| EMG | electromyogram, electromyography; eye movement gauge; exomphalosmacroglossia-gigantism [syndrome] |
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| ga | gauge |
| PFG | peak flow gauge; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis |
| WG | water gauge; Wegener granulomatosis; Wright-Giemsa [stain] |
| Cramer wire splint | A flexible splint consisting of two stout parallel wires with finer cross wires. Synonym: Cramer wire splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| separating wire | A wire, usually of soft brass, used to gain separation between teeth. See: separation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kirschner's wire | An apparatus for skeletal traction in long bone fracture. Synonym: Kirschner's apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligature wire | A soft thin wire of stainless steel used in dentistry to tie an archwire to band attachments or brackets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light wire appliance | An orthodontic appliance utilizing small gauge labial wires with expansion and contraction loops formed into it and attached to bands fitted to individual teeth; sometimes called Begg light wire differential force technique. (05 Mar 2000) |