| |
| galvanic
| of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity Leonard
Betts 4X14 |
| galvanic
skin response | a change in the electrical resistance
of the skin that is a physiochemical response to an emotional
change Mind's
Eye 5X16 |
| gamma
| a photon emitted spontaneously by a radioactive substance;
also : a high-energy photon Surekill
8X09 |
| gas
| a fluid (as air) that has neither independent shape
nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely Requiem
7X22 |
| gas
chromatograph | an instrument used to separate a sample
into components in gas chromatography Theef
7X14 |
| gastric
| of or relating to the stomach 2shy
3X06 |
| gastula
| an early metazoan embryo typically having the form
of a hollow fluid-filled rounded cavity bounded by a single
layer of cells Redux
5X02 |
| gene
| a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that
is located in the germ plasm usually on a chromosome and that
is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission
and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure
of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling
the function of other genetic material Eve
1X10 Young at Heart 1X15 The
Erlenmeyer Flask 1X23 Home
4X03 Biogenesis
6X22 Lord of the
Flies 9X06 Underneath
9X09 Improbable
9X14 |
| gene
therapy | the insertion of normal or genetically altered
genes into cells usually to replace defective genes especially
in the treatment of genetic disorders The
Erlenmeyer Flask 1X23 Christmas
Carol 5X05 Theef
7X14 |
| genetics
| 1: a branch of biology that deals with the heredity
and variation of organisms; 2: the genetic makeup and phenomena
of an organism, type, group, or condition Pilot
1X79 Aubrey
2X12 Home 4X03 Memento
Mori 4X15 Bad
Blood 5X12 The
Beginning 6X01 Biogenesis
6X22 The Sixth Extinction
7X03 Amor Fati
7X04 Hungry 7X01 First
Person Shooter 7X13 Brand
X 7X18 Salvage
8X10 Per Manum
8X08 Vienen 8X16 Three
Words 8X18 Essence
8X20 Lord of the
Flies 9X06 Underneath
9X09 Jump the Shark
9X15 |
| genome
| one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they
contain; broadly : the genetic material of an organism One
Son 6X12 Biogenesis
6X22 The Sixth Extinction
7X03 |
| gestate
| to carry in the uterus during pregnancy The
X-Files: Fight the Future |
| gland
| a cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin
that selectively removes materials from the blood, concentrates
or alters them, and secretes them for further use in the body
or for elimination from the body b : any of various animal structures
suggestive of glands though not secretory in function Medusa
8X13 |
| glaucoma
| a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within
the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disk and
gradual loss of vision Unrequited
4X16 |
| glioma
| a tumor arising from neuroglia Leonard
Betts 4X14 |
| glossolalia
| unintelligible jabbering; talking in strange or unknown
tongue Oubliette
3X08 |
| glucocorticoid
| any of a group of corticoids (as hydrocortisone) that
are involved especially in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism,
that are anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive, and that are
used widely in medicine (as in the alleviation of the symptoms
of rheumatoid arthritis) Conduit
1X03 |
| glucose
| A monosaccharide sugar, C6H12O6,
occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue. It is the
principal circulating sugar in the blood and the major energy
source of the body. Sunshine
Days 9X18 |
| glycoprotein
| a conjugated protein in which the nonprotein group
is a carbohydrate Roadrunners
8X05 |
| glycoside
| any of numerous sugar derivatives that contain a nonsugar
group bonded to an oxygen or nitrogen atom and that on hydrolysis
yield a sugar (as glucose) Teliko
4X04 |
| grand
mal | abnormal discharges over a large area of the brain
cause widespread malfunction; In these convulsive seizures,
a person experiences a temporary loss of consciousness, severe
muscle spasms and jerking throughout the body, intense turning
of the head to one side, clenching of teeth, and loss of bladder
control. Afterward, the person may have a headache, be temporarily
confused, and feel extremely tired. Usually, the person doesn't
remember what happened during the seizure. Roadrunners
8X05 DeadAlive
8X15 |
| group
A streptococcus | Group A -hemolytic streptococci (S.
pyogenes) are the most virulent species for humans, causing
pharyngitis, tonsillitis, wound and skin infections, septicemia,
scarlet fever, pneumonia, rheumatic fever, and glomerulonephritis Theef
7X14 |
| growth
hormone | a vertebrate polypeptide hormone that is secreted
by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and regulates growth
-- called also somatotropin Red
Museum 2X10 |
| Gulf
War Syndrome | Over 4,000 U.S. veterans of the Gulf War
suffering from a myriad of illnesses collectively labelled "Gulf
War Syndrome" are reporting symptoms of muscle and joint
pain, memory loss, intestinal and heart problems, fatigue, running
noses, urinary urgency, diarrhea, twitching, rashes, and sores.
[See Reference
Desk for additional information] Salvage
8X10 |
| Gunther's
Disease | congenital erythropoietic
porphyria 3 2X06 |
