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Graves-Basedow Disease
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Graves-Basedow Disease See Graves Disease.
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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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Graves Disease
Graves-Basedow disease is an autoimmune disorder that stimulates the thyroid gland, being the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid). Also known in the English-speaking world simply as Graves' disease, it occurs most frequently in women (8:1 compared to men) of middle age. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss and rapid heart beat. Because similar antibodies to those stimulating the thyroid also affect the eye, eye symptoms are also commonly reported.
Gravida
The medical term for a pregnant woman.
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Goiter
Enlarged thyroid gland.
Gonadotropin
Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone, produced by the pituitary gland.
Gonads
Ovaries and testes.
GnRH
GnRH or gonadotropin-releasing hormone is a naturally occurring hormone that stimulates the release of other hormones that affect the ovaries and menstrual cycle.
Graves Disease
Graves-Basedow disease is an autoimmune disorder that stimulates the thyroid gland, being the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid). Also known in the English-speaking world simply as Graves' disease, it occurs most frequently in women (8:1 compared to men) of middle age. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss and rapid heart beat. Because similar antibodies to those stimulating the thyroid also affect the eye, eye symptoms are also commonly reported.
Graves-Basedow Disease
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Guillain-Barr syndrome (GBS), is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system (i.e. not the brain or spinal cord). It is also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, acute idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis, acute idiopathic polyneuritis and Landry's ascending paralysis
Gerovital
Gerovital H3 is a controversial preparation, developed during the 1950s in Romania by Dr. Ana Aslan (1896?–May 20, 1988) It was and is promoted by its advocates as an effective anti-aging treatment. During Gerovital's "jet-set" heyday, Dr. Aslan's clinic gave Gerovital treatments to a stellar array of celebrities and dignitaries
Gene therapy
Using genes inserted into the patient's body or tumor to stimulate the immune system to fight cancer.
Gynecologic Oncology
The study and treatment of cancers of the female reproductive organs.
Ganglion
A cluster of nerve 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--------------------------------------
Graves Disease
Graves-Basedow disease is an autoimmune disorder that stimulates the thyroid gland, being the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid). Also known in the English-speaking world simply as Graves' disease, it occurs most frequently in women (8:1 compared to men) of middle age. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss and rapid heart beat. Because similar antibodies to those stimulating the thyroid also affect the eye, eye symptoms are also commonly reported.
Gravida
The medical term for a pregnant woman.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Goiter
Enlarged thyroid gland.
Gonadotropin
Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone, produced by the pituitary gland.
Gonads
Ovaries and testes.
GnRH
GnRH or gonadotropin-releasing hormone is a naturally occurring hormone that stimulates the release of other hormones that affect the ovaries and menstrual cycle.
Graves Disease
Graves-Basedow disease is an autoimmune disorder that stimulates the thyroid gland, being the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid). Also known in the English-speaking world simply as Graves' disease, it occurs most frequently in women (8:1 compared to men) of middle age. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss and rapid heart beat. Because similar antibodies to those stimulating the thyroid also affect the eye, eye symptoms are also commonly reported.
Graves-Basedow Disease
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Guillain-Barr syndrome (GBS), is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system (i.e. not the brain or spinal cord). It is also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, acute idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis, acute idiopathic polyneuritis and Landry's ascending paralysis
Gerovital
Gerovital H3 is a controversial preparation, developed during the 1950s in Romania by Dr. Ana Aslan (1896?–May 20, 1988) It was and is promoted by its advocates as an effective anti-aging treatment. During Gerovital's "jet-set" heyday, Dr. Aslan's clinic gave Gerovital treatments to a stellar array of celebrities and dignitaries
Gene therapy
Using genes inserted into the patient's body or tumor to stimulate the immune system to fight cancer.
Gynecologic Oncology
The study and treatment of cancers of the female reproductive organs.
Ganglion
A cluster of nerve cells.
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