gray

gray definition - medical

gray (grā)

noun Abbr. Gy
A unit for a specific absorbed dose of radiation equal to 100 rads.
Gray definition - medical

Gray, Henry 1825?-1861.

British anatomist whose work Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical (1858), known as Gray's Anatomy, remains a standard text.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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