Category: I

A small animal with six legs and a body in three parts. A member of a large group of mainly land-dwelling arthropods. The body of the adult is divided into a head, thorax, and abdomen. The head bears a single pair of sensory antennae; the thorax bears three pairs of legs and, in most insects,…

An inquiry by a coroner into the cause of a death. An official judicial inquiry into the cause of a person’s death: carried out when the death is sudden or takes place under suspicious circumstances. The results of medical and legal investigations that have been carried out are considered by a coroner, sitting with or…

An acid which comes from minerals, used in dilute form to help indigestion. An acid containing no carbon atoms.  

Referring to a condition which cannot be operated on. A condition or disease state that most probably will not be improved or cured by using a surgical procedure. The term is often used to describe very advanced cancer or cancer situated in tissue that is not surgically accessible. People with inoperable tumors can be treated…

Referring to a growth which is benign, not malignant. Harmless or benign; clinically unimportant; not pathological (as referring to a heart murmur). Non-damaging. In medical terms, it refers to something that is benign or non-threatening, in contrast to malignant, which might suggest cancerous conditions.  

To cause a muscle, organ or other part of the body to act. Provide nerve fibers to an organ or body region; for example, the median nerve innervates part of the hand. To send axons to synapse with another structure (as in, “a motor nerve innervates a muscle”).  

Referring to a part which is inside.  

The internal organs of the body, especially the intestines.  

A passage or opening through which a cavity can be entered. An aperture providing the entrance to a cavity, such as that of the pelvis.