| godmother | A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See Godfather Origin: AS. Godmdor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| godsib | A gossip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| godson | A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See Godfather. Origin: AS. Godsunu. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Godwin | John T., U.S. Pathologist, *1917. See: Godwin tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Godwin tumour | Benign tumour-like masses of lymphoid tissue in the parotid gland, containing scattered small, mainly solid islands of epithelial cells. Synonym: Godwin tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| godwit | <ornithology> One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. Fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. Haemastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Synonym: godwin. Origin: Prob. From AS. Gd good + wiht creature, wight. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Goeckerman | William H., U.S. Dermatologist, 1884-1954. See: Goeckerman treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goeckerman treatment | A treatment for psoriasis; the involved areas are painted with a solution of coal tar, or are covered with crude coal tar ointment and subsequently irradiated with ultraviolet (UVB). (05 Mar 2000) |
| goeland | <zoology> A white tropical tern (Cygis candida). Origin: F. Goeland. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Goethe's bone | A large sutural bone occasionally found detached from the anterior portion of the os interparietale. Synonym: Goethe's bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| goethite | <chemical> A hydrous oxide of iron, occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic structure. The colour varies from yellowish to blackish brown. Origin: After the poet Gothe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Gofman | Moses, German physician, *1887. See: Gofman test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gofman test | A test for various serum lipoproteins that contain cholesterol, as an index of the tendency to the development of atheromatous lesions and arteriosclerosis; the test is based on the differential flotation of molecules of various sizes when the serum is treated in an ultracentrifuge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goggia | Carlo P., 20th century Italian physician. See: Goggia's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goggia's sign | <clinical sign> The fibrillation of the biceps muscle, when pinched and tapped, is confined to a limited area in cases of debilitating disease, whereas in health it is general. (05 Mar 2000) |