Browse Medical Abbreviations
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| 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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