| Gallie, William | <person> Canadian surgeon, 1882-1959. See: Gallie's transplant. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| galliform | <zoology> Like the Gallinae (or Galliformes) in structure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Galliformes | An order of birds embracing the pheasant, turkey, and chicken. Origin: L. Gallus, a cock, + forma, form (05 Mar 2000) |
| gallin | <chemistry> A substance obtained by the reduction of gallein. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallinaceae | <zoology> Same as Gallinae. Origin: NL. See Gallinaceous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallinacean | <ornithology> One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallinaceous | <zoology> Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the Gallinae. Origin: L. Gallinaceus, fr. Gallina hen, fr. Gallus cock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallinae | <ornithology> An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; sometimes called Rasores. Origin: L. Gallina a hen, gallus a cock. (11 Mar 1998) |
| gallinule | <ornithology> One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata). The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was formerly believed to be able to detect and report adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly domesticated by the ancients. Origin: L. Gallinula chicken, dim. Of gallina hen: cf. F. Gallinule. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallipot | A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc. Origin: Prob. Fr. OD. Gleypot, the first part of which is possibly akin to E. Glad. See Glad, and Pot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallium | <chemistry, element> A rare metallic element, found in certain zinc ores. It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and remarcable for its low melting point (86 F, 30C). The element was predicted with most of its properties, under the name ekaluminium, by the Russian chemist Mendelejeff, on the basis of the Periodic law. This prediction was verified in its discovery by the French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran by its characteristic spectrum (two violet lines), in an examination of a zinc blende from the Pyrenees. Atomic weight: 69.9 Abbreviation: Ga Origin: NL, fr. L. Gallia France. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gallium isotopes | Stable gallium atoms that have the same atomic number as the element gallium, but differ in atomic weight. Ga-71 is a stable gallium isotope. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallium radioisotopes | Unstable isotopes of gallium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Ga atoms with atomic weights 63-68, 70 and 72-76 are radioactive gallium isotopes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallium uptake with normal chest film | <radiology> Pulmonary drug toxicity, tumour infiltration, sarcoidosis, pneumocystis carinii see: lung: gallium imaging (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallium vs. indium | <radiology> Advantages: Ga-67 citrate, readily available, no preparation, bone and soft-tissue infections, chronic inflammatory processes, In-111 WBCs, no bowel uptake, minimal or no uptake in healing wounds, images easier to interpret, high specificity for inflammatory process (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallstone |
A solid deposit of cholesterol or calcium salt that forms in the gallbladder or nearby bile ducts.
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| gallon |
Measurement of liquid capacity, which is equal to 4 quarts or 231 cubic inches.
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| galvanometer |
Laboratory instrument that detects and measures small electric currents. Galvanoscope Instrument that measures and determines the direction of electric current.
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| galactorrhea |
(noun) : a spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple
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| gallbladder |
organ of the digestive system
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| GAL | of or pertaining to France or the people of France |
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| GAL | of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls |
| GAL | a colorless crystalline acid obtained from tannin |
| GAL | a word or phrase borrowed from French |
| GAL | pheasants |
| GAL | small Asiatic wild bird |
| GAL | heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds |
| GAL | relating to or resembling a fowl |
| GAL | heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds |
| GAL | snipes |
| GAL | common snipe of Eurasia and Africa |
| GAL | American snipe |