| Giacomini's band |
the grayish band constituting the anterior extension of the gyrus dentatus of the hippocampus over the inferior surface of the uncus.
Ãâó: www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_conte...
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| giant cell arteritis |
a chronic vascular disease of unknown origin in the elderly, often associated with polymyalgia rheumatica, seen usually in the external carotid arteries but sometimes in other arteries. Characteristics include proliferative inflammation, often with giant cells and granulomas; headache, pain with chewing, weight loss, fever, and sometimes ocular symptoms; and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Called also cranial, granulomatous, or temporal a. and Horton's a., disease, or syndrome.
Ãâó: www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_conte...
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| giardiasis |
infection with a single-celled parasite, causing abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and nausea
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_g.asp
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| giant |
A star that is espcially bright and large for its color/temperature. Many stars become red giants late in their life and some even become supergiants. For more information on these phenomenae, view our Birth and Death of a Star article at the Information Realm.
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/12523/glossary.html
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| giardiasis |
A common protozoal infection of the small intestine, spread via contaminated food and water and direct person-to-person contact.
Ãâó: www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html
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