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Grand mal
Grand mal A seizure characterized by loss of consciousness with general tonic/clonic (musculature contractions and relaxation in rapid succession also with tension) movements.
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Seizure
Convulsions caused sometimes by a fever or by another serious condition such as epilepsy.
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Granada doctors
All doctors near Granada, Spain. Doctors who can assist a patient in Granada.
Granada Hills Community Hospital
The Granada Hills Community Hospital is a hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Grand Cayman doctor
A doctor who, being or not a citizen of that country, has been admitted to practice medicine in Grand Cayman.
Grand mal seizure
An epileptic seizure with convulsing and unconsciousness.
Grand Prairie doctors
All doctors near Grand Prairie, the United States of America. Doctors who can assist a patient in Grand Prairie.
Grand Rapids doctors
All doctors near Grand Rapids, the United States of America. Doctors who can assist a patient in Grand Rapids.
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (USA).
Grand Turk doctors
All doctors near Grand Turk, the Turks and Caicos Islands. Doctors who can assist a patient in Grand Turk.
Grand View Hospital
Grand View Hospital is a hospital in Sellersville, Pennsylvania (USA).
Grand View Medical Center
Grand View Medical Center is a hospital in Jasper, Tennessee (USA).
Grandiose delusion
A delusion of inflated worth, power, knowledge, identity, or special relationship to a deity or famous person.
Grandiosity
An inflated appraisal of one's worth, power, knowledge, importance, or identity. When extreme, grandiosity may be of delusional proportions.
Grandview Health Homes Inc
The Grandview Health Homes Inc is a hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Grandview Surgery and Laser Center
The Grandview Surgery and Laser Center is a hospital in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, United States.
Granisetron
Granisetron 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): granisetron hydrochloride.
Grant Hospital
Grant Hospital is a hospital in Columbus, Ohio (USA).
Grantham Hospital
The Grantham Hospital is a hospital in Hong Kong.
Granulocytopenia
Less than the normal number of granular leukocytes in the blood.
Granuloma
A mass of red, irritated tissue in the GI tract found in Crohn's disease.
Granulomatous
Composed of granulomas.
Granulomatous colitis
Another name for Crohn's disease of the colon.
Granulomatous enteritis
Another name for Crohn's disease of the small intestine.
Granville Medical Center
The Granville Medical Center is a hospital in Oxford, North Carolina, United States.
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Glycosylated Hemoglobin
A measure of the long-term control of blood glucose determined by the amount of carbohydrate-modified hemoglobin in the red blood cells. The higher the amount of glycosylated hemoglobin, the worse the control of blood glucose levels.
Growth Hormone
The hormone released from the pituitary gland. It interacts with fat cells to release fatty acids, and with the liver to produce insulin-like growth factors.
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH)
The hormone released from the hypothalamus. GHRH causes the release of growth hormone from the pituitary. GHRH uses cyclic AMP as its second messenger.
Ganglia
Clusters of cell bodies of neurons outside of the central nervous system.
Genetic information
A DNA sequence (sometimes genetic sequence) is a succession of letters representing the primary structure of a real or hypothetical DNA molecule or strand, The possible letters are A, C, G, and T, representing the four nucleotide subunits of a DNA strand (adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine), and typically these are printed abutting one another without gaps, as in the sequence AAAGTCTGAC. This coded sequence is sometimes referred to as genetic information.
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Goodpasture Syndrome
A combination of pulmonary hemorrhage and glomerulonephritis. It is known also as the lung purpura glomerulonephritis complex.
Graft Versus Host Disease
A common complication of allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation where there is a reaction of the donated hematopoietic progenitor cells against the recipient's own tissue.
Gingivitis
Stage one of early periodontal disease characterized by inflammation, swollen, reddish gum tissue which may bleed easily when touched or brushed. Untreated, gingivitis can lead to chronic periodontal disease and the stability of your teeth.
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