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Gait - The way a person walks

Galactorrhea - Too much discharge of milk from the breast

Gallbladder - Small sack under the liver that holds bile

Gamma Globulin - Type of protein that helps the body fight infection

Ganglion - Group of nerve cells found outside the central nervous system, or a benign tumor on muscle connective tissue or on a tendon

Ganglionectomy - Surgery to remove a ganglion

Ganglionitis - Inflammation of a ganglion

Gangrene - Death of tissue caused by loss of blood flow and usually followed by infection

Gastrectomy - Surgery to remove all or part of the stomach

Gastric Lavage - Washing the stomach out

Gastric Ulcer - Sore in the stomach

Gastritis - Inflammation of the stomach

Gastrodynia - Pain in the stomach

Gastroenteritis - Inflammation of the stomach and the intestines

Gastroscope - Tool used to look into the stomach

Gastrostomy - Surgery to make an opening from the outside of the body into the stomach

Gavage - Feeding a person through a tube that goes into the stomach

General Anesthesia - Physical state of unconsciousness and loss of pain sensation caused by anesthetic drugs

Generic - Name Chemical name for a drug

Genes - Material passed from parent to child that determines the make-up of the body and mind

Genetic - Having to do with the genes

Genital - Having to do with the sex organs

Genital Herpes - Disease caused by a herpes virus in which there are blisters on the genitalia

Genitalia - Male and female sex organs

GH - See growth hormone

Gigantism - Disorder in which the body and body parts grow too big (acromegaly)

Gingiva - The gums

Gingivestomy - Surgery to remove gum tissue

Gingivitis - Inflammation of the gums

Gland - Tissue that produces a material, such as saliva or a hormone

Glans Penis - End of the penis

Glaucoma - Increased pressure inside the eye that causes visual problems

Globulins - Proteins in the blood

Glomerulonephritis - Inflammation of the kidney

Glomerulus - Place in the kidney where urine is formed

Glossitis - Inflammation of the tongue

Glossopathy - Disease of the tongue

Glossorrhaphy - Surgery to stitch the tongue

Glucocorticoids - Drugs or natural substances made by the adrenal glands that have many effects on body metabolism, raise sugar level in the blood, and reduce inflammation

Glucose - Type of sugar found in the blood

Glucose Tolerance Test- Test that measures blood sugar levels over a certain amount Test of time in a patient after he drinks a beverage that contains a measured amount of sugar

Glycosuria - Sugar in the urine

Gonad - Sex gland: female ovary or male testicle

Gonorrhea - Type of bacterial infection in the sex organs and sometimes in the skin and joints

Gout - Disorder in which crystals of uric acid deposit in and around joints, causing pain and arthritis

Growth Hormone (GH) - Hormone made by the pituitary gland that controls the growth of the body

Guaiac Test - Test for blood in stool

Gynecologist - Doctor who treats disorders of the sex organs of women

Gynecology - The study of the reproductive system of women