Medicine terms starting with G

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  1. grief counseling (greef KOWN-suh-ling) The process by which a trained counselor or a support group helps a person work through normal feelings of sorrow after a loss, such…
  2. grief therapy (greef THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment that helps a person work through a greater than normal reaction to a loss, such as the death of a loved one.
  3. Groin The area where the thigh meets the abdomen.
  4. growth factor (grohth FAK-ter) A substance made by the body that functions to regulate cell division and cell survival.
  5. growth hormone A protein made by the pituitary gland that helps control body growth and the use of glucose and fat in the body. Also called somatotropin.
  6. GrowthOnset Diabetes See Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.
  7. GTI-2040 A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antisense oligonucleotides.
  8. guaiac (GWY-uk) A substance from a type of tree called Guaiacum that grows in the Caribbean.
  9. gums The tissue of the upper and lower jaws that surrounds the base of the teeth. Also called gingiva.
  10. GVHD A disease caused when cells from a donated stem cell graft attack the normal tissue of the transplant patient.
  11. GW572016 A drug used with another anticancer drug to treat breast cancer that is HER2 positive and has advanced or metastasized (spread to other parts of the body)…
  12. GW786034 A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor and angiogenesis inhibitor.
  13. gynecologic (GY-neh-kuh-LAH-jik) Having to do with the female reproductive tract (including the cervix, endometrium, fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, and vagina).
  14. gynecologic cancer (GY-neh-kuh-LAH-jik KAN-ser) Cancer of the female reproductive tract, including the cervix, endometrium, fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, and vagina.
  15. gynecologic oncologist (GY-neh-kuh-LAH-jik on-KAH-loh-jist) A doctor who specializes in treating cancers of the female reproductive organs.
  16. gynecologist (GY-neh-KAH-loh-jist) A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs.
  17. Gynecomastia (guy'neh-co-mast"ee-uh) a condition in which firm breast tissue or breast enlargement occurs in males.