GI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does GI mean? 

• GI (noun)
  The noun GI has 2 senses:

1. a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

2. (law) a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin

  Familiarity information: GI used as a noun is rare.

• GI (adjective)
  The adjective GI has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the stomach and intestines

  Familiarity information: GI used as an adjective is very rare.

• GI (verb)
  The verb GI has 1 sense:

1. clean in preparation for inspection

  Familiarity information: GI used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

Gb; Gi; gilbert

Hypernyms ("Gi" is a kind of...):

magnetomotive force unit (a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(law) a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

geographical indication; GI

Hypernyms ("GI" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "GI"):

appellation (a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown)

• GI (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the stomach and intestines

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

gastrointestinal; GI

Context example:

a gastrointestinal disorder

• GI (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clean in preparation for inspection

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

G.I.; GI

Context example:

the soldiers GIed the barracks

Hypernyms (to "GI" is one way to...):

clean; clean house; houseclean (clean and tidy up the house)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

It may also help keep the gastrointestinal (GI) tract healthy.

(Culturelle, NCI Dictionary)

Dexchlorpheniramine competitively blocks H1 receptors, thereby preventing the actions of histamine on bronchial smooth muscle, capillaries and gastrointestinal (GI) smooth muscle.

(Dexchlorpheniramine, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) GI upset.

(COWS - GI Upset, NCI Thesaurus)

Clidinium binds to and blocks muscarinic receptors in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

(Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride/Clidinium Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

A nutritional supplement drink containing 12.5% carbohydrates, which may enhance recovery following gastrointestinal (GI) surgery.

(Carbohydrate Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

These findings suggest that interventions in addition to ART may be needed to restore CD4+ T cells in the GI tracts of people living with HIV.

(Study links gut-homing protein levels with HIV infection risk, disease progression, National Institutes of Health)

Dexchlorpheniramine maleate competitively blocks H1 receptors, thereby preventing the actions of histamine on bronchial smooth muscle, capillaries and gastrointestinal (GI) smooth muscle.

(Dexchlorpheniramine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)

As naloxone is very poorly absorbed, this agent binds locally to opiate receptors in the GI tract, thereby preventing oxycodone from binding to these receptors.

(Oxycodone Hydrochloride/Naloxone Hydrochloride Prolonged-release Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)

Oteracil preferentially localizes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract where it inhibits OPRT, thereby decreasing metabolism of 5-FU into its active metabolite 5-fluorouridine-5'-monophosphate (FUMP).

(Oteracil, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon oral administration of the oral rehydration solution (ORS), water, electrolytes and glucose are absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract into the systemic circulation.

(Oral Rehydration Solution OS-1, NCI Thesaurus)