Gallop rhythm
Gallop rhythm: An abnormal heart rhythm that pounds in the chest resembling the gallop of a horse when heard during examination with a stethoscope.
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Gallstones and ERCP: ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) is a diagnostic procedure done to look for diseases of the bile ducts and pancreas. A flexible tube is put down the throat, through the stomach, and into the small intestine. The doctor can see through the tube and inject dye into the drainage tube (duct) of the […]
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Gallstones, microscopic: A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile, also called biliary sludge, that occurs when particles of material precipitate from bile. (Bile is the fluid that is made by the liver. It is stored in the gallbladder until after a meal when it passes out of the gallbladder and through the common bile […]
- Gallus gallus genome
Gallus gallus genome: The genome of the Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of domestic chickens. See: Chicken genome.