Category: G

An in-hospital team, typically consisting of a physician, a clinical nurse specialist, and a social worker, all specialized in geriatric medicine and the problems of the elderly. Such a team evaluates the needs of a geriatric patient on admission to the hospital and provides recommendations on the patient’s care to the direct care providers.  

A method used to adjust payments made to Medicare providers based on their geographical location. Pronounced “gypsies”.  

Testing to find out if an individual has an inherited disorder, has a predisposition for any such disorders, or is a carrier.  

Determining the physical location of a gene or genetic marker on a chromosome.  

Two genes on the same chromosome that are not inherited independently, but are transmitted together.  

The agency of the federal government which is the auditing arm of the legislative branch and its financial consultant.  

The juice of an evergreen Malaysian tree, which is hard at room temperature but becomes soft and elastic when heated in boiling water. On cooling gutta percha will retain any deformity imparted to it when hot; thus it was used in dentistry as an early impression material. Today it is more often used as a…

Dentures modified to allow them to be tied to their respective jaws with stainless steel wire and then to each other: used to fix fractured jaws and osteotomies of the jaws.  

A nematode worm, Dracunculus medinensis, that is a parasite of man. The white threadlike adult female, 60-120 cm long, lives in the connective tissues beneath the skin. It releases its larvae into a large blister on the legs or arms; when the limbs are immersed in water the larvae escape and are subsequently eaten by…

An expectorant used in cough mixtures and tablets.