| geriatric nursing | Nursing care of the aged patient given in the home, the hospital, or special institutions such as nursing homes, psychiatric institutions, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| geriatric psychiatry | <specialty> A subspecialty of psychiatry concerned with the mental health of the aged. (12 Dec 1998) |
| geriatric therapy | Treatment of disease in the aged. Synonym: geriatric therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| geriatrics | <specialty> The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gerl | An acronym which stands for the Golgi apparatus, the Endoplasmic Reticulum, and the Lysosomes. It refers to a system of different organelles and vesicles within a eukaryotic cell which together make, secrete, and degrade proteins. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Gerlach's annular tendon | fibrocartilaginous ring of tympanic membrane |
| Gerlach's tonsil | A collection of lymphoid nodules near the pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube. Synonym: tonsilla tubaria, eustachian tonsil, Gerlach's tonsil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerlach's valve | A fold of mucous membrane, simulating a valve, sometimes found at the origin of the vermiform appendix. Synonym: Gerlach's valve, valvula processus vermiformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerlach's valvula | The network of fibres (pectinate ligaments) at the iridocorneal angle between the anterior chamber of the eye and the venous sinus of the sclera; it contains spaces between the fibres that are involved in drainage of the aqueous humor, and is composed of two portions: the corneoscleral part, the part attached to the sclera, and the uveal part, the part attached to the iris. Synonym: reticulum trabeculare sclerae, Gerlach's valvula, Hueck's ligament, ligamentum annulare bulbi, pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle, pillar of iris, trabecular meshwork, trabecular network, trabecular zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerlach, Joseph | <person> German anatomist, 1820-1896. See: Gerlach's annular tendon, Gerlach's tonsil, valve of vermiform appendix, Gerlach's valvula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerlier's disease | A paroxysmal attack of severe vertigo, not accompanied by deafness or tinnitus, which affects young to middle-aged adults, often following a non-specific upper respiratory infection; due to unilateral vestibular dysfunction. Synonym: endemic paralytic vertigo, epidemic vertigo, Gerlier's disease, kubisagari, kubisagaru, paralyzing vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerlier, Felix | <person> Swiss physician, 1840-1914. See: Gerlier's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gerlind | <zoology> A salmon returning from the sea the second time. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| germ | 1. <biology> That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a foetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism appears. "In the entire process in which a new being originates . Two distinct classes of action participate; namely, the act of generation by which the germ is produced; and the act of development, by which that germ is evolved into the complete organism." (Carpenter) 2. That from which anything springs; origin; first principle; as, the germ of civil liberty. <biology> Disease germ, the theory that living organisms can be produced only by the evolution or development of living germs or seeds. See Biogenesis, and Abiogenesis. As applied to the origin of disease, the theory claims that the zymotic diseases are due to the rapid development and multiplication of various bacteria, the germs or spores of which are either contained in the organism itself, or transferred through the air or water. See Fermentation theory. Origin: F. Germe, fr. L. Germen, germinis, sprout, but, germ. Cf. Germen, Germane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| germ cell | Cell specialised to produce haploid gametes. The germ cell line is often formed very early in embryonic development. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| germ theory |
(medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
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| germ plasm |
the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
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| German measles |
a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
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| germanium |
a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
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| germicidal |
bactericidal: preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
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| GER | the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people |
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| GER | a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium) |
| GER | a small simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism |
| GER | anything that provides inspiration for later work |
| GER | a spermatozoon or an ovum |
| GER | (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation |
| GER | the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes |
| GER | the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms |
| GER | the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon |
| GER | the standard German language |
| GER | a native or inhabitant of Germany |
| GER | of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language |