Category: G

The use of deception or cunning in order to accomplish something.  

In osteopathic medicine the movement of a body part gently along its normal axis through its normal range of motion.  

A device used to assist in inserting, positioning, and moving a catheter. These wires vary in size, length, stiffness, composition, and shape of the tip. A wire used to enter tight spaces (e.g., obstructed valves or channels) within the body. A wire utilized to navigate a catheter to a specific location within the body by…

A dog specifically trained to assist blind or partially sighted persons with mobility.  

A tube inserted into a blood vessel or body cavity that makes it easier to enter that vessel with other devices or instruments. Guide catheters are used to facilitate the placement of lasers, stents, and balloons for angioplasty.  

A mechanical aid or device that assists in setting a course or directing the motion either of one’s hand or of an instrument one holds.  

A law stating that, in the division of a nerve, degeneration in the proximal portion is toward the nerve cell.  

A fusiform swelling on the wrist in lead palsy.  

A form of alternate hemiplegia in which a brainstem lesion causes paralysis of the cranial nerves on one side and of the body on the opposite side.  

A fibrous cord in the fetus that extends from the caudal end of the testis through the inguinal canal to the scrotal swelling. It is the guiding structure for the descent of the testis into the scrotum.