| ground-glass pattern | Radiographic or CT appearance of hazy opacity which fails to obscure pulmonary vascular markings. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| groundling | 1. <zoology> A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water, as the loach. 2. A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was on the ground, and without floor or benches. "No comic buffoon to make the groundlings laugh." (Coleridge) Origin: Ground + -ling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| groundnut | <botany> The fruit of the Arachis hypogaea (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. Flexuosum) having an edible root of a globular shape aud sweet, aromatic taste. Synonym: earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| groundsel | <botany> An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris) one of the most common, and widely distributed weeds on the globe. Origin: OE. Grundswilie, AS. Gpundeswylige, grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the eye. See Swallow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| group | 1. A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a group of men or of trees; a group of isles. 2. An assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation, or having some resemblance or common characteristic; as, groups of strata. 3. <biology> A variously limited assemblage of animals or planta, having some resemblance, or common characteristics in form or structure. The term has different uses, and may be made to include certain species of a genus, or a whole genus, or certain genera, or even several orders. 4. A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc, notes joined at the stems; sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes. Origin: F groupe, It. Gruppo, groppo, cluster, bunch, packet, group; of G. Origin: cf. G. Krepf craw, crop, tumour, bunch. See Crop. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| group A streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis | A complication of infection with GAS (group A streptococci) in which the bacteria attacks and destroys muscle tissue. According to the CDC, 5-10% of people with severe GAS infection develop necrotizing fasciitis. Though the infection can be treated with antibiotics, the fatality rate is close to 30%. This complication often develops as a wound infection after surgery or injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group A streptococci | A common bacteria that is the cause of strep throat, scarlet fever, impetigo, cellulitis-erysipelas, rheumatic fever, acute glomerular nephritis, endocarditis, and group A streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis. The prototype is Streptococcus pyogenes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group agglutination | Agglutination by antibodies specific for minor (group) antigens common to several microorganisms, each of which possesses its own major specific antigen. Synonym: cross agglutination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group agglutinin | An immune agglutinin specific for a group antigen. Synonym: cross-reacting agglutinin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group antigens | Antigen's that are shared by related genera of microorganisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group B streptococci | A leading cause of a form of neonatal sepsis that has a 10-20% mortality rate and leaves a large number of survivors with brain damage. Also a leading cause of meningitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group dynamics | A term used to represent the study of underlying features of group behaviour, e.g., motives, attitudes; it is concerned with group change rather than with static characteristics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group homes | Housing for groups of patients, children, or others who need or desire emotional or physical support. They are usually established as planned, single housekeeping units in residential dwellings that provide care and supervision for small groups of residents, who, although unrelated, live together as a family. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group hospital | A private hospital organised and controlled by a group of physicians and restricted to the reception and care of their own patients. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group I mycobacteria | Mycobacteria that produce a bright yellow colour when grown in the presence of light. Organisms placed in this group appear to belong to the species Mycobacterium kansasii. Synonym: photochromogens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| growth hormone |
somatotropin: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
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| growth rate |
the rate of increase in size per unit time
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| ground squirrel |
eastern chipmunk: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
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| group analysis |
group therapy in which interpretation is given to the patients and insight is evoked on the basis of the communication and interactions occurring within the group.
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| growth cone |
a bulbous enlargement of the growing tip of an axon.
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| GRO | United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969) |
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| GRO | needlepoint done with large stitches |
| GRO | needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads |
| GRO | a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa people |
| GRO | a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota |
| GRO | any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill |
| GRO | 100 groschen equal 1 schilling |
| GRO | a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs |
| GRO | the entire amount of income before any deductions are made |
| GRO | twelve dozen |
| GRO | earn before taxes, expenses, etc. |
| GRO | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible |