Abbreviation |
Interpretation |
| G | Gas |
| glucose | |
| Good | |
| gram | |
| gravida | |
| Guiac | |
| gallop | |
| Ganglion | |
| Gap | |
| gastrin | |
| Gastrostomy | |
| gender | |
| genome | |
| genitalia | |
| gingiva | |
| glycogen | |
| Globulin | |
| G+ | gram-positive |
| G- | gram-negative |
| GA | general appearance |
| gastric analysis | |
| general anesthesia | |
| Gamblers Anonymous | |
| gestational age | |
| ginger ale | |
| Ga | gallium |
| GAA | glacial acetic acid |
| glioma-associated antigens | |
| glutamic acid | |
| GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid |
| GABHS | group A bet hemolytic streptococci |
| GABS | group A beta streptococci |
| GAD | generalized anxiety disorder |
| GAE | granulomatous amebic encephalitis |
| GAF | Global Assessment of Function |
| geographic adjustment factors | |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycan |
| GAGPS | glycosaminoglycan polysulfate |
| GAGS | global acne grading system |
| GAL | gallon |
| GAM | Gamma Knife |
| generalised additive models | |
| Gamma-GT | gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase |
| GAMT | guanidinoacetate methyltransferase |
| GAN | giant axonal neuropathy |
| GAO | gastric acid output |
| glycogen-accumulating organisms | |
| GAP | GTPase activating protein |
| GAR | gonnococcal antibody reaction |
| GAS | general adaption syndrome |
| Ga scan | gallium scan |
| Gastroc | gastrocnemius |
| GAT | geriatric assessment team |
| granulocyte agglutination test | |
| Grip Ability Test | |
| GAU | geriatric assessment unit |
| GAVE | gastric antral vascular ectasia |
| GAW | glottal area waveform |
| GB | gallbladder |
| GBA | ganglionic blocking agent |
| guilt by association | |
| GBBS | group B beta hemolytic |
| GBD | global burden of disease |
| Gallbladder disease | |
| gender behavior disorder | |
| GBE | Ginkgo biloba extract |
| GBG | gonadal-steroid binding globulin |
| GBH | gamma benzene hexachloride |
| GBIA | Guthrie bacterial inhibition assay |
| GBL | gamma butyrolactone |
| GBM | glioblastoma multiforme |
| GBP | gabapentin |
| gastric bypass | |
| GBR | gamma band response |
| good blood return | |
| GBV-C | GB virus type C |
| GBW | generalized bladder extraction |
| GBX | gall bladder extraction |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| gastric cancer | |
| glucocorticoid | |
| gonococci | |
| good condition | |
| G-C | gram-negative cocci |
| G+C | gram -positive cocci |
| GCA | gastric cancer |
| giant cell angiofibroma | |
| Graft coronary arteriosclerosis | |
| guanylyl cyclase A | |
| General conceptual ability | |
| GCBP | gated cardiac blood pool |
| GCC | glassy cell carcinoma |
| GCE | general conditioning exercise |
| GCDFP | gross cystic disease fluid protein |
| GCI | General Cognitive Index |
| glial cytoplasmic inclusion | |
| global cerebral ischemia | |
| global clinical impression | |
| GCL | generalized congenital lipodystrophy |
| GCM | Geriatric Care Managers |
| General Circulation Models | |
| giant cell myocarditis | |
| GC-O | gas chromatography-olfactometry |
| GCP | Good Clinical Practice |
| gastritis cystica polyposa | |
| generalized chronic periodontitis | |
| GCR | glucocorticoid |
| Glucocorticoid receptor | |
| G-protein-coupled receptor | |
| GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
| GCT | general care and treatment |
| giant-cell tumor | |
| GCU | gonococcal urethritis |
| GCV | great cardiac vein |
| ganciclovir | |
| GD | gastric distension |
| Gaucher disease | |
| Graves disease | |
| G & D | growth and development |
| GDA | gastroduodenal artery |
| GDH | glutamic dehydrogenase |
| GDJ | gastroduodenal junction |
| g/dl | grams per deciliter |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GDNF | glial derived neurotrophic factor |
| GDP | gamma-detecting probe |
| general dental practice | |
| GDR | glucose disposal rate |
| GDS | Geriatric Depression Scale |
| GE | Gastroesophageal |
| gastric emptying | |
| gastrointestinal endoscopy | |
| generalized epilepsy | |
| gastroenteritis | |
| GEA | gastroepiploic artery |
| GEC | galactose elimination capacity |
| GED | General Educational Development |
| gastric emptying duration | |
| gastric epithelial dysplasia | |
| GEE | gait energy expenditure |
| glycine ethyl ester | |
| GEF | graft-enteric fistula |
| GEH | generalized eruptive histiocytosis |
| GEJ | gastroesophageal junction |
| GEL | gas exchange lung |
| giant esophageal leiomyoma | |
| GEM | gemcitabine |
| Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory | |
| gemfibrozil | |
| general equivalence mapping | |
| GEN | general anethesia |
| gender | |
| genetics | |
| genital | |
| GENT | gentamicin |
| GEP | gastroenteropancreatic |
| GEQ | generic equivalent |
| genome equivalents | |
| global efficacy question | |
| GER | Gastric emptying rate |
| gastroesophageal reflux | |
| GES | Group E streptococcus |
| gastric emptying studies | |
| GEST | gestational |
| GET | gastric emptying time |
| GEU | geriatric evaluation unit |
| GF | gastric fistula |
| gluten free | |
| GFAAS | graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GF-BAO | gastric fluid, basal acid output |
| GFD | gluten-free diet |
| GFJ | grapefruit juice |
| GFM | good fetal movement |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| GFS | glaucoma filtering surgery |
| GG | gamma globulin |
| Gates-Glidden | |
| GGDS | global genome damage score |
| GGE | Gastrografin enema |
| GGF | glial growth factor |
| great grandfather | |
| GGM | Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption |
| great grandmother | |
| GGO | ground-glass opacity |
| GGS | group G streptococci |
| GGT | gamma-glutamyl-transferase |
| GH | growth hormone |
| general health | |
| genetic hemochromatosis | |
| genital herpes | |
| gingival hyperplasia | |
| GHB | gamma hydroxybutyrate |
| glycosylated hemoglobin | |
| GHD | growth hormone deficiency |
| GHI | growth hormone insufficiency |
| GHJ | glenohumeral joint |
| GHQ | General Health Questionnaire |
| GHRF | growth hormone releasing factor |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| gingival index | |
| glycemic index | |
| GIA | gastrointestinal anastomosis |
| GIB | gastrointestinal bleeding |
| gastric ileal bypass | |
| GIC | general immunocompetence |
| GID | gastrointestinal distress |
| gender identity disorder | |
| GIFT | gamete intrafallopian transfer |
| GIH | gastrointestinal hemorrhage |
| GIK | glucose-insulin-kalium |
| GIL | gastrointestinal lymphoma |
| GING | gingiva |
| gingivectomy | |
| GIO | glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis |
| GIP | gastric inhibitory peptide |
| GIR | global improvement rating |
| glucose infusion rate | |
| GIS | gas in stomach |
| gastrointestinal series | |
| GIT | gastrointestinal tract |
| GIWU | gastrointestinal work-up |
| GJ | gastrojejunal |
| gastrojejunostomy | |
| GJH | generalized joint hypermobility |
| GJIC | gap junction intercellular communication |
| GJT | gastrojejunostomy tube |
| GK | glycerol kinase |
| Gamma Knife | |
| GKRS | gamma-knife radiosurgery |
| GKS | gamma-knife surgery |
| GKT | guilty knowledge test |
| gamma-knife thalamotomy | |
| GL | gastric lavage |
| glaucoma | |
| GLA | gamma-linolenic acid |
| glucose-lowering agents | |
| GLB | gay, lesbian and bisexual |
| globulin | |
| GLC | gas-liquid chromatography |
| GLD | generalized lymphadenopathy disease |
| glucose dehydrogenase | |
| GLIO | glioblastoma |
| GLL | green-light laser |
| GLM | general linear model |
| glioblastoma multiforme | |
| glomeruli | |
| GLN | glomerulonephritis |
| GLOC | gravity-induced loss of consciousness |
| GLP | Good Laboratory Practice |
| glycolipoprotein | |
| glucagon-like peptide | |
| GLR | gravity lumbar reduction |
| GLU | glutamic acid |
| glucose | |
| glutamate | |
| glutamine | |
| glucagon | |
| GLU 5 | five-hour glucose tolerance test |
| GLUC | glucose |
| GM | gastric mucosa |
| general medicine | |
| genetically modified | |
| geometric mean | |
| gram | |
| grand mal | |
| gamma | |
| Geiger-Muller | |
| GM+ | gram positive |
| GM- | gram negative |
| GMC | general medical clinic |
| general medical condition | |
| GME | gaseous microemboli |
| Graduate Medical Education | |
| GMF | general medical floor |
| GMH | germinal matrix hemorrhage |
| GML | gingival margin levels |
| GMOS | general medical officers |
| genetically modified organisms | |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
| General Medical Practitioner | |
| general medical panel | |
| GMR | Gallups, Murmurs, Rubs |
| gentamicin resistance | |
| geometric mean ratio | |
| geometric mean ratios | |
| glucose metabolic rate | |
| galvanic muscle stimulation | |
| GM & S | general medicine and surgery |
| GMTS | geometric mean antibody titers |
| GN | glomerulonephritis |
| graduate nurse | |
| gram-negative | |
| GNA | general nursing assistance |
| Galanthus nivalis agglutinin | |
| GNB | ganglioneuroblastoma |
| gram-negative bacilli | |
| gram-negative bacteremia | |
| GNC | gram-negative cocci |
| GND | gram-negative diplococci |
| generalized neuroaxonal dystrophy | |
| GNG | gluconeogenesis |
| GNID | gram-negative intracellular diplococci |
| GNP | Gerontological Nurse Practitioner |
| glomerulonephritis | |
| GNR | gram-negative rods |
| GNS | gram-negative sepsis |
| GNT | giant negative T waves |
| Graduate Nurse Technician | |
| GO | glucose oxidase |
| gonorrhea | |
| Graves ophthalmopathy | |
| GOAT | Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test |
| GOBI | growth monitoring, oral rehydration, breast feeding, and immunization |
| GOCS | Global Obsessive-Compulsive Scale |
| GOD | Gift Of Desperation |
| glucose oxidase | |
| GOG | Gynecologic Oncology Group |
| GOJ | gastro-oesophageal junction |
| GOLD | Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
| GOM | granular osmiophilic material |
| GOMER | get out of my emergency room |
| GON | gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum |
| greater occipital nerve | |
| GONIO | gonioscopy |
| GOO | gastric outlet obstruction |
| GOR | gastro-oesophageal reflux disease |
| GOS | General Ophthalmic Services |
| glasgow outcome scale | |
| Glasgow outcome score | |
| galacto-oligosaccharides | |
| GOT | glucose oxidase test |
| goals of treatment | |
| GOX | glucose oxidation |
| GP | geometric progression |
| General Practice | |
| general practitioners | |
| glans penis | |
| globus pallidus | |
| glycoprotein | |
| G/P | gravida/para |
| GPA | gelatin particle agglutination |
| global program on AIDS | |
| glycoprotein A | |
| GPB | gram-positive bacilli |
| GPC | gel-permeation chromatography |
| gram-positive cocci | |
| GPGL | gamma probe guided lymphoscintigraphy |
| GPI | general paralysis of the insane |
| globus pallidus internus | |
| GPN | General Pediatric Nurse |
| Graduate Practical Nurse | |
| glossopharyngeal nerve | |
| GPS | Goodpasture syndrome |
| GPT | glutamic pyruvic transaminase |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | gastric resection |
| growth rate | |
| gr | grain |
| G-R | gram-negative rods |
| G+R | gram-positive rods |
| GRA | gated radionuclide angiography |
| genotype representation analysis | |
| granisetron | |
| GRAS | generally recognized as safe |
| Grav. | gravid |
| GRC | gastric remnant cancers |
| glucocorticoid receptor complex | |
| GRD | GAP related domain |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | |
| gender role definition | |
| GRE | glycopeptide-resistant enterococci |
| gradient-recalled echo | |
| GRKP | gentamicin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae |
| GRN | gene regulatory network |
| granules | |
| GRO | ground reaction orthosis |
| growth-regulated oncogene | |
| GRP | Good Regulatory Practice group |
| GRR | gross reproduction rate |
| GRT | gastric residence time |
| glandular replacement therapy | |
| GRV | gastric residual volume |
| GS | gallstone |
| generalized seizure | |
| general surgery | |
| G & S | gait and stance |
| GSCU | geriatric skilled care unit |
| GSD | glycogen storage disease |
| Glutathione synthetase deficiency | |
| gallstone disease | |
| GSE | genital self-examination |
| GSH | glomerulus-stimulating hormone |
| glutathione | |
| GSI | genuine stress incontinence |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline |
| GSM | Global System of Mobile Communication |
| GSP | generalized social phobia |
| GSR | galvanic skin resistance |
| gastrosalivary reflex | |
| gunshot residue | |
| GSS | genotypic-sensitivity scores |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| GSUI | genuine stress urinary incontinence |
| GSV | gestational sac volume |
| greater saphenous vein | |
| GSW | gunshot wound |
| GSWA | gunshot wound to abdomen |
| GT | gait |
| gastrostomy | |
| gene therapy | |
| GTA | gene transfer agent |
| glycerol teichoic acid | |
| glutaraldehyde | |
| GTB | gastrointestinal tract bleeding |
| GTC | generalized tonic-clonic |
| GTD | gestational trophoblastic disease |
| GTE | general therapeutic exercise |
| GTF | gastrostomy tube feedings |
| glucose tolerence factor | |
| GTH | gonadotropic hormone |
| GTO | Golgi tendon organ |
| GTP | glutamyl transpeptidase |
| GTR | granulocyte turnover rate |
| gross total resection | |
| GTS | Gilles de la Tourette syndrome |
| glucose transport system | |
| getting to sleep | |
| gtt. | drops |
| GTT | Glucose Tolerance Test |
| gestational transient thyrotoxicosis | |
| G-tube | gastrostomy tube |
| GU | gastric ulcer |
| Genitourinary | |
| glucose uptake | |
| gonococcal urethritis | |
| gastric upset | |
| GUD | genital ulcer disease |
| GUI | genitourinary infection |
| GUM | Genitourinary Medicine |
| GUS | gastric ulcers |
| genito-urinary sphincter | |
| GV | gentian violet |
| growth velocity | |
| GVF | good visual fields |
| GVG | gamma-vinyl GABA |
| GVH | generalized visceral hypersensitivity |
| GVL | graft-versus leukemia |
| GVM | Graft-versus malignancy |
| GVS | galvanic vestibular stimulation |
| gas vesicles | |
| gastric vertical stapling | |
| GVT | graft-versus-tumor |
| GWA | gunshot wound of the abdomen |
| GWBI | General Well-Being Index |
| GWS | GABA withdrawal syndrome |
| Gulf-war syndrome | |
| GWX | guide-wire exchange |
| GXT | graded exercise test |
| Gy | grey |
| GYN | gynecology |
| GZTS | Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey |
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