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Granulomatous colitis
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Granulomatous colitis Another name for Crohn's disease of the colon.
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Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
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Grand mal
A seizure characterized by loss of consciousness with general tonic/clonic (musculature contractions and relaxation in rapid succession also with tension) movements.
Grand mal seizure
An epileptic seizure with convulsing and unconsciousness.
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (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.
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 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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Gluten intolerance
Inability to digest and absorb gliadin, the protein found in wheat. Undigested gliadin causes damage to the lining of the small intestine. This prevents absorption of nutrients from other foods. Gluten intolerance is also called celiac sprue, celiac disease, and nontropical sprue.
Gluten sensitive enteropathy
Also called celiac sprue or celiac disease. A sensitivity to gluten, a wheat protein. Individuals with this disease must avoid gluten-containing grains, which include all forms of wheat, oats, barley and rye.
Glycogen storage diseases
A group of birth defects that change the way the liver breaks down glycogen. See also Glycogen.
Grading
A diagnostic process done in the lab with cells taken from the prostate to measure how aggressive the tumor is. The cancer cells are measured by how closely they look like normal cells.
Granuloma
A mass of red, irritated tissue in the GI tract found in Crohn's disease.
Granulomatous colitis
Granulomatous enteritis
Another name for Crohn's disease of the small intestine.
Gynecology
The branch of medicine dealing with health care for women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs.
Gene expression
The process by which RNA and proteins are made from the instructions encoded in genes. Alterations in gene expression change the function of the cell, tissue, organ, or whole organism and sometimes result in observable characteristics associated with a particular gene.
Genome
The complete genetic material of an organism.
Germ cell
Or germline cell. A sperm or egg, or a cell that can develop into a sperm or egg; all other body cells are called somatic cells.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Grand mal
A seizure characterized by loss of consciousness with general tonic/clonic (musculature contractions and relaxation in rapid succession also with tension) movements.
Grand mal seizure
An epileptic seizure with convulsing and unconsciousness.
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (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.
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 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.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Gluten intolerance
Inability to digest and absorb gliadin, the protein found in wheat. Undigested gliadin causes damage to the lining of the small intestine. This prevents absorption of nutrients from other foods. Gluten intolerance is also called celiac sprue, celiac disease, and nontropical sprue.
Gluten sensitive enteropathy
Also called celiac sprue or celiac disease. A sensitivity to gluten, a wheat protein. Individuals with this disease must avoid gluten-containing grains, which include all forms of wheat, oats, barley and rye.
Glycogen storage diseases
A group of birth defects that change the way the liver breaks down glycogen. See also Glycogen.
Grading
A diagnostic process done in the lab with cells taken from the prostate to measure how aggressive the tumor is. The cancer cells are measured by how closely they look like normal cells.
Granuloma
A mass of red, irritated tissue in the GI tract found in Crohn's disease.
Granulomatous colitis
Granulomatous enteritis
Another name for Crohn's disease of the small intestine.
Gynecology
The branch of medicine dealing with health care for women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs.
Gene expression
The process by which RNA and proteins are made from the instructions encoded in genes. Alterations in gene expression change the function of the cell, tissue, organ, or whole organism and sometimes result in observable characteristics associated with a particular gene.
Genome
The complete genetic material of an organism.
Germ cell
Or germline cell. A sperm or egg, or a cell that can develop into a sperm or egg; all other body cells are called somatic cells.
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