| GBP | galactose-binding protein; gastric bypass; gated blood pool |
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| GBS | gallbladder series; gastric bypass surgery; group B Streptococcus; general biopsychosocial screening... |
| GCA | gastric cancer area; giant cell arteritis |
| GCLO | gastric Campylobacter-like organism |
| GE | gastric empyting; gastroemotional; gastroenteritis; gastroenterology; gastroenterostomy; gastroesoph... |
| gastric folds | Characteristic folds of the gastric mucosa, especially evident when the stomach is contracted. Synonym: plicae gastricae, gastric folds, ruga gastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gastric follicles | Branched tubular glands lying in the mucosa of the fundus and body of the stomach; such glands contain parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid, zymogen cells that produce pepsin, and mucous cells. Synonym: glandulae gastricae, glandulae propriae, fundus glands, gastric follicles, Wasmann's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric freezing | Formerly used treatment for peptic ulcer designed to reduce or eliminate the production of acid gastric juice by freezing the secretory cells with a supercooled fluid introduced into a balloon positioned in the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric fundus | The superior portion of the body of the stomach above the level of the cardiac notch. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastric glands | Branched tubular glands lying in the mucosa of the fundus and body of the stomach; such glands contain parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid, zymogen cells that produce pepsin, and mucous cells. Synonym: glandulae gastricae, glandulae propriae, fundus glands, gastric follicles, Wasmann's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric haemorrhage | Haemorrhage from the stomach. Synonym: gastric haemorrhage. Origin: Gastro-+ G. Rhegnymi, to burst forth (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric hypersecretion | Excessive formation of gastric juice, especially the acid component. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric impression | A hollow on the visceral surface of the left lobe of the liver corresponding to the location of the stomach. Synonym: impressio gastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric indigestion | <symptom> The impairment of the power of function of digestion, usually applied to epigastric discomfort following meals. Origin: Gr. Peptein = to digest (18 Nov 1997) |
| gastric inhibitory polypeptide | <hormone> Peptide hormone (43 amino acids) that stimulates insulin release and inhibits the release of gastric acid and pepsin. Acronym: GIP (18 Nov 1997) |
| gastric juice | The liquid secretion of the stomach mucosa consisting of hydrochloric acid (gastric acid), pepsinogen, intrinsic factor, gastrin, mucus, and the bicarbonate ion (bicarbonates). (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastric lavage | <procedure> A procedure used to empty the stomach of its contents. Performed using a flexible rubber tube that is passed through the mouth and advanced to the stomach. This procedure includes the instillation of a balanced salt solution into the stomach (via the tube) followed by suctioning the fluid out of the stomach. An effective procedure in the treatment of toxic ingestions. (27 Sep 1997) |
| gastric lymphatic follicles | Lymphoid tissue within the lamina propria which, especially in early life, collect in small masses similar to intestinal solitary lymphatic follicles. Synonym: folliculi lymphatici gastrici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric narrowing | <radiology> Neoplastic, carcinoma (linitis plastica), lymphoma, metastases, inflammatory, caustic, radiotherapy, granulomatous disease: Crohn disease, TB, sarcoidosis, eosinophilic enteritis see: gastric outlet obstruction (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastric neurasthenia | A condition marked by vague epigastric atony and distention, and mild neurasthenic symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |