| Giardia lamblia |
Protozoan in the feces of humans and animals that can cause severe gastrointestinal ailments. It is a common contaminant of surface waters.
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/gterms.html
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| gingiva |
The tissue that surrounds the neck of the tooth and covers the alveolar bone.
Ãâó: science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih2/oral-he...
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| gingivitis |
A common gum disease, characterized by swelling and soreness of the gums, inflammation and bleeding. Without treatment, it can cause serious gum problems and other disease.
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DA/00050.html
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| GIFT |
A procedure that involves removing eggs from a woman's ovary, combining them with sperm, and using a laparoscope to assist in placing the unfertilized eggs and sperm into the woman's fallopian tube through small incisions in her abdomen. (More? Week 1 Notes)
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/G.htm
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| girdle |
A flexible, leathery, muscular integument surrounding the valves of a chiton, often ornamented with scales, spicules, or hairy processes.
Ãâó: www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/mollusks/glo...
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