Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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• GDC  General Dental Council; giant dopamine-containing cell; Guglielmi detachable coil [x-ray imaging]
• Gd-CDTA  gadolinium-cyclohexane-diamine-tetraacetic acid
• GDCMS  German Dilated Cardiomyopathy Study
• Gd-DOTA  gadolinium-tetra-azacyclo-dodecatetraacetic acid
• Gd-DTPA  gadolinium-diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid
• GDE  Genetic Data Environment
• Gd-EDTA  gadolinium diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid
• GDEP  general dielectrophoretic [force]
• GDF  gel diffusion precipitin; growth differentiation factor
• GDH  glucose dehydrogenase; glutamate dehydrogenase; glycerophosphate dehydrogenase; glycol dehydrogenase; gonadotropin hormone; growth and differentiation hormone
• GDI  common gateway interface; guanidine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor
• GDID  genetically determined immunodeficiency disease
• g/dL  grams per deciliter
• GDM  gestational diabetes mellitus
• GDMO  General Duties Medical Officer
• GdMP  gadolinium mesoporphyrin
• GDMS  glow discharge mass spectrometry
• gDNA  genomic deoxyribonucleic acid
• GDNF  glial cell line derived neutrophilic factor
• GDP  gel diffusion precipitin; gross domestic product; guanosine diphosphate
• GDS  General Dental Service [UK]; geriatric depression scale; Global Deterioration Scale; Gordon Diagnostic System [for attention disorders]; gradual dosage schedule; guanosine diphosphate dissociation stimulator
• GDT  geometrically deformable template
• GDU  gastroduodenal ulcer
• GDV  garlic dwarf virus
• GDW  glass-distilled water
• GDXY  XY gonadal dysgenesis
• GE  gastric empyting; gastroemotional; gastroenteritis; gastroenterology; gastroenterostomy; gastroesophageal; gastrointestinal endoscopy; gel electrophoresis; generalized epilepsy; generator of excitation; genetic enhancement; genome equivalent; gentamicin; glandular epithelium; grade of evidence; gradient echo; guanidoethyl
• G-E  gradient-echo [imaging]
• G/E  granulocyte/erythroid [ratio]
• Ge  germanium
• gE  glycoprotein E
• GEA  gastric electrical activity; gastroepiploid artery
• GEART  Gemfibrozil Atherosclerosis Regression Trial
• GEB  gum elastic bougie
• GEC  galactose elimination capacity; glomerular epithelial cell
• GECC  Government Employees' Clinic Centre
• GEE  generalized estimating equation
• GEF  gastroesophageal fundoplication; glossoepiglottic fold; gonadotropin enhancing factor; guanosine nucleotide exchange factor
• Ge^-G  Gerbich negative
• GEH  glycerol ester hydrolase
• GEHR  Good European Health Record
• GEJ  gastroesophageal junction
• gel  gelatin
• GELIA  German Experience with Low-Intensity Anticoagulation
• GEM  guidelines element model
• GEMISCH  Generalized Medical Information System for Community Health
• GEM-Q  guidelines element model-quality
• GE-MRI  gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging
• GEMS  gel electrophoresis mass spectrometry; generic error-modeling system
• GEMS/Food  [WHO] Global Environment Monitoring System-Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment Programme
• GEMSS  glaucoma-lens ectopia-microspherophakia-stiffness-shortness syndrome
• GEMT  German Eminase Multicenter Trial
• GEN  gender; generation
• Gen  genetic, genetics; genus
• gen  general; genital
• GeneCIS  Genetic Clinical Information System [UK]
• GENESIS  General Ethnography and Needs Evaluations; Genes in Stroke [study]
• genet  genetic, genetics
• GENE-TOX  Genetic Toxicology [database]
• genit  genitalia, genital
• GENNET  Genetic Network
• GENOA  Genetics of Atherosclerosis [study]
• GENOVA  generalized analysis of variance
• GENPS  genital neoplasm-papilloma syndrome
• GenRF  gene reference into function
• GENT  gentamicin
• GEO  Gene Expression Omnibus [data repository]; genetically enhanced organism
• GEP  gastroenteropancreatic; gustatory evoked potential
• GEPG  gastroesophageal pressure gradient
• GEPIC  granulocyte elastase alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor complex
• GER  gas exchange region; gastroesophageal reflux; geriatrics; granular endoplasmic reticulum
• Ger  geriatric(s); German
• GERD  gastroesophageal reflux disease
• geriat  geriatrics, geriatric
• GeriROS  geriatric review of systems
• GERL  Golgi-associated endoplasmic reticulum lysosome
• GEROD  Generator of Body Data [computer program]
• Geront  gerontology, gerontologist, gerontologic
• GERRI  geriatric evaluation by relative rating instrument
• GERV  Germiston virus
• GES  gastroesophageal sphincter; glucose-electrolyte solution
• GEST, gest  gestation, gestational
• GET  gastric emptying time; general endotracheal [anesthesia]; graded treadmill exercise test
• GETV  Getah virus
• GEU  geriatric evaluation unit
• Gev  giga electron volt
• GEWS  Gianturco expandable wire stent
• GEX  gas exchange
• G_exg  exogenous glucose
• GF  gastric fistula; gastric fluid; germ-free; glass factor; glomerular filtration; gluten-free; grandfather; growth factor; growth failure
• Gf  gastric fluid
• gf  gram-force
• GFA  genetic function approximation [algorithm]; glial fibrillary acidic [protein]
• GF-AAS  graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy
• GFAP  glial fibrillary acidic protein
• GFAT  glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase
• GFCI  ground-fault circuit-interrupter
• GFD  gingival fibromatosis-progressive deafness [syndrome]; gluten-free diet
• GFFS  glycogen and fat-free solid
• GFH  glucose-free Hanks [solution]
• GFI  glucagon-free insulin; goodness-of-fit index; ground-fault interrupter
• GfIV  Glypta fumiferanae ichnovirus
• GFL  giant follicular lymphoma
• Gflops  gigaflops [billions of floating point operations per second]
• GFP  gamma-fetoprotein; gel-filtered platelet; glomerular filtered phosphate; green fluorescent protein
• GFR  glomerular filtration rate
• GFRP  growth factor response protein
• GFS  global focal sclerosis; guafenesin
• GFV  Gabek Forest virus
• GG  gamma globulin; genioglossus; glycylglycine
• gG  glycoprotein G
• gg  gynogenetic
• GGA  general gonadotropic activity
• Gγ  G protein subunit gamma complex
• GGC  gamma-glutamyl carboxylase
• GGCS, g-GCS  gamma-glutamyl cysteine synthetase
• GGE  generalized glandular enlargement; gradient gel electrophoresis
• GGED  Graphical Gene-Expression Database
• GGFC  gamma-globulin-free calf [serum]
• GGG  glycine-rich gamma-glycoprotein
• GGH  glycine-glycine-histidine
• GGM  glucose-galactose malabsorption
• GGMRF  generalized gaussian Markov random field
• GGO  ground glass opacification
• GG or S  glands, goiter, or stiffness [of neck]
• GGPNA  gamma-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide
• GGR  global genomic repair
• GGT  gamma-glutamyl transferase; gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; geranylgeranyltransferase
• GGTB  glycoprotein 4-beta-galactosyl transferase
• GGTP  gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
• GGV  Gaeumannomyces graminis virus; Gan Gan virus; generalized gross validation
• GgV  Gaeumannomyces graminis virus
• GGVB  gelatin, glucose, and veronal buffer
• GGYV  Gadgets Gully virus
• GH  general health; general hospital; genetic hemochromatosis; genetic hypertension; genetically hypertensive [rat]; geniohyoid; growth hormone
• GHA  generalized harmonic analysis; glucoheptanoic acid; Group Health Association
• GHAA  Group Health Association of America
• GHAP  Global Health Care Application Project
• GHAT  German Hip Arthroplasty Trial
• GHB  gamma hydroxybutyrate
• GHb  glycated hemoglobin
• GHBA  gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
• GHBMO  general hazardous materials behavior model
• GHBP  growth hormone binding protein
• GHC  group health cooperative
• GHCH  giant hepatic cavernous hemangioma
• GHD  growth hormone deficiency
• GHDD  Ghosal hematodiaphyseal dysplasia
• GHDNet  Global Health Disaster Network
• GHEI  Global Health Equity Initiative
• GHEV  Goeldichironomus holoprasinus entomopoxvirus
• GHF  growth hormone factor
• GHL  growth hormone-like
• GHMM  Generalized Hidden Markov Model [DNA sequences]
• GHNet  Global Health Network
• GHP  growth hormone promotor [locus]; group health plan
• GHPM  general health policy model
• GHPQ  General Health Perception Questionnaire
• GHQ  General Health Questionnaire
• GHR  granulomatous hypersensitivity reaction; growth hormone receptor
• GHRA  geriatric health risk appraisal [survey]
• GHRF  growth hormone-releasing factor
• GHRFR  growth hormone-releasing releasing factor
• GH-RH  growth hormone-releasing hormone
• GHRHR  growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor
• GHRI  general health rating index
• GH-RIF  growth hormone-release inhibiting factor
• GH-RIH  growth hormone-release inhibiting hormone
• GHRP  growth hormone releasing peptide
• GHT  generalized Hough transform
• GHV  goose hepatitis virus; growth hormone variant
• GHz  gigahertz
• GI  galvanic isolation; gastrointestinal; gelatin infusion [medium]; giant interneuron; gingival index; globin insulin; glomerular index; glucose intolerance; granuloma inguinale; growth inhibition
• GI₅₀  concentration required to inhibit cell growth by 50%
• G_i  inhibitory guanyl-nucleotide-binding protein
• gi  gill
• GIA  gastrointestinal anastomosis
• GIB  gastrointestinal bleeding
• GIBF  gastrointestinal bacterial flora
• GIBS  generalized iterative Bayesian simulation
• GICA  gastrointestinal cancer
• GID  gender identity disorder
• GIF  gastric intrinsic factor; gonadotropin-inhibiting factor; graphic interchange format [imaging]; growth hormone-inhibiting factor
• GIFB  growth hormone inhibitory factor, brain
• GIFIC  graphical interface for intensive care
• GIFT  gamete intrafallopian transfer; granulocyte immunofluorescence test
• GIGO  garbage in, garbage out
• GIH  gastrointestinal hemorrhage; growth-inhibiting hormone
• GIHINA  Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act
• GII  gastrointestinal infection
• GIK  Glucose-Insulin-Kalium [pilot trial]; glucose-insulin-potassium [solution]
• GIM  general internal medicine; gonadotropin-inhibiting material
• GIMC  general internal medicine clinic
• GIN  Grosse Isle Anthrax Project [Canada]
• GINA  Global Initiative for Asthma
• Ging, ging  gingiva, gingival
• g-ion  gram-ion
• GIP  gastric inhibitory polypeptide; giant cell interstitial pneumonia; glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide; gonorrheal invasive peritonitis
• GIPR  gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor
• GIPSI  Gradual Inflation at Optimum Pressure vs Stent Implantation [study]