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Grand Rounds: Training sessions for physicians and other health care providers about health topics.

Grandfather Clause: An expression that conveys the concept that something that was once permissible continues to be so, despite changes in the law.

Grand Trine: The aspect pattern formed when three planets, each in a different sign of the same triplicity (air, earth, fire or water), trine each other. A grand trine permits smooth flow of energies amo . . . View Full Definition

Grand Slam: The four most prestigious tournaments in a year: the australian open, the french open (or roland garros), wimbledon and the u.s. open. Winning the grand slam is winning all four in a calendar year.

Grandiosity: An inflated appraisal of ones worth, power, knowledge, importance, or identity. When extreme, grandiosity may be of delusional proportions.

Grand Rond De Jambe: the leg is straightened and sustained at grand battement height, with the foot making the circle high. Requires advanced 'extension' flexibility and strength. If not reversed, foot returns p . . . View Full Definition

Grandioso: Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly.

Polar Bear Grand Tour: Most motorcyclists don't ride in the winter. However, the Polar Bear Grand Tour held each Sunday beginning with the last Sunday in October and ending with the last Sunday in March, allows ri . . . View Full Definition

Rounds: The act of seeing patients in the hospital or another in-patient setting. After doing his hospital rounds, Dr. Moscati felt ill, went to his room, sat in his chair and expired.

National Grandparents Day: The first Sunday after Labor Day has been declared National Grandparents Day in the United States. The proclamation for the holiday was signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. The Septembe . . . View Full Definition