Glossary G

Given information refers to information that the speaker assumes the listener already knows.

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Given/New strategy refers to a comprehension strategy in which utterances are analyzed into given and new components and the new information is stored in memory with previously received information.

Glans penis refers to the flaring, enlarged region at the end of the penis.

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) refers to a three-item scale usually used in the medical setting to assess the severity of coma. The GCS ranges from 3 to 15 points, with lower scores indicating severe coma and higher scores suggesting a confusional state.

Glasnost defined as a policy of open discussion of political opinion and social issues and freer disclosure of information.

Glass ceiling is defined as an invisible barrier that prevents most women and ethnic minorities from advancing to the highest levels of an occupation; the the level to which women may rise in an organization but beyond which they may not go. Glass ceiling, is likewise defined as an invisible but real barrier to the occupational development of women and minorities that allows them to advance to a certain level in an organization and no higher.

Glass elevator refers to the situation when men in traditionally female occupations seem to rise at a quicker rate than their female counterparts.

Glaucoma is defined as a condition in the eye caused by abnormal drainage of fluid.