| Gairdner's disease | <disease> Attacks of cardiac distress accompanied by apprehension. Synonym: angina pectoris sine dolore, angor pectoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Gairdner, Sir William | <person> Scottish physician, 1824-1907. See: Gairdner's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gairfowl | <zoology> See Garefowl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Gaisbock's syndrome | Polycythemia associated with hypertension, but without splenomegaly. Synonym: Gaisbock's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gaisbock, Felix | <person> German physician, 1868-1955. See: Gaisbock's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gait | <neurology> Pattern of walking. (16 Dec 1997) |
| gait apraxia | Apraxia for walking, accompanied by inability to make walking movements with the legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| GAK, cyclin G-associated kinase | <chemical> Has a ser/thr protein kinase-like catalytic domain at the n-terminal; contains a tensin/auxilin-like domain; genbank d38560 Synonym: gak protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| Gal | Symbol for galactose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| GAL virus | A virus with characteristics of adenovirus, not known to be associated with natural disease. Synonym: gallus adeno-like virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gal/d | Gallons per day. (05 Dec 1998) |
| galactacrasia | Abnormal composition of mother's milk. Origin: Galact-+ G. Akrasia, bad mixture, fr. A-priv. + krasis, a mixing (05 Mar 2000) |
| galactagogue | <pharmacology> An agent that promotes the secretion and flow of milk. Origin: Galact-+ G. Agogos, to lead, leading (21 Jun 2000) |
| galactagogue factor | <endocrinology> A factor in extracts of the posterior lobe of the hypophysis that, by stimulating the smooth muscle of the lobulo-alveolar system of the mammary gland, causes a flow of milk from the nipple. (05 Mar 2000) |
| galactan | <biochemistry> A polysaccharide composed of repeating galactose units as a polymer. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages. (21 Jun 2000) |