Glossary
- FISSURE
- A groove or natural division, deep furrow in the brain.
- FLATTENING of NORMAL LUMBAR CURVE
- Condition in which the hollow of the back becomes shallow or even stright.
- FLEXION
- The act of flexing or bending; bending of a joint so as to approximate the parts it connects.
- FONTANELLE
- Normal openings in he skull of infants; the largest of these is the anterior fontanel or soft spot in the middle of the head.
- FONTANELLES
- Soft spots of the infant's head, normal unossified areas in the infant skull.
- FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
- The Federal government agency that has regulatory authority over the manufacture, distribution, and labeling of drugs, medical devices, and foods.
- FORAMEN
- A natural opening or passage in bone. An opening allowing for the egress of spinal nerve roots from between two vertebrae.
- FORAMINOTOMY
- Surgical opening or enlargement of the bony opening traversed by a nerve root as it leaves the spinal canal. A procedure carried out alone or in conjunction with disc surgery.
- FRACTURE
- A disruption of the normal continuity of bone.
- FRACTURE-DISLOCATION
- Fracture of a bone that is also dislocated from its normal position in a joint.
- FUNCTIONAL SCOLIOSIS
- Any scoliosis that is caused by leg length or other functional disorder and not by a primary curvature of the spine.
- FUNCTIONAL STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY
- Surgery intended to improve the function of the central nervous system. A stereotactic head frame is used along with imaging techniques to map the brain and localize the surgical target.
- FUSIFORM ANEURYSM
- A sausage-like enlargement of the vessel
- FUSION
- Union or healing of bone (see Arthrodesis).
- GALACTORRHEA
- The discharge of milk from the breasts.
- GALLIE
- Wire around lamina of C-1 and spinous process of C-2.
- GAMMA KNIFE
- Equipment that precisely delivers a concentrated dose of radiation to a predetermined target using gamma rays.
- GASSERION GANGLION
- Mass of nervous tissue lying on the sensory root of the trigeminal nerve.
- GENERALIZED SEIZURES
- Seizures involving widespread areas on both sides of the brain at the time of onset. The generalized nature of these seizures accounts for their dramatic manifestations, which include loss of consciousness or awareness and convulsions. About 39% epileptics suffer primarily from generalized seizures.
- GETTY
- For decompression of lumbar spinal stenosis; excision of lamina and portion of facet.
- GILL
- Removal of the posterior spinal arch in spondylolisthesis.
- GILL, MANNING, and WHITE
- A procedure sometimes combined with posterolateral spinal fusion.
- GLASGOW COMA SCALE
- The most widely used system of classifying the severity of head injuries or other neurologic diseases.
- GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE
- A widely used system of classifying outcome after head injury or other neurologic diseases.
- GLENOHUMERAL
- Relating to the glenoid cavity and the humerus.
- GLENOID
- Resembling a socket; denoting the articular depression of the scapula entering the formation of the shoulder joint.
- GLIA (Also termed neuroglia)
- The major support cells of the brain. These cells are involved in the nutrition and maintenance of the nerve cells.
- GLIOBLASTOMA
- A general term for malignant forms of astrocytoma.
- GLIOMA
- A tumor formed by glial cells.
- GLOBUS PALLIDUS
- part of the basal ganglia which are brain cells that lie deep in the brain.
