Category: G

Health care that pertains only to men or to women but not to individuals of both genders, for example, diseases and conditions produced by sex hormones.  

A rare inflammatory disease of the breast, often presenting as a tender breast mass. Even with mammography or ultrasonography, it may be difficult to distinguish from breast cancer without biopsy. Once the diagnosis is definitively established, the disease is treated with corticosteroids or by surgically removing the mass.  

Centripetal stroking in connection with some muscular kneading from the toes upward. It is used in connection with baths lasting 30 to 40 min. As soon as a part is massaged, it should be given a few passive rotary movements and afterwards covered up.  

Yellow marrow of old or emaciated persons, almost devoid of fat and having a gelatinous consistency.  

A dietary regimen used to fill the body’s glycogen storage areas (i.e., the liver and muscles).  

The glycemic index of a food multiplied by the its carbohydrate content (in grams) divided by 100. The categorization assigned to comestibles that mirrors their carbohydrate concentration, rooted in the sustenance’s glycemic index.  

Three lines — anterior, posterior, and inferior — on the exterior surface of the ilium.  

A line determined by the extent of coverage of the tooth by gingiva. The shape of the gingival line is similar to the curvature of the cervical line but they rarely coincide. It is also called the free gingival margin.  

One of the fibers of the coracohumeral ligament passing into the joint and inserted into the inner and upper part of the bicipital groove.  

The part of the periodontal ligament that extends into the gingiva and blends with the connective tissue lamina propria.