| GI | gastrointestinal; gelatin infusion [medium]; gingival index; globin insulin; glomerular index; gluco... |
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| LMG | lethal midline granuloma |
| MEG | magnetoencephalogram, magnetoencephalography; megakaryocyte; Megestrol; mercaptoethylguanidine; mult... |
| PLT | pancreatic lymphocytic infiltration; platelet; primed lymphocyte test; primed lymphocyte typing; psi... |
| TUGSE | traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia |
| annular scleritis | An often protracted inflammation of the anterior portion of the sclera, forming a ring around the corneoscleral limbus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| annular scotoma | A circular scotoma surrounding the centre of the field of vision. See: ring scotoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular sphincter | A short thickening of circular muscular fibres, similar to a ring; a ring-shaped sphincter as opposed to a segmental sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular staphyloma | A staphyloma extending around the periphery of the cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular stop | <microscopy> The opaque ring-shaped stop with a small central opening usually placed in the objective back focal plane to provide dispersion staining. (05 Aug 1998) |
| annular stricture | A ringlike constriction encircling the wall of a canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular synechia | Adhesion of the entire pupillary margin of the iris to the capsule of the lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular syphilid | Cutaneous lesions of secondary syphilis in which the papules form annular lesions with raised papular borders and clear central portions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerlach's annular tendon | fibrocartilaginous ring of tympanic membrane |
| actinic granuloma | An annular eruption on sun-exposed skin which microscopically shows phagocytosis of dermal elastic fibres by giant cells and histiocytes. Synonym: Miescher's granuloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amoebic granuloma | A nodular, tumour-like focus of proliferative inflammation sometimes developing in chronic amoebiasis, especially in the wall of the colon. Synonym: amoebic granuloma. Origin: amoeba + G. -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| apical granuloma | Chronic nonsuppurative inflammation of periapical tissue resulting from irritation following pulp disease or endodontic treatment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| beryllium granuloma | A sarcoid-like granulomatous reaction to exposure to inhaled beryllium, or skin cuts by fluorescent lamps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilharzial granuloma | A granulomatous lesion formed around schistosome eggs embedded in tissues in cases of schistosomiasis (bilharziasis); typically these granulomata are found in intestinal tissues (Schistosoma japonicum or S. Mansoni infection), bladder tissue (S. Haematobium), and hepatic tissue (all human schistosomes). Synonym: bilharzial granuloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine venereal granuloma | A rapidly growing, soft, easily bleeding, infectious, connective tissue tumour occurring in the vagina of the female dog and on the penis and sheath of the male; ordinarily transmitted by coitus. Synonym: transmissible venereal tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |