign, Gorlin's syndrome, Gorlin-Chaudhry-Moss syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gorlin-Chaudhry-Moss syndrome | <syndrome> Craniofacial dysostosis, patent ductus arteriosus, hypertrichosis, hypoplasia of labia majora, and dental and ocular abnormalities; sporadic, and no basic mechanism is proposed. See: Weill-Marchesani syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |