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Gynecology
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Gynecology The branch of medicine dealing with health care for women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs.
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Diagnosis
The determination of the presence of a specific disease or infection, usually accomplished by evaluating clinical symptoms and laboratory tests.
Female
The traditional definition of female was "an individual of the sex that bears young" or "that produces ova or eggs". However, things are not so simple today. Female can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Female chromosome complement), or by gender identification. Female chromosome complement: The large majority of females have a 46, XX chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including two X chromosomes). A minority of females have other chromosome constitutions such as 45,X (45 chromosomes including only one X chromosome) and 47,XXX (47 chromosomes including three X chromosomes).
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Gyne-lotrimin
Gyne-lotrimin 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): clotrimazole.
Gyne-lotrimin 3
Gyne-lotrimin 3 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): clotrimazole.
Gyne-lotrimin 3 combination pack
Gyne-lotrimin 3 combination pack 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): clotrimazole.
Gyne-lotrimin combination pack
Gyne-lotrimin combination pack 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): clotrimazole.
Gyne-sulf
Gyne-sulf 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): triple sulfa sulfabenzamide;sulfacetamide;sulfathiazole.
Gynecologic Oncology
The study and treatment of cancers of the female reproductive organs.
Gynecologist
A physician who specializes in women's reproductive health.
Gynecomastia
The development of breasts on a male, spontaneously or as a result of hormonal treatment.
Gynecomimetic
A boy or man being a person manifesting the features or qualities of a female in bodily appearance, dress, and behavior. Specifically, a drag queen, which is the vernacular term for a male homosexual who lives in the role of a woman. He retains his male genitalia, even though he may take hormones to grow breasts.
Gynemimesis
Syndrome of female impersonation in a natal male who is able to relate sexuoerotically exclusively with men, and who may be hormonally but not surgically sex-reassigned. It is a syndrome of gender transposition, not paraphilia.
Gynemimetophile
A person whose primary sexuoerotic attraction is toward a gynemimetic "lady with a penis."
Gynemimetophilia
A paraphilia of the stigmatic/eligibilic type in which [sexual attraction is predominantly or exclusively toward a gynemimetic or, usually preoperatively, a male-to-female transexual ]{sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to, and dependent upon a partner who is a gynemimetic or, in some instances, a sex-reassigned, male-to-female transexual} [from Greek, gyne, woman + mimos, mime + -philia]. The paraphilic counterpart in women is andromimetophilia.
Gynephilia
Love of a woman by a man (male gynephilia) or by a woman (female gynephilia). It includes erotosexual bonding.
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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
Another name for Crohn's disease of the colon.
Granulomatous enteritis
Another name for Crohn's disease of the small intestine.
Gynecology
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.
Germline cell
Or germ cell. A sperm or egg, or a cell that can develop into a sperm or egg; all other body cells are called somatic cells.
Genomic imprinting
See imprinting.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Diagnosis
The determination of the presence of a specific disease or infection, usually accomplished by evaluating clinical symptoms and laboratory tests.
Female
The traditional definition of female was "an individual of the sex that bears young" or "that produces ova or eggs". However, things are not so simple today. Female can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Female chromosome complement), or by gender identification. Female chromosome complement: The large majority of females have a 46, XX chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including two X chromosomes). A minority of females have other chromosome constitutions such as 45,X (45 chromosomes including only one X chromosome) and 47,XXX (47 chromosomes including three X chromosomes).
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Gyne-lotrimin
Gyne-lotrimin 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): clotrimazole.
Gyne-lotrimin 3
Gyne-lotrimin 3 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): clotrimazole.
Gyne-lotrimin 3 combination pack
Gyne-lotrimin 3 combination pack 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): clotrimazole.
Gyne-lotrimin combination pack
Gyne-lotrimin combination pack 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): clotrimazole.
Gyne-sulf
Gyne-sulf 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): triple sulfa sulfabenzamide;sulfacetamide;sulfathiazole.
Gynecologic Oncology
The study and treatment of cancers of the female reproductive organs.
Gynecologist
A physician who specializes in women's reproductive health.
Gynecomastia
The development of breasts on a male, spontaneously or as a result of hormonal treatment.
Gynecomimetic
A boy or man being a person manifesting the features or qualities of a female in bodily appearance, dress, and behavior. Specifically, a drag queen, which is the vernacular term for a male homosexual who lives in the role of a woman. He retains his male genitalia, even though he may take hormones to grow breasts.
Gynemimesis
Syndrome of female impersonation in a natal male who is able to relate sexuoerotically exclusively with men, and who may be hormonally but not surgically sex-reassigned. It is a syndrome of gender transposition, not paraphilia.
Gynemimetophile
A person whose primary sexuoerotic attraction is toward a gynemimetic "lady with a penis."
Gynemimetophilia
A paraphilia of the stigmatic/eligibilic type in which [sexual attraction is predominantly or exclusively toward a gynemimetic or, usually preoperatively, a male-to-female transexual ]{sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to, and dependent upon a partner who is a gynemimetic or, in some instances, a sex-reassigned, male-to-female transexual} [from Greek, gyne, woman + mimos, mime + -philia]. The paraphilic counterpart in women is andromimetophilia.
Gynephilia
Love of a woman by a man (male gynephilia) or by a woman (female gynephilia). It includes erotosexual bonding.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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
Another name for Crohn's disease of the colon.
Granulomatous enteritis
Another name for Crohn's disease of the small intestine.
Gynecology
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.
Germline cell
Or germ cell. A sperm or egg, or a cell that can develop into a sperm or egg; all other body cells are called somatic cells.
Genomic imprinting
See imprinting.
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