| game fowl | <zoology> A handsome breed of the common fowl, remarkable for the great courage and pugnacity of the males. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| game theory | A mathematical theory that deals with action in a conflict situation as if it were a game in which each player seeks to maximise his opponent's losses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gamecock | <zoology> The male game fowl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gamekeeper's thumb | <radiology> Dislocation of 1st MCP joint, with or without avulsion fracture, rupture of ulnar collateral ligament, gamekeeper twists and pulls off head of cute little animals, now seen due to ski-pole injuries (12 Dec 1998) |
| games, experimental | Games designed to provide information on hypotheses, policies, procedure or strategies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gametangium | A structure in which gametes are produced. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gamete | <biology, genetics> Specialised haploid cells produced by meiosis and involved in sexual reproduction. Male gametes are usually small and motile (spermatozoa), whereas female gametes (oocytes) are larger and nonmotile. (18 Nov 1997) |
| gamete intra-fallopian transfer | <gynaecology> Gamete intra-fallopian transfer is a technique that involves combining eggs and sperm outside of the body and immediately placing them into the fallopian tubes to achieve fertilization. A technique that came into use in the mid-1980's for assisted conception in infertile women with normal fallopian tubes. The protocol consists of hormonal stimulation of the ovaries, followed by laparoscopic follicular aspiration of oocytes, and then the transfer of sperm and oocytes by catheterization into the fallopian tubes. Acronym: GIFT (12 Dec 1998) |
| gametic nucleus | <cell biology> The smaller nucleus in ciliate protozoans, fully active in inheritance and passed after meiosis to conjugating pairs. Gives rise to the macronucleus or macronuclei. Genes in the micronucleus are not actively transcribed. (18 Nov 1997) |
| gameto- | A gamete. Origin: G. Gametes, husband, gamete, wife, fr. Gameo, to marry (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametocide | An agent destructive of gametes, specifically the malarial gametocytes. Origin: Gameto-+ L. Caedo, to kill (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametocyst | A cyst formed around a pair of united gregarine gamonts in which gametes are produced. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametocyte | A cell capable of dividing to produce gametes, e.g., a spermatocyte or oocyte. Synonym: gamont. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametogenesis | <biology> Process leading to the production of gametes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| gametogonia | A stage in the sexual cycle of sporozoans in which gametes are formed, often by schizogony. Synonym: gametogonia, gamogony. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Gone, a begetting (05 Mar 2000) |