List of medical abbreviations: G

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AbbreviationMeaning
G gravidity (total number of pregnancies, successful or not)
guanosine
G6PD glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase
GA general anaesthesia
gestational age
GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid
GABHSgroup A beta-hemolytic streptococcus
GACI Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy
GAD Generalized anxiety disorder
GAF Global Assessment of Functioning
GAPSGuidelines for Adolescent Preventative Services
GAS Group A Streptococcal
General Adaptation Syndrome
Gender Affirming Surgery
Global Assessment Scale
GAVE Gastric antral vascular ectasia
GB gallbladder
GBC Gallbladder carcinoma
GBSgroup B Strep.
Guillain–Barré syndrome
GBM glioblastoma multiforme
glomerular basement membrane
GCgeneral condition
gonococcus
GCA giant-cell arteritis
GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
Complete Blood Count
Graduated compression stockings
GCTgerm cell tumor
glucose challenge test
Giant cell tumor
G-CSF granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GD gender dysphoria
GDA gastroduodenal artery
GDLH glutamate dehydrogenase
GDM Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
GDMTGuideline Directed Medical Therapy
GDP guanosine diphosphate
GDS Geriatric Depression Scale
GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease
GFR glomerular filtration rate
GGT gamma glutamyl transferase
GGTP gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
GH growth hormone
GHRF growth hormone releasing factor
GHRHgrowth hormone releasing hormone
GI gastrointestinal;
gastrointestinal tract
GIA A model of surgical staple (GI: Gastro-Intestinal)
GIBgastrointestinal bleed
GID gender identity disorder
GISGastroIntestinal Surgeon
GIFT gamete intrafallopian transfer
GIST gastrointestinal stromal tumor
GIT gastrointestinal tract
GITS gastrointestinal therapeutic system
GLF ground level fall
GMCgeneral medical condition (e.g., 0 GMC)
GM-CSF granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GMP guanosine monophosphate
GN glomerulonephritis
GNRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GOAT Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test
GOCGoals of care
GOD glucose oxidase
GOMERget outta my emergency room
GORD gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
GOT glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase
GP general practitioner
Goodpasture's syndrome
GPA granulomatosis with polyangiitis
GPCL gas permeable contact lens
GPT glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
Gr grain
GRAV I gravidity = 1 (indicating a woman during her first pregnancy)
GSW gunshot wound
GTN glyceryl trinitrate
gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
GTT glucose tolerance test gestational trophoblastic tumor
Gtts guttae (drops)
GU genitourinary
gastric ulcer
GUM genitourinary medicine (often used more restrictively as alternative to sexually transmitted disease clinic)
GvH graft-versus-host
GvHD,
GVHD
graft-versus-host disease
GXTgraded exercise test
GYN gynecology