Browse Medical Abbreviations
G
g | gram |
G | gauge; pregnancy (gravida); guanine |
G&A | general and acute |
G&D | growth and development |
G+ | gram positive |
G- | gram negative |
G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
G-tube | gastrostomy tube |
g/dL | gram per deciliter |
G6-PD | glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase |
G6P | glucose 6 phosphate |
G6PD | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
g=g | grips equal and good |
GA | granuloma annulare; gestational age; general anesthesia |
Ga | gallium [element] |
GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid |
GABAB | gamma-aminobutyric acid type b |
GABHS | group a beta-hemolytic streptococcus |
GABRB3 | GABAA receptor gene |
GABS | Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus |
GAD | generalized anxiety disorder; glutamic acid decarboxylase |
GAF | Global Assessment of Functioning |
GAG | glycosaminoglycan |
GAL | galactosemia |
gal. | gallon |
GAP | GTPase-activating protein |
garg | gargle |
GAS | general adaptation syndrome |
GAVE | gastric antral vascular ectasia |
GB | gallbladder; Guillain-Barre |
GBM | glomerular basement membrane |
GBS | gallbladder series; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Group B streptococcus |
GC | gonococcus or gonorrheal (gonorrhea coccii) |
GC-MS | gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
GCA | giant cell arteritis |
GCP | good clinical practice |
GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
GCT | glucose challenge test; gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor |
Gd | gadolinium [element] |
GD | gestational diabetes |
GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
GDP | guanosine diphosphate |
GDS | geriatric depression scale |
GE | gastroesophageal; gastroenterology |
Ge | germanium [element] |
GEA/GETA | general endotracheal anesthesia |
GEDVI | global end-diastolic volume index |
gen | general |
GER | gastroesophageal reflux |
GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
GERI | geriatrics |
gest | gestational |
GF | grandfather; glomerular filtrate |
GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
GFM | good fetal movement |
GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
GG | gamma globulin |
GGT | gamma-glutamyl transferase |
GGTP | gamma gluteryl transpeptidase |
GH | growth hormone |
Gh | glenohumeral |
GHB | gamma hydroxybutyrate |
GHIH | growth hormone-inhibiting hormone |
GHJ | glenohumeral joint |
GHRF | growth hormone-releasing factor |
GHRH | growth hormone-releasing hormone |
GI | gastrointestinal; glycemic index |
GIF | graphics interchange format |
GIFT | gamete intrafallopian transfer |
GIO | glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis |
GIRFT | getting it right first time |
GIST | gastrointestinal stromal tumor |
GIT | gastrointestinal tract |
GITT | glucose insulin tolerance test |
gl | gland |
GLC | gas-liquid chromatography |
Gln | glutamine |
GLP | good laboratory practice |
glu | glucose |
Glu | glutamic acid |
glut max | gluteus maximus |
Gly | glycine |
GM | grandmother; genetically modified |
gm | gram |
GM&S | General Medicine and Surgery |
GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
gm/dL | grams per deciliter |
GMC | general medical council |
GME | graduate medical education |
gmo | grandmother |
GMO | genetically modified organism |
GMP | guanosine monophosphate |
GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
GN | gram negative; graduate nurse; glomerulonephritis |
GNB | gram-negative bacillus |
GNC | gram-negative cocci |
GND | gram-negative diplococci |
GNID | gram-negative intracellular diplococci |
GnRF | gonadotropin-releasing factor |
GnRH | gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
GOJ | gastro-oesophageal junction |
GOR | gastro-oesophageal reflux |
GORD | gastro-esophageal reflux disease |
GOT | glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase |
govt | government |
GP | general practitioner; glycoprotein; gram-positive; general precautions |
GPC | gram positive cocci |
GPCR | G-protein coupled receptor |
GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
GPL | IgG phospholipid unit |
GPN | Graduate Practical Nurse |
GPT | glutamic-pyruvic transaminase |
gr | grain |
GR | grand rounds; glucocorticoid receptor |
grad | by degrees; gradual |
GRAS | generally recognized as safe |
GRASE | generally recognized as safe and effective |
grav | pregnancy (gravida) |
GRE | gradient echo |
grp | group |
GS | gram stain; general surgery; gestational sac |
GSD | glycogen storage disease |
GSR | galvanic skin response |
GST | Glucagon stimulation test |
GSW | gunshot wound |
GT | gastrostomy tube |
gt | drop (L. gutta) |
GTH | gonadotropic hormone |
GTN | gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; glyceryl trinitrate |
GTP | guanosine triphosphate |
GTT | glucose tolerance test |
gtt | drops (L. guttae) |
GU | genitourinary; gonococcal urethritis; gastric ulcer |
GUI | graphical user interface |
GUM | genitourinary medicine |
guttat. | drop by drop |
GVH | graft-versus-host |
GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
GVL | graft-versus-leukemia |
GWA | genome-wide association |
GWAS | genome-wide association study |
Gy | Gray (unit of ionizing radiation) |
Gyn | gynecolog(y/ist/ic) |
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