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Generalized EpilepsynounMWEepilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerkingverified
Generalized SeizurenounMWEa seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire bodyverified
Generally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesnounMWEa collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practiceverified
Generation XnounMWEthe generation following the baby boom, especially of Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970sverified
Generative Adversarial Network (gan)nounMWEGenerative Adversarial Networks, or GANs for short, are an approach to generative modeling using deep learning methods, such as convolutional neural networks. Generative modeling is an unsupervised learning task in machine learning that involves automatically discovering and learning the regularities or patterns in input data in such a way that the model can be used to generate or output new examples that plausibly could have been drawn from the original dataset.verified
Generative GrammarnounMWE(linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a language and assigns them all the correct structural descriptionverified
Generic DrugnounMWEwhen the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agreesverified
Generic WinenounMWEa wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominatingverified
Genetic CodenounMWEthe ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cellsverified
Genetic CounselingnounMWEguidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future childrenverified
Genetic EngineeringnounMWEthe technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organismverified
Genetic FingerprintnounMWEbiometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairsverified
Genetic FingerprintingnounMWEthe procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identificationverified
Genetic MarkernounMWEa specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studiesverified
Genetic ProfilingnounMWEthe procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identificationverified
Genetic PsychologynounMWEthe branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of childrenverified
Genetic SciencenounMWEthe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organismsverified
Genetic ScreeningnounMWEanalyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular diseaseverified
Geniculate BodynounMWEone of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortexverified
Genipap FruitnounMWEtree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruitverified
Genital HerpesnounMWEan infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contactverified
Genital PersonalitynounMWE(psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drivesverified
Genital PhasenounMWE(psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescenceverified
Genital StagenounMWEin the field of psychoanalysis, it's the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence. It is considered a rejected concept.verified
Genital SystemnounMWEorgans and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspringverified
Genitourinary ApparatusnounMWEthe system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urineverified
Genitourinary SystemnounMWEthe system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urineverified
Gentian VioletnounMWEa green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatmentverified
Geocentric ParallaxnounMWEthe parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotatesverified
Geodesic LinenounMWE(mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)verified
Geographical MilenounMWEa former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters)verified
Geographical ZonenounMWEany of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitudeverified
Geologic TimenounMWEthe time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)verified
Geological DatingnounMWEuse of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimensverified
Geological FaultnounMWEin geology, a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the otherverified
Geological HorizonnounMWEa layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils)verified
Geological PhenomenonnounMWEa natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earthverified
Geological ProcessnounMWE(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modifiedverified
Geological TimenounMWEthe time of the physical formation and development of the earth, especially referring to the time prior to human historyverified
Geometric ProgressionnounMWE(mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next termverified
Geometrical RegularitynounMWEa property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal anglesverified
Geometrid MothnounMWEslender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring wormsverified
Geophysical SciencenounMWEgeology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earthverified
Geostationary OrbitnounMWEa geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earthverified
Germ LayernounMWE(embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulationverified
Germ PorenounMWEa pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germinationverified
Germ TheorynounMWE(medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganismsverified
German PancakenounMWEpuffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauceverified