- γ
- 1. Third letter in the Greek alphabet, gamma. 2. In chemistry, denotes the third in a series, the fourth carbon in an aliphatic acid, or position 2 removed from the α position in the benzene ring. 3. Symbol for 10−4 gauss; surface tension; activity coefficient; microgram. 4. Symbol for photon. For terms having this prefix, see the specific term.* * *see gamma
Medical dictionary. 2011.