| golden-eye | <zoology> A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of America (G. Islandica) is less common. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| golden-rod | <botany> A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all the species of the genus Solidago. <botany> Golden-rod tree, a shrub (Bosea Yervamora), a native of the Canary Isles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| goldenhar syndrome | <syndrome> Mandibulofacial dysostosis with congenital eyelid dermoids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Goldenhar's syndrome | A syndrome characterised by epibulbar dermoids, preauricular appendages, micrognathia, and vertebral and other anomalies. Synonym: Goldenhar's syndrome, OAV syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goldenhar, M | <person> 20th century French physician. See: Goldenhar's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| goldfinch | <zoology> A beautiful bright-coloured European finch (Carduelis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; called also goldspink, goldie, fool's coat, drawbird, draw-water, thistle finch, and sweet William. The yellow-hammer. A small American finch (Spinus tristis); the thistle bird. The name is also applied to other yellow finches, especially. To several additional American species of Spinus. Origin: AS. Goldfinc. See Gold, and Finch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| goldfinny | <zoology> One of two or more species of European labroid fishes (Crenilabrus melops, and Ctenolabrus rupestris). Synonym: goldsinny, and goldney. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| goldfish | <zoology> A small domesticated cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus); so named from its colour. It is native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes. Many varieties are known. Synonym: golden fish, and golden carp. See Telescope fish, under Telescope. A California marine fish of an orange or red colour; the garibaldi. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Goldflam disease | <disease, neurology> The characteristic feature of the disease is easy fatigue of certain voluntary muscle groups on repeated use. Muscles of the face or upper trunk are especially likely to be affected. In most and perhaps all cases due to the development of autoantibodies against the acetylcholine receptor in neuromuscular junctions. Immunisation of mice or rats with this receptor protein leads to a disease with the features of myasthenia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Goldflam, Samuel | <person> Polish neurologist, 1852-1932. See: Goldflam disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| goldie | <zoology> The European goldfinch. The yellow-hammer. Origin: From Gold. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| golding | <botany> [From the golden colour of the blossoms. A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum). [This word is variously corrupted into gouland, gools, gowan, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Goldman equation | An equation derived to predict membrane potentials in terms of the membrane's permeability to ions and their concentrations on either side. Synonym: constant field equation, Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation, GHK equation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goldman, David | <person> U.S. Physiologist, *1911. See: Goldman equation, Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goldman, Henry | <person> U.S. Periodontist, *1911. See: Goldman-Fox knives. (05 Mar 2000) |