Category: G

The middle section of the sternum.  

A flat area of bone in the forehead between the eyebrows. Smooth bump between the eyebrows, most noticeable in men. The smooth rounded surface of the frontal bone in the middle of the forehead, between the two eyebrows. The smooth surface of the frontal bone lying between the superciliary arches; the portion directly above the…

A surgical operation to relieve osteoarthritis of the hip [After Gathorne Robert Girdlestone (1881-1950), Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedics at Oxford, UK].  

A set of bones making a ring or arch. A ringlike arrangement or part (e.g., pelvic girdle). An encircling or arching arrangement of bones. A distinctive nomenclature for a cooking apparatus that is often referred to as a griddle or frying pan. Consequently, girdle cakes are tantamount to griddle cakes.  

A joint which allows movement in two directions only, e.g. the knee or elbow. A form of diarthrosis (freely movable joint) that allows angular movement in one plane only, increasing or decreasing the angle between the bones. Examples are the knee joint and the elbow joint.  

A surgical operation to correct retroversion of the uterus [After David Tod Gilliam (1844-1923), physician, Columbus, Ohio, USA].  

An inherited disorder where the liver does not deal with bilirubin correctly. A benign, hereditary form of jaundice secondary to glucuronyl-transferase deficiency, resulting in elevated unconjugated bilirubin. There are no hemolytic changes. No treatment is necessary. The presence of jaundice may not be noticed by the patient until it is detected by a laboratory test…

A microscopic protozoan parasite which causes giardiasis. A genus of parasitic pear-shaped protozoa inhabiting the small intestine of man. They have four pairs of flagella, two nuclei, and two sucking disks used for attachment to the intestinal wall. Giardia is usually harmless but may occasionally cause diarrhea. A genus of protozoa possessing flagella. They inhabit…