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Gallbladder: an organ just below the liver that stores the bile secreted by the liver. During a meal the gallbladder provides bile through the bile ducts into the intestines to help with digestion. Abnormal make up of the bile can leads to formation of gallstones. The gallstones cause inflammation of the gallbladder
Gallstones: stones that form when substances in the bile harden
Ganglion: a tendon cyst that most commonly pops up near the wrist
Gangrene: the death of skin/tissue due to the loss of blood supply. This may allow infection to start speed up decay
Gastrectomy: surgery to remove part or all of the stomach
Gastric ulcer: a hole in the lining of the stomach corroded by the acidic digestive juices
Gastroenteritis: inflammation/swelling of the stomach and/or the intestines
Geriatric medicine: diagnosis, treatment and prevention conditions in older people, that are often associated with aging
Gland: a collection of cells that either produce a substance for use in the body, such as the thyroid, or removes substances, such as a lymph gland
Glaucoma: an eye condition where fluid pressure inside the eyes increases due to poor drainage. Such pressure can damage the optic nerve and other parts of the eye
Glioblastoma: a specific type of tumour created from glial tissue in the brain. It is malignant and grows rapidly
Glucose tolerance test: a blood test done to make the diagnosis of diabetes
Gout: high levels of uric acid in the blood form to create lumps, often at the joints, and may be associated with kidney involvement
Graft: healthy skin, bone, or tissue removed from one part of a body to replace diseased or injured tissue removed from another part of a body
Granulation: part of the healing process when new connective tissue and capillaries forms around the edges of a wound
Gynaecology: medicine focused on the health of the female reproductive organs
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