| Gruber's method | A modification of the Politzer method in which the patient does not swallow, but says "hoc" at the instant of compression of the bag. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Martin-Gruber anastomosis | A nerve anomaly in the forearm, consisting of a median to ulnar nerve communication; Also referred to a median-to-ulnar crossover. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| meckel-gruber syndrome | <radiology> Encephalocele, multiple renal cysts (12 Dec 1998) |
| Gruber, George | <person> German physician, 1884-1977. See: Meckel-Gruber syndrome, Martin-Gruber anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber, Josef | <person> Austrian otologist, 1827-1900. See: Gruber's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber-Landzert fossa | The variable peritoneal recess which lies behind the inferior duodenal fold and along the ascending part of the duodenum. Synonym: recessus duodenalis inferior, Gruber-Landzert fossa, inferior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber, Max von | <person> German hygienist, 1853-1927. See: Gruber's reaction, Gruber-Widal reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber's cul-de-sac | A lateral diverticulum in the suprasternal space beside the medial extremity of the clavicle behind the sternal attachment of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber's reaction | Agglutination reaction as applied to the diagnosis of typhoid. Synonym: Gruber's reaction, Gruber-Widal reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber, Wenzel | <person> Russian anatomist, 1814-1890. See: Gruber's cul-de-sac, Gruber-Landzert fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gruber-Widal reaction | Agglutination reaction as applied to the diagnosis of typhoid. Synonym: Gruber's reaction, Gruber-Widal reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbott's method | A method of treatment of scoliosis by use of a series of plaster jackets applied after partial correction of the curvature by external force. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abell-Kendall method | A standard method for estimation of total serum cholesterol involving saponification of cholesterol ester by hydroxide, extraction with petroleum ether, and colour development with acetic anhydride-sulfuric acid; the method avoids interference by bilirubin, protein, and haemoglobin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| activated sludge method | A method of sewage disposal in which the sewage is treated with 15% bacterially active, liquid sludge, which is produced by repeated vigorous aeration of fresh sewage to form floccules or sediment; when this flocculation process is complete, the resulting activated sludge contains large numbers of bacteria, together with yeasts, molds, and protozoa, which actively effect the oxidation of organic compounds; this mixture is piped to a sedimentation tank, the effluent from which is completely treated sewage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Altmann-Gersh method | The method of rapidly freezing a tissue and dehydrating it in a vacuum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Anel's method | Ligation of an artery immediately above (on the proximal side of) an aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |