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Gitelman Syndrome
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D053579 |
[An inherited renal disorder characterized by defective NaCl reabsorption in the convoluted DISTAL KIDNEY TUBULE leading to HYPOKALEMIA. In contrast with BARTTER SYNDROME, Gitelman syndrome includes hypomagnesemia and normocalcemic hypocalciuria, and is caused by mutations in the thiazide-sensitive SODIUM-POTASSIUM-CHLORIDE SYMPORTERS.
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Gizzard, Avian
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D005895 |
[The posterior portion of the avian stomach located between the PROVENTRICULUS and INTESTINE. It consists of a thick muscular wall and small stones (gastroliths) that function to mechanically grind SEEDS and other ingested objects.
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Gizzard, Non-avian
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D000070559 |
[A gizzard-like structure of the crustacean digestive system.
, A component of the gastrointestinal tract of some reptiles (ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES), as well as certain fish, mollusks, and insects. It functions to mechanically grind food.
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Glafenine
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D005897 |
[An anthranilic acid derivative with analgesic properties used for the relief of all types of pain.
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Glanders
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D005896 |
[A contagious disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI and characterized by ulceration of the respiratory mucosa and an eruption of nodules on the skin.
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Glare
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D019466 |
[Relatively bright light, or the dazzling sensation of relatively bright light, which produces unpleasantness or discomfort, or which interferes with optimal VISION, OCULAR. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
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Glasgow Coma Scale
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D015600 |
[A scale that assesses the response to stimuli in patients with craniocerebral injuries. The parameters are eye opening, motor response, and verbal response.
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Glasgow Outcome Scale
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D023261 |
[A scale that assesses the outcome of serious craniocerebral injuries, based on the level of regained social functioning.
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Glass
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D005898 |
[Hard, amorphous, brittle, inorganic, usually transparent, polymerous silicate of basic oxides, usually potassium or sodium. It is used in the form of hard sheets, vessels, tubing, fibers, ceramics, beads, etc.
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Glass Ionomer Cements
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D005899 |
[A polymer obtained by reacting polyacrylic acid with a special anion-leachable glass (alumino-silicate). The resulting cement is more durable and tougher than others in that the materials comprising the polymer backbone do not leach out.
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Glatiramer Acetate
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D000068717 |
[A random polymer of L-ALANINE, L-GLUTAMIC ACID, L-LYSINE, and L-TYROSINE that structurally resembles MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN. It is used in the treatment of RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
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Glaucarubin
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D005900 |
[(1 beta,2 alpha,11 beta,12 alpha,15 beta(S))-11,20-Epoxy-1,2,11,12-tetrahydroxy-15-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)picras-3-en-16-one. A quassinoid (Simaroubolide) from Simaruba glauca, a tropical shrub. It has been used as an antiamebic agent and is found to be cytotoxic. It may be of use in cancer chemotherapy.
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Glaucoma
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D005901 |
[An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
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Glaucoma Drainage Implants
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D020327 |
[Devices, usually incorporating unidirectional valves, which are surgically inserted in the sclera to maintain normal intraocular pressure.
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Glaucoma, Angle-Closure
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D015812 |
[A form of glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure increases because the angle of the anterior chamber is blocked and the aqueous humor cannot drain from the anterior chamber.
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Glaucoma, Neovascular
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D015355 |
[A form of secondary glaucoma which develops as a consequence of another ocular disease and is attributed to the forming of new vessels in the angle of the anterior chamber.
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Glaucoma, Open-Angle
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D005902 |
[Glaucoma in which the angle of the anterior chamber is open and the trabecular meshwork does not encroach on the base of the iris.
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Glaucophyta
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D058108 |
[A phylum or class of freshwater microscopic EUKARYOTA considered to be plants or MICROALGAE. Their CHLOROPLASTS (called cyanelles) are believed to be derived from the direct endosymbiosis of CYANOBACTERIA.
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Gleditsia
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D031501 |
[A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that contains gleditsiosides (triterpenoid SAPONINS).
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Glenoid Cavity
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D061165 |
[A depression in the lateral angle of the scapula that articulates with the HUMERAL HEAD.
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