Category: I

The canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone that transmits the acoustic and facial nerves and the acoustic artery.  

A short canal in the maxillary bone leading from the incisive fossa in the roof of the mouth to the floor of the nasal cavity. It transmits the nasopalatine nerve and the branches of the greater palatine arteries to the nasal fossa.  

A budo in which suppuration does not occur.  

Inspiration with an added workload to increase the strength and endurance of the inspiratory muscles.  

A break in the continuity of the breastfeeding process as a result of inability or inadvisability to put a baby to breast for feeding.  

The state in which a mother, infant, or child experiences dissatisfaction or difficulty with breastfeeding process.  

Botulism caused by production of botulinum toxin in the colon following ingestion of spores of Clostridium botulinum. Most cases occur in infants.  

A form of botulism that affects infants less than 1 year old who ingest soil or food (esp. honey) containing Clostridium botulinum spores. The infant’s protective intestinal flora is not yet established, and the spores germinate into active bacteria that produce the neurotoxin. It is treated with oral amoxicillin.  

The alveolar bone between the roots of multirooted teeth.  

A chemical bond formed by the loss and gain of electrons between atoms. This type of bond is found in inorganic acids, bases, and salts.