green

green

 [grēn]

1. a color between yellow and blue, produced by energy with wavelengths between 490 and 570 nm.

2. a dye or stain with this color.

indocyanine green a dye used intravenously in determination of blood volume and flow, cardiac output, and hepatic function.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

green

(grēn),

A color between blue and yellow in the spectrum. For individual green dyes, see specific names.

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

Drug slang A regional term for inferior quality marijuana, PCP, or ketamine
Global village Environmentally ‘correct’
Quackery A colour in the pseudoscience of colour therapy which is said to be mentally and physically soothing and regarded by colour ‘therapists’ as the master healer; it is said to disinfect and rebuild tissues, reduce blood pressure, treat stress, fatigue, and cancer, and provide hope
Vox populi A colour wavelength in the interval from 560 to 490 nm with a frequency interval of 540 to 610 THz

Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

PDR

Physicians Desk Reference A book published annually that lists all ± 2500 US therapeutics requiring a physician prescription

PDR 7 color-coded sections

White Manufacturers' index, containing the company addresses and list of products

Pink Product name index, an alphabetical listing of the drugs by brand name

Blue Product classification, where drugs are subdivided into therapeutic classes

Yellow Generic and chemical name index

Multicolored Photographs of the most commonly prescribed tablets and capsules

White Product information, a reprint of the manufacturers' product inserts and

Green Diagnostic product information, a list of manufacturers of diagnostic tests used in office practice and the hospital; Cf Over-the-counter drugs  . ;.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

green

The hue sensation evoked by stimulating the retina with rays of wavelength 490-560 nm and situated between blue and yellow. The complementary colour of green is a non-spectral colour situated in the red-purple region.

Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann