| ginkgo | <botany> A large ornamental tree (Ginkgo biloba) from China and Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of Coniferae. Its leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns, that it is also called the maidenhair tree. Origin: Chin, silver fruit. (26 Mar 1998) |
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| ginseng | A root found in Asia and the United States, although the Oriental variety is more easily obtainable. Ginseng has been popular in the Orient for centuries. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Giordano-Giovannetti diet | A diet designed for patients with renal failure; it provides small amounts of protein, primarily as essential amino acids, along with alpha-keto derivatives of amino acids; breakdown of protein in skeletal muscle is retarded and, because transaminase reactions are reversible, a small proportion of the ammonia released by urea breakdown is used for synthesis of nonessential amino acids. Synonym: Giovannetti diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Giovannetti diet | A diet designed for patients with renal failure; it provides small amounts of protein, primarily as essential amino acids, along with alpha-keto derivatives of amino acids; breakdown of protein in skeletal muscle is retarded and, because transaminase reactions are reversible, a small proportion of the ammonia released by urea breakdown is used for synthesis of nonessential amino acids. Synonym: Giovannetti diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| GIP | <hormone> Peptide hormone (43 amino acids) that stimulates insulin release and inhibits the release of gastric acid and pepsin. Acronym: GIP (18 Nov 1997) |
| giraffe | <zoology> An African ruminant (Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs. Origin: F. Girafe, Sp. Girafa, from Ar. Zurafa, zarafa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| girandole | 1. An ornamental branched candlestick. 2. A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form. 3. <chemistry> A kind of revolving firework. 4. A series of chambers in defensive mines. Origin: F. See Gyrate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Girard | A., Swiss-born U.S. Surgeon, 1841-1914. See: Girard's reagent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Girard's reagent | The hydrazine of betaine chloride, used to extract ketonic steroids by forming water-soluble hydrazones with them. (05 Mar 2000) |
| girasole girasol | 1. <botany> See Heliotrope. 2. <chemical> A variety of opal which is usually milk white, bluish white, or sky blue; but in a bright light it reflects a reddish colour. Origin: It. Girasole, or F. Girasol, fr. L. Gyrare to turn around + sol sun. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| girder | 1. One who, or that which, girds. 2. A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. Bowstring girder, Box girder, etc. See Bowstring, Box, etc. Girder bridge. See Bridge. Lattice girder, a girder consisting of longitudinal bars united by diagonal crossing bars. Half-lattice girder, a girder consisting of horizontal upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to divide the space between the bars into a series of triangles. Sandwich girder, a girder consisting of two parallel wooden beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped together by iron bolts. Origin: From Gird to encircle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| girding | That with which one is girded; a girdle. "Instead of a stomacher, a girding of sackcloth." (Is. Iii. 24) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| girdle | To kill a tree by severing or removing the living layer of the tree (the phloem) in a ring around its trunk. (09 Oct 1997) |
| girdle anaesthesia | Anaesthesia distributed as a band encircling the trunk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| girdle pain | A painful sensation encircling the body like a belt, occurring in tabes dorsalis or other spinal cord disease. (05 Mar 2000) |