Bma Illustrated Medical Dictionary
hyphae, which form a network called a mycelium. Mushrooms and toadstools are the reproductive structures (known as fruiting bodi ...
G6PD deficiencyAn X-linked disorder that affects the chemistry of red blood cells, making them prone to damage by infectious ill ...
Treatment is by surgical removal of the tumour, but thecancer has often spread to the liver by the time it is detected, making t ...
an embolism. Wet gangrene develops when dry gangrene or a wound becomes infected by bacteria. The gangrene spreads and gives off ...
Appetite loss, nausea, vomiting, cramps, and diarrhoea are the usual symptoms. Symptom onset and severity depends on the cause; ...
gemfibrozilA drug that lowers the level of fats in the blood. Gemfibrozil is usually given to people with hyper- lipidaemia afte ...
chemicals called nucleotide bases. These 4 bases are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine (often abbreviat- ed to A, T, C, an ...
genito-urinary medicineThe branch of medicine concerned with sexually transmitted infections. genome, humanThe complete set of h ...
a gamete or any cell that is undergoing gametogenesis (the process by which gametes are formed). germ cell tumourA growth compri ...
glandA group of specialized cellsthat manufacture and release chemical sub- stances, such as hormonesand enzymes, into the body. ...
and vomiting may occur, and the eye may be red with a dilated pupil. Congenital glaucoma is due to an ab- normality in the drain ...
glomerulosclerosisScarring caused by damage to the glomeruli (see glomerulus). Mild glomerulosclerosis occurs normally with age. ...
Glossitis occurs in various forms of anaemiaand in vitamin B deficiency. Other causes include infection of the mouth (especially ...
Glycerol is used in moisturizing creams. It is also used in eardrops to soften ear- wax and in cough remedies to help soothe a d ...
gonadorelinThe hormone released by the hypothalamusthat stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete the gonado- trophin hormones f ...
tissues. Graft-versus-host (GVH) disease may occur soon after transplantation or appear some months later. The first sign is usu ...
the tropics but is rare in developed countries. The antibiotics tetracycline or erythromycinare effective treatments. Graves’ di ...
allowed to fall out on their own as the hole in the eardrum closes, 6–12 months after insertion. group therapyAny treatment of p ...
GTNThe abbreviation for glyceryl tri- nitrate. guar gumA gum extracted from the cluster bean (CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLABA). Guar gum ...
Guthrie testA blood test performed routinely on a heel-prick blood sample taken from babies between the 8th and 14th day after b ...
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