| Gardnerella vaginitis | bacterial vaginosis |
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| gardon | <zoology> A European cyprinoid fish; the id. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| garefowl | <zoology> The great auk; also, the razorbill. See Auk. Alternative forms: gairfowl, and gurfel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gareis-mason syndrome | <syndrome> An inherited (genetic) syndrome with characteristic features including (1) neurologically: mental retardation and aphasia (lack of speech); (2) limbs: adducted (clasped) thumbs, absent extensor pollicis longus and/or brevis muscles to the thumb, shuffling gait, and leg spasticity; (3) growth: small body size; (4) skeleton: lumbar lordosis (sway back). The syndrome is inherited as an X-linked trait and so affects mainly boys. Alternative names include MASA syndrome (MASA stands for mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs), clasped thumb and mental retardation, congenital clasped thumb with mental retardation, and adducted thumb with mental retardation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| garfish | <zoology> A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike. One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. Marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribbaeus, a very large species, and T. Crassus, are more southern; called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species. See: Gar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| garganey | <zoology> A small European duck (Anas querquedula). Synonym: cricket teal, and summer teal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gargantuan mastitis | An obsolete term for chronic inflammation of the breast with great enlargement of the gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gargarism | <medicine> A gargle. Origin: F. Gargarisme, L. Gargarisma. See Gargarize. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| garget | 1. The throat. 2. A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc, arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands. 3. A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite. 4. <botany> See Poke. Origin: OE. Garget, gargate, throat, OF. Gargate. Cf. Gorge. The etymol. Of senses 2, 3, & 4 is not certain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gargle | 1. To rinse the fauces with fluid in the mouth through which expired breath is forced to produce a bubbling effect while the head is held far back. 2. A medicated fluid used for gargling; a throat wash. Origin: O. Fr. Fr. L. Gurgulio, gullet, windpipe (05 Mar 2000) |
| gargoyle cell | <pathology> Fibroblasts with large deposits of mucopolysaccharide, commonly found in storage diseases such as Hurler syndrome. (18 Nov 1997) |
| gargoylism | <radiology> (Hurler disease) mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type I, autosomal recessive, dwarfism, kyphosis, long bones are short and thick, phalanges of hands: coarse texture, wide shafts, tapered proximal ends (especially metacarpals), hepatosplenomegaly, thick lips, large tongue, small teeth, J-shaped sella (12 Dec 1998) |
| garibaldi | 1. A jacket worn by women; so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi. 2. <zoology> A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep scarlet colour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Gariel's pessary | A hollow inflatable rubber pessary made in the form of a ring or a pear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gariel, Maurice | <person> French physician, 1812-1878. See: Gariel's pessary. (05 Mar 2000) |