| gr- | gram-negative |
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| GrN | gram-negative |
| NPV | negative predictive value; pressure value; negative pressure ventilation; net present value; nuclear... |
| PNP | pancreatic polypeptide; para-nitrophenol; peak negative pressure; pediatric nurse practitioner; peri... |
| ALLO | atypical Legionella-like organism |
| gram-ion | <chemistry> The weight in grams of an ion that is equal to the sum of the atomic weights of the atoms making up the ion. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gram-meter | <unit> A unit of energy equal to 100 gram-centimeters. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gram-molecular weight | Molecular weight expressed in grams. Compare: mole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gram-molecule | <unit> The amount of a substance with a mass in grams equal to its molecular weight; e.g., a gram-molecule of hydrogen weighs 2.016 g, that of water 18.015 g. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gram-positive | <microbiology> Bacteria that retain the stain or that are resistant to decolourisation by alcohol during Gram's method of staining. This is a primary characteristic of bacteria whose cell wall is composed of a thick layer of peptidologlycan containing teichoic and lipoteichoic acid complexed to the peptidoglycan. See: gram-negative (06 Oct 1997) |
| gram-positive asporogenous rods | <microbiology> A gram-positive, non-spore-forming group of bacteria comprising organisms that have morphological and physiological characteristics in common. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gram-positive asporogenous rods, irregular | <microbiology> A group of irregular rod-shaped bacteria that stain gram-positive and do not produce endospores. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gram-positive asporogenous rods, regular | <microbiology> A group of regular rod-shaped bacteria that stain gram-positive and do not produce endospores. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gram-positive bacteria | <microbiology> Bacteria which retain the crystal violet stain when treated by gram's method. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gram-positive bacterial infections | <microbiology> Infections caused by bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain (positive) when treated by the gram-staining method. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gram-positive cocci | <microbiology> Coccus-shaped bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain when treated by gram's method. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gram-positive endospore-forming bacteria | <microbiology> Bacteria that form endospores and are gram-positive. Representative genera include bacillus, clostridium, micromonospora, saccharopolyspora, and streptomyces. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gram-positive endospore-forming rods | <microbiology> Rod-shaped bacteria that form endospores and are gram-positive. Representative genera include bacillus and clostridium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gram-positive rods | <microbiology> A large group of rod-shaped bacteria that retains the crystal violet stain when treated by gram's method. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Gram's iodine | <microbiology> A solution containing iodine and potassium iodide, used in Gram's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |