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noun (plural gallstones)
- a small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts
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| ganglion |
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noun (pl2=ganglia)
- (anatomy) a mass of tissue, outside of the brain, containing a cluster of interconnecting nerve cells
- By extension, a centre of power or authority
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| gangrene |
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noun
- The necrosis or rot, rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
- If sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.
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| gargoylism |
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noun - the dysmorphic facial features found in Hurler's Syndrome and Hunter's Syndrome characterized by thickened gingiva (gums) and upturned nose
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| gash |
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noun (gashes)
- A deep cut.
- 2006, New York Times, "Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers", http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/nyregion/nyregionspecial3/11bush.html?hp&ex=1158033600&en=e468f88da52557ed&ei=5094&partner=homepage:
- : Vowing that he was "never going to forget the lessons of that day," President Bush paid tribute last night to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack, laying wreaths at ground zero, attending a prayer service at St. Paul"s Chapel and making a surprise stop at a firehouse and a memorial museum overlooking the vast in the ground where the twin towers once stood.
- (slang, vulgar) A vulva, pussy
- (slang, offensive) A woman
- (slang, British Royal Navy) rubbish, Rubbish
- (slang) Rubbish on board an aircraft
verb (gash, es)
- To make a deep, long cut, to slash.
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| gastritis |
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noun
- (pathology) Inflammation of the lining of the stomach, characterised by nausea, loss of appetite, and upper abdominal discomfort or pain.
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| genu valgum |
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noun - (medicine) The condition in which the knees are abnormally close together and the ankles far apart
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| germ |
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noun
- (biology) The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.
- A pathogenic microorganism.
- An idea that forms the basis of some project.
- The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See w:Cereal germ, Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
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| German measles |
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noun
- (disease) rubella, Rubella
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| gibbous |
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adjective
- Characterized by convex, convexity; protuberant.
- (astronomy) Phase of moon between first quarter and full or between full and last quarter.
- humpback, Humpbacked.
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| giddy |
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adjective
- very excited or happy
- The girls were with excitement about the trip.
- Physically insecure, rickety, suspectible to wobble and even break
- The troopers were worried about crossing the giddy bridge.
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| gigantism |
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noun
- The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
- A condition where there is over-production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in a child before the bone growth plates close, resulting in excessive long bone growth, accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence.
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| glioma |
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noun (plural: gliomas or gliomata)
- (pathology) A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord.
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| goiter |
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noun
- An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by an inflammation of the thyroid gland.
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| gonorrhea |
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noun (or gonorrhoea or the clap)
- An STD caused by a species of bacteria that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
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| gout |
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noun
- (context, pathology, not countable) An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
- a spurt or splotch (usually followed by the preposition of)
- 1981, P.D. James, Children of Men, chapter 20, page 137:
- "...small chunks of rubble and gouts of soot had fallen from the chimney, and were ground into the rug under his unwary feet."
- 2002, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and Dave Freer, The Shadow of the Lion http://books.google.com/books?id=541z5yQEW0UC&q=gouts
- search
- "Another blow sent gouts of blood flying, along with gobbets of flesh."
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| granulate |
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verb to granulate
- to segment into tiny grains or particles
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| granuloma |
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noun - (medicine) a tumor consisting of a mass of granular tissue that sometimes results from infection or injury
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| greensickness |
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noun
- chlorosis
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| greenstick fracture |
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noun
- An incomplete fracture of a long bone in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent
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| gripe |
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noun
- A complaint; a petty concern.
- The name of a specific wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
verb (grip, ing)
- To complain; to whine.
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| grippe |
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noun
- (pathology) influenza, the flu
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| growth |
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noun
- an increase in size, number, value, or strength
- (biology) the act of growing, getting bigger or higher
- (biology) something that grows or has grown
- (pathology) an abnormal mass such as a tumor
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