| Granit | Ragnar A., Finnish-Swedish neurophysiologist and Nobel laureate, 1900-1991 See: Granit's loop. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Granit's loop | The reflex arc consisting of small anterior horn cells and neuroma, their small fibres projecting to the intrafusal bundle producing its contraction, which initiates the afferent impulses that pass through the posterior root to the anterior horn cells, inducing a stretch reflex. Synonym: gamma motor neurons, gamma motor system, Granit's loop. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granite | <geology> A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red colour. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in planes, and therefor in being destitute of a schistose structure. Varieties containing hornblende are common. See also the Note under Mica. Gneissoid granite, granite in which the mica has traces of a regular arrangement. Graphic granite, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged in the transverse section like oriental characters. Porphyritic granite, granite containing feldspar in distinct crystals. Hornblende granite, or Syenitic granite, granite containing hornblende as well as mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende replacing the mica. Granite ware. A kind of stoneware. A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling granite. Origin: It. Granito granite, adj, grainy, p. P. Of granire to make grainy, fr. L. Granum grain; cf. F. Granit. See Grain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| granitiform | <geology> Resembling granite in structure or shape. Origin: Granite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| granivorous | Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as, granivorous birds. Seed-eating. Not same as graminivorous? = feeding on grass or the seeds of grass. Latter is for beasts. Origin: L. Granum grain + vorare to devour: cf. F. Granivore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| granny | A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman. Granny's bend, or Granny's knot, a kind of insecure knot or hitch; a reef knot crossed the wrong way. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| granny knot | A double knot in which the free ends of the second loop are asymmetric and not in the same plane as the free ends of the first loop. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granola | A protein-rich cereal mixture composed of oats, wheat, wheat germ, sesame seeds, honey, brewers yeast and other ingredients. (27 Sep 1997) |
| granular | 1. Composed of or resembling granules or granulations. 2. Particles with strong affinity for nuclear stains, seen in many bacterial species. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granular cast | A relatively dark, dense urinary cast of coarsely or finely particulate cellular debris and other proteinaceous material, frequently seen in chronic renal disease but also in the recovery phase of acute renal failure. See: waxy cast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granular cell tumour | Unusual tumour affecting any site of the body, but most often encountered in the head and neck. Considerable debate has surrounded the histogenesis of this neoplasm; however, it is considered to be a myoblastoma of, usually, a benign nature. It affects women more often than men. When it develops beneath the epidermis or mucous membrane, it can lead to proliferation of the squamous cells and mimic squamous cell carcinoma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| granular component of nucleolus | Area of nucleolus that appears granular in the electron microscope and contains 15nm diameter particles that are maturing ribosomes. In contrast to the pale staining and fibrillar areas. (18 Nov 1997) |
| granular conjunctivitis | A chronic infection of the conjunctiva due to Chlamydia trachomatis, characterised by conjunctival follicles and subsequent cicatrization. See: trachoma. Synonym: granular conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granular cortex | See: cerebral cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granular degeneration | Swelling of cells due to injury to the membranes affecting ionic transfer; causes an accumulation of intracellular water. Synonym: albuminous swelling, granular degeneration, hydropic degeneration, parenchymatous degeneration. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Orofacial Granulomatosis, Granulomatoses, Orofacial, Orofacial Granulomatoses
Synonyms : Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Chronic Granulomatous Diseases, Disease, Chronic Granulomatous, Diseases, Chronic Granulomatous, Granulomatous Diseases, Chronic
Synonyms : Cancer of Granulosa Cells, Granulosa Cell Cancer, Cancer, Granulosa Cell, Cancers, Granulosa Cell, Cell Cancer, Granulosa, Cell Cancers, Granulosa, Cells Cancer, Granulosa, Cells Cancers, Granulosa, Granulosa Cell Cancers, Granulosa Cell Tumors
Synonyms : Cell, Granulosa, Cells, Granulosa, Granulosa Cell
Synonyms : Cydia pomonella granuloviruses, Granulosis Virus, granulovirus, Cydia pomonella, granuloviruses, Cydia pomonella
| grass |
shoot down, of birds cover with grass; "The owners decided to grass their property" narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) cover with grass eatage: animal food for browsing or grazing pot: street names for marijuana denounce: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
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| grain alcohol |
ethyl alcohol: the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline
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| gram |
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
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| grave |
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave" sculpt: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave" dangerous: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" grave accent: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation scratch: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
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| granulose |
farinaceous: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
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| GRA | a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement |
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| GRA | an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred |
| GRA | an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred |
| GRA | characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures |
| GRA | a deity of classical mythology |
| GRA | an admirer of Greece and everything Greek |
| GRA | characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things |
| GRA | characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things |
| GRA | German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969) |
| GRA | a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs |
| GRA | a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls |
| GRA | a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls |