Medical abbreviations and acronyms (G)

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This article contains a list of commonly used medical abbreviations and acronyms that start with the letter Gand may be encountered in medicine and radiology (please keep in alphabetic order).

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  • G
    • gauss (cgs unit of magnetic flux density)
    • guanine (DNA nucleotide)
    • giga (SI prefix for 109)
    • glycine
    • gauge
  • g: gramgramme (or grammegram)
  • GA
    • general anaesthesia
    • gestational age
  • Ga: gallium
  • GABA: gamma aminobutyric acid
  • GAD: generalised anxiety disorder
  • Gad: gadolinium
  • GAG: glycosaminoglycan
  • GB
  • GBEF: gallbladder ejection fraction
  • GBM: glioblastoma multiforme
  • GBS
  • GCA: giant cell arteritis
  • GCA scale: global cortical atrophy scale
  • GCS: Glasgow coma scale
  • GCT
  • GCV: great cardiac vein
  • GD: gestational diabetes
  • Gd: gadolinium
  • GDA: gastroduodenal artery
  • GDC: gastric duplication cyst
  • GE: gradient echo
  • Ge: germanium
  • GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • GFR: glomerular filtration rate
  • GG
  • GGO: ground glass opacity(ies)
  • GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase
  • GH: growth hormone
  • GHL: glenohumeral ligament
  • GHRH: growth hormone releasing hormone
  • GI
    • gastrointestinal
    • glycaemic index
  • GIF: graphics interchange format
  • GIFT: gamete intrafallopian transfer
  • GIST: gastrointestinal stromal tumour
  • GIT: gastrointestinal tract
  • Gln: glutamine
  • Glu: glutamic acid
  • GLUT: glucose transporter
  • Gly: glycine
  • GM: grey matter
  • GMC: general medical council (UK)
  • GnRH: gonadotropin-releasing hormone
  • GOJ: gastro-oesophageal junction
  • GOMER: get out of my emergency room
  • GOO: gastric outlet obstruction
  • GORD: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
  • GP
  • GRASS: gradient acquisition in steady state
  • GRE: gradient echo
  • GS
  • G&S: group and save
  • GSD: gestational sac diameter
  • GSV: great saphenous vein
  • GSW: gun shot wound
  • GTDC: gastrointestinal tract duplication cyst
  • GTN: glyceryl trinitrate
  • GTT:
    • glucose tolerance test
    • drop (Latin: gutta)
  • GU
    • genitourinary
    • gastric ulcer
  • GUM: genitourinary medicine
  • GUT: genitourinary tract
  • GVHD: graft versus host disease
  • Gy: gray
  • GYN: gynaecology
    • +<li>gramme (or gram)</li>
    • -<li>g: gram (or gramme)</li>
    • +<li>GOMER: get out of my emergency room</li>
    • -<li>GTT: glucose tolerance test</li>
    • +<li>GTT<ul>
    • +<li>glucose tolerance test</li>
    • +<li>drop (Latin: gutta)</li>
    • +</ul>
    • +</li>

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