gap

gap (gap) an unoccupied interval in time; an opening or hiatus.

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air-bone gap  the lag between the audiographic curves for air- and bone-conducted stimuli, as an indication of loss of bone conduction of the ear.

anion gap  the concentration of plasma anions not routinely measured by laboratory screening, accounting for the difference between the measured anions and cations.

auscultatory gap  a period in which sound is not heard in the auscultatory method of sphygmomanometry.

interocclusal gap  see under distance.

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gap (gp)

n.

1. An opening in a structure or surface; a cleft or breach.

2. An interval or discontinuity in any series or sequence.

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gap

Etymology: OE, gapa, a hole

a short, missing segment in one strand of a DNA molecule.

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gap

Vox populi A separation between 2 or more objects or processes. See Anion gap, AC-BC gap, Developmental gap, Gender gap, Osmolar gap, Utilization gap.