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
- gramme (or gram)
- GA
- general anaesthesia
- gestational age
- Ga: gallium
- GABA: gamma aminobutyric acid
- GAD: generalised anxiety disorder
- Gad: gadolinium
- GAG: glycosaminoglycan
- GAMP: general anaesthesia, manipulation and plaster
- GB
- gallbladder
- gastric band
- gigabyte
- GBEF: gallbladder ejection fraction
- GHB: gamma hydroxybutyrate
- GBM: glioblastoma multiforme
- GBq: gigabecquerel
- GBS
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- group B streptococcus
- 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
- General Electric
- Ge: germanium
- GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease
- GFR: glomerular filtration rate
- GG
- Gastrografin®
- ground glass
- 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
- general practice
- general practitioner
- globus pallidus
- Gr: Greek
- GRASS: gradient acquisition in steady state
- GRE: gradient echo
- GS
- gallstone
- Gram stain
- Gilbert syndrome
- G&S: group and save
- GSD: gestational sac diameter
- GSV: great saphenous vein
- GSW: gun shot wound
- GTCS: generalised tonic-clonic seizure
- GTDC: gastrointestinal tract duplication cyst
- GTN: glyceryl trinitrate
- GTT
- glucose tolerance test
- drop (L: gutta)
- GU
- genitourinary
- gastric ulcer
- GUM: genitourinary medicine
- GUT: genitourinary tract
- GVHD: graft versus host disease
- Gy: gray
- GYN: gynaecology (AmE: gynecology)
- +<li>GHB: gamma hydroxybutyrate</li>
-<li>GIST: <a title="Gastrointestinal stromal tumour" href="/articles/gastrointestinal-stromal-tumour-1">gastrointestinal stromal tumour</a>- +<li>GIST: <a href="/articles/gastrointestinal-stromal-tumour-1">gastrointestinal stromal tumour</a>
-<li>GIT: <a title="Gastrointestinal tract" href="/articles/gastrointestinal-tract">gastrointestinal tract</a>- +<li>GIT: <a href="/articles/gastrointestinal-tract">gastrointestinal tract</a>
-<li><a title="Gastric ulcer" href="/articles/peptic-ulcer-disease">gastric ulcer</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/peptic-ulcer-disease">gastric ulcer</a></li>
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