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gamma medical definition
noun
- Symbol γ The third letter of the Greek alphabet.
- The third item in a series or system of classification.
- The third position from a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a radical may be substituted.
- A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one hundred thousandth (105) of an oersted.
- A unit of mass equal to one millionth (106) of a gram.
- Relating to or being the atom or radical group that is in the third position relative to the functional group of atoms in an organic molecule.
- Relating to or characterizing a polypeptide chain that is one of five types of heavy chains that may be present in immunoglobins.
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