guide

guide
1. To lead in a set course. 2. Any device or instrument by which another is led into its proper course, e.g., a grooved director, a catheter g.. [M.E., fr. O.Fr. guier, to show the way, fr. Germanic]
- anterior g. SYN: incisal g..
- catheter g. a flexible metallic wire or thin sound over which a catheter is passed to advance it into its proper position, as in a blood vessel or the urethra. SEE ALSO: stylet.
- condylar g. SYN: condylar guidance.
- incisal g. in dentistry, that part of an articulator on which the anterior g. pin rests to maintain the vertical dimension of occlusion and the incisal g. angle as established by the incisal guidance; may be adjustable, with a superior surface that may be changed to provide variations in the incisal g. angle, or customized, being individually formed in plastic to allow other than straight line incisal guidance in eccentric movements. SYN: anterior g..
- mold g. a g. used to specify the shape of artificial teeth, or of an artificial tooth.
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Guidance by Ultrasound Imaging for Decision Endpoints [trial]

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guide 'gīd n a grooved director for a surgical probe or knife

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(gīd) a device by which another object is led in its proper course, such as a grooved sound or filiform bougie over which a tunneled sound is passed, as in stricture of the urethra.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Guide — Guide, n. [OE. giae, F. guide, It. guida. See {Guide}, v. t.] 1. A person who leads or directs another in his way or course, as in a strange land; one who exhibits points of interest to strangers; a conductor; also, that which guides; a guidebook …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guide — Guide, n. [OE. giae, F. guide, It. guida. See {Guide}, v. t.] 1. A person who leads or directs another in his way or course, as in a strange land; one who exhibits points of interest to strangers; a conductor; also, that which guides; a guidebook …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guide — Guide, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guiding}.] [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guide — ist: der Singular von Guiden; der Kreis Guide (贵德县) im Autonomen Bezirk Hainan der Tibeter in der chinesischen Provinz Qinghai, siehe Guide (Hainan). die Bezeichnung für einen Helfer im Blindenfußball, der den Spielern vom Spielfeldrand Hinweise… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Guide — (fr., spr. Gihd), 1) Wegweiser, Führer, Bote; 2) in manchen Armeen, bes. bei der französischen, ein der Person des commandirenden Generals beigegebenes Corps Cavalleristen; sie sollten eigentlich des Landes u. der zu nehmenden Wege kundige Leute… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Guide — (franz., spr. gīd ), Führer, Wegweiser (auch als Buchtitel, soviel wie Leitfaden, Reisehandbuch). In französischen, später in andern Heeren waren Guiden des Landes und der Wege kundige Offiziere oder Feldjäger, die im Kriege bei Erkundungen oder… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • GUIDE — s. m. Celui ou celle qui conduit une personne, et l accompagne pour lui montrer le chemin. Bon, fidèle, sûr guide. Avoir un guide. Prendre un guide. Servir de guide. Elle voulut être mon guide.   Payer les guides, payer les guides doubles, Payer… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • GUIDE — n. m. Celui ou celle qui conduit une personne et l’accompagne pour lui montrer le chemin. Guide sûr. Avoir un guide. Prendre un guide. Servir de guide. Guide de montagne. Les guides de Chamonix. GUIDE se dit particulièrement, en termes de Guerre …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • Guide — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Guide », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Un guide est généralement un élément qui sert de …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Guide — A guide is a person who leads people through unknown or unmapped country, or conducts travellers and tourists through a place of interest.EtymologyThe word guide was incorporated into (Middle) English via Old French guider which meant to guide,… …   Wikipedia

  • guide — 1. noun /ɡaɪd/ a) Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation. b) A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook …   Wiktionary

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