| gross | Coarse or large; large enough to be visible to the naked eye. Origin: L. Grossus, thick (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gross anatomy | General anatomy, so far as it can be studied without the use of the microscope; commonly used to denote the study of anatomy by dissection of a cadaver. See: practical anatomy. Synonym: macroscopic anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gross haematuria | The presence of blood in the urine in sufficient quantity to be visible to the naked eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gross heating value | (GHV) The maximum potential energy in the fuel as received. It reflects the displacement of fibre by water present in the fuel. Expressed as: GHV = HHV (1 - MC / 100) (05 Dec 1998) |
| gross lesion | A lesion plainly visible to the naked eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gross reproduction rate | The average number of female children a woman would have if she survived to the end of her childbearing years and if, throughout that period, she were subject to a given set of age-specific fertility rates and a given sex ratio at birth; this rate provides a measure of the replacement fertility of a population in the absence of mortality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gross virus | A murine leukaemia virus obtained from inbred mice with a high incidence of spontaneous lymphoid leukaemia. Infection is passed by vertical transmission from one generation to another through the ovum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Gross' leukaemia virus | A strain of mouse leukaemia virus. Synonym: Gross' leukaemia virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gross' virus | A strain of mouse leukaemia virus. Synonym: Gross' leukaemia virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gross, Ludwik | <person> 20th century U.S. Oncologist. See: Gross' virus, Gross' leukaemia virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| grossbeak | <zoology> See Grosbeak. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grossification | 1. The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so. 2. <botany> The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization. Henslow. Origin: Gross + L. Ficare (in comp) to make. See -fy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grossular | <chemical> A translucent garnet of a pale green colour like that of the gooseberry. Synonym: grossularite. See: Grossular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grossularia | <chemical> Same as Grossular. Origin: NL. See Grossular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grossulin | <chemistry> A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries (Ribes Grossularia) and other fruits. See: Grossular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |