Category: I
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Iridokeratitis
Inflammation of the iris and cornea of the eye.
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Ipratropium bromide
Inhaled bronchodilator, similar to atropine, that is effective in the long-term treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although it has been used also to treat asthma, it does not seem to work as well in this disease. An anticholinergic bronchodilator used for bronchoconstriction associated with chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and emphysema. It…
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Iodopsin
Photosensitive chemical in the cones of the retina that plays a part in color vision. In cones of the retina, the photopsin molecule and retinal, the functional photopigment.
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Intravasation
Entry of a foreign substance into a blood vessel. Passage into the blood vessels of matter formed outside of them through traumatic or pathological lesions.
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Intracranial aneurysm
Aneurysm of a cranial artery. Symptoms include headache, stiff neck, nausea, and sometimes loss of consciousness; rupture of the aneurysm is a serious, often fatal, condition. An anomalous widening of an artery that occurs within the confines of the cranium (the skull’s bony structure). Intracranial aneurysms might not manifest any symptoms initially. Nevertheless, they have…
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Intestinal flu
Inflammation of the stomach and intestine caused by a virus; symptoms include abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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Intervertebral
To the space between two vertebrae, as the intervertebral discs.
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Interval
Space between parts or time between events (e.g., the Q-T interval in the activity of the ventricles of the heart). A space or time between two objects or periods.
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Interstitial pneumonia
Chronic inflammation of the lungs, characterized by progressive dyspnea, fever, and bluish discoloration of the skin (cyanosis). It may be caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to a particular drug or by an autoimmune disorder. Treatment is symptomatic, but the disease often progresses to pulmonary or heart failure.
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Intercellular space
Area between cells of a tissue, organ, or organism.