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Geriatric
Geriatric Of or relating to the aged or to characteristics of the aging process.
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Aging
The process of becoming older, a process that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated.
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Geriatric medicine
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in older people and the problems specific to aging. Also called geriatrics.
Geriatricacetylcholine
A chemical in the brain that acts as a neurotransmitter.
Geriatrics
The branch of medicine devoted to the elderly.
Gerimal
Gerimal is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): ergoloid mesylates.
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Gastrostomy
An artificial opening from the stomach to a hole (stoma) in the abdomen where a feeding tube is inserted. See also enteral nutrition.
Gated blood pool scan
A nuclear scan to see how the heart wall moves and how much blood is expelled with each heart beat, just after the patient has walked on a treadmill or ridden on a stationary bike.
Genes
Basic, functional units of heredity, each occupying a specific place on a chromosome.
Genetic counseling
Providing information, advice, and testing to prospective parents at risk of having a child with a birth defect or genetic disorder.
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Flow of the stomach's contents back up into the esophagus, which happens when the muscle between the esophagus and the stomach (the lower esophageal sphincter) is weak or relaxes when it shouldn't. May cause esophagitis. Also called esophageal reflux or reflux esophagitis.
Geriatric
Geriatricacetylcholine
A chemical in the brain that acts as a neurotransmitter.
Gerontological research
The study and research that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people.
Gestational diabetes
Form of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy in women who do not otherwise have diabetes.
Giant cell arteritis
Disease causing inflammation of the temporal arteries and other arteries in the head and neck, causing the arteries to narrow, reducing blood flow in the affected areas; may cause persistent headaches and vision loss; also known as cranial arteritis, temporal arteritis, or Horton’s disease.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
Method of treating infertility by removing eggs from a woman's ovaries, combining them with sperm from her partner or a donor in the laboratory, then placing the eggs and sperm together in one of her fallopian tubes, where fertilization can occur.
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