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Grouping
The classification of individual traits according to a shared characteristic.
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Resource utilization group
Any of 44 classifications into which nursing home patients may be assigned according to their activity levels, underlying illnesses, the complexity of care they need, their cognitive status, and other variables affecting their care. The primary use is for insurance reimbursement calculations.
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Ground state
The state of the lowest energy of a system such as an atom or molecule. The lowest energy state of a nucleus, atom, or molecule is referred to as its ground state. All other states are considered “excited.”
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Law of grotthus draper
The inverse relationship between the amount of energy absorption and the depth of penetration of the energy. Energy that is absorbed by superficial layers is no longer available to deeper-lying tissues.
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Gross tumor volume
The demonstrable extent of a tumor seen or felt with standard examination techniques. The gross tumor volume is used in radiation oncology as the basis for initial estimates of the extent of a tumor that will undergo treatment with external beam radiation or brachytherapy.
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Gross motor skills
The group of motor skills (including walking, running, and throwing) that require large muscle groups to produce the major action, and require less precision than that exerted by small muscles. Most motor activities combine some elements of both fine and gross motor function.
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Urethral groove
The groove on the caudal surface of the genital tubercle or phallus bordered by the urethral folds. The latter close, transforming the groove into the cavernous urethra.
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Sigmoid groove
The groove on the inner surface of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone. It transmits the transverse sinus.
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Rhombic groove
One of seven transverse grooves in the floor of the developing rhombencephalon of the brain. They separate the neuromeres.
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Radial groove
A broad, shallow, spiraling groove on the posterior surface of the humerus. It transmits the radial nerve and the profunda branchi artery.
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