Category: G

In the newborn, the severe, hyperacute inflammation of the membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelids and covering the white of the eye. Caused by infection with gonococci.  

Mass of nerve-like cell bodies lying outside the brain and spinal cord. A mass of nerve cells that serves as a center of nervous influence. A mass of nerve cell bodies and synapses usually covered in connective tissue, found along the peripheral nerves with the exception of the basal ganglia. A cyst of a tendon…

After ovulation is induced, ova are retrieved via laparoscopy and are transferred along with sperm to the fallopian tubes. A technique to combine eggs and sperm outside the body and then insert them into the ape tubes. A procedure in which a surgeon removes eggs from a woman’s ovary, mixes them with sperm and places…

A specialist in the diseases of the female reproductive system. A physician specializing in the treatment of the health problems of the female sexual and reproductive organs, gynecology. A physician who specializes in providing medical and surgical care relating to women’s reproductive system, often working as an obstetrician-gynecologist. A physician who practices gynecology. A physician…

A partial fracture of a child’s bone, which, because the bone is so pliable, splits rather than breaks. An incomplete fracture causing partial disruption and bending of the bone, fracture. A type of fracture occurring in children, where a long bone bends, but is not completely broken. A type of fracture common in young children,…

A viral infection. Also called rubella. A usually mild infectious viral disease seen mainly in children and young adults. Major symptoms are a red body rash, swollen lymph glands in the neck, and mild fever. The disease is dangerous if contracted by a woman during early pregnancy, since it may cause severe congenital defects in…

Three qualities influencing all creation: sattva, rajas, and tamas. Sattvic qualities imply essence, reality, consciousness, purity, and clarity of perception. All movement and activity are due to rajas. Tamas brings darkness, inertia, heaviness, and materialistic attitudes. There is a constant interplay among these three gunas in all creation. Also refers to the qualities (hard/soft, hot/cold,…

Main ingredient in a number of herbal preparations (yogaraj guggulu, kaishore guggulu, etc.). A resin from a small tree, it has many useful medical actions, including benefits for the nervous system, tonification, and anti-inflammatory action on muscle tissues. Helps increase white blood count (good for the immune system) and is a nervine, rejuvenating tonic.  

Anti-inflammatory agent.