The area where the thigh meets the abdomen. … [Read more...]
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growth and development milestones
Goals for the expected sizes of infants and children and activities they should be able to do at specific ages, such as sit, stand, play, speak, think, and … [Read more...]
growth factor
A substance made by the body that functions to regulate cell division and cell survival. Some growth factors are also produced in the laboratory and used in … [Read more...]
growth hormone
A protein made by the pituitary gland that helps control body growth and the use of glucose and fat in the body. Also called somatotropin. … [Read more...]
GSK-580299
A vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer caused by human papillomaviruses (HPV) types 16 and 18. It is also used to prevent lesions that are caused by these … [Read more...]
GTI-2040
A 20-mer antisense oligonucleotide complementary to a coding region in the mRNA of the R2 small subunit component of human ribonucleotide reductase. GTI-2040 … [Read more...]
guaiac
A substance from a type of tree called Guaiacum that grows in the Caribbean. Guaiac is used in the fecal occult blood test (a test for blood in human stool … [Read more...]
guanazole
A cytostatic triazole derivative antimetabolite. Guanazole scavenges tyrosine free radicals, thereby inhibiting mammalian ribonucleotide reductase activity and … [Read more...]
guanine
A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is a type of purine. … [Read more...]
gums
The tissue of the upper and lower jaws that surrounds the base of the teeth. Also called gingiva. … [Read more...]