Gastrostomy
Gastrostomy: A surgical opening into the stomach. A gastrostomy may be used for feeding, usually via a feeding tube called a gastrostomy tube. Feeding can also be done through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
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Gastrostomy, percutaneous endoscopic (PEG): A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on the abdomen). The aim of PEG is to feed those who cannot swallow. PEG may be done by a surgeon, or gastroenterologist (GI specialist). It is done in a hospital or outpatient surgical facility. […]
- Gaucher disease
A series of disorders that are due to deficient activity of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, which leads to accumulation of glucocerebroside in tissues of the body. The five types of Gaucher disease encompass a continuum of clinical findings from a lethal form that occurs before or just after birth to a form so mild that it […]
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Gaucher disease, Gaucher disease, types 2-5.
- Gaucher disease, types 2-5
A series of diseases due to glucocerebrosidase deficiency and accumulation of glucocerebroside in cells. By comparison with type 1 Gaucher disease, these are far less frequent forms of Gaucher disease. Types 2 and 3 Gaucher disease are characterized by primary neurologic disease including profound involvement of the brain. The onset of symptoms is before age […]
- Gay
Gay: A person who is homosexual, especially a male homosexual. The word “gay” in this regard may denote the homosexual individual or the lifestyle, particularly a male homosexual lifestyle.