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PEG
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PEG pneumoencephalography; polyethylene glycol.
peg (peg) a projecting structure.
rete pegs  see under ridge.
PEG
polyethylene glycol; percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
peg
a projecting structure; usually a small diameter, pointed piece of wood or metal, driven into a solid object.
rete p's
see rete pegs.
peg sticking
see tent pegging.
PEG 1. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy GI disease An enteric feeding tube used to purge the colon presurgery 2. Physician equity group. See Managed service organization 3. Polyethylene glycol Therapeutics An inert long-chain synthetic molecule that may be attached to various proteins making them invisible to the immune system; multiple PEGs have been attached to ADA–adenosine deaminase, one of the enzymes responsible for SCID, allowing long-term survival of the molecule within the body; PEG has been attached to Hb, and has potential as a transport vehicle for artificial blood


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