Also known as: PG., PG...
PG has various meanings in the Medicine category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of PG in Medicine.
The state of carrying a developing fetus within the body.The word "pregnant" comes from the Latin pre- meaning before + (g)natus meaning birth = before (giving) birth. The word "prenatal" has exactly the same origin.
MedicineAn oxygenated eicosanoid that has a hormonal functionProstaglandins are unusual hormones in that they usually have effects only in that region of the organism where they are synthesized.
MedicineThe main component of the bacterial cell wall, consisting of a two-dimensional network of heteropolysaccharides running in one direction, cross-linked with polypeptides running in the perpendicular direction. A macromolecule that consists of linear polysaccharides cross-linked by short peptides; often found in bacterial cell walls, peptidoglycans confer mechanical support and protect bacterial cells from disruption by osmotic pressure.
MedicinePentagastrin is a synthetic polypeptide that has effects like gastrin when given parenterally. It stimulates the secretion of gastric acid, pepsin, and intrinsic factor, and has been used as a diagnostic aid as the pentagastrin-stimulated calcitonin test.
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