Category: I
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Inhaler
A small device for administering medicinal substances into the mouth or nose so that they can be breathed in. Device used to deliver medication in an aerosol form that can be inhaled by people with asthma or other respiratory diseases. Inhalers are small, portable, and practical. They are used to deliver measured doses of drugs…
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Inhale
To breathe in, or breathe something in. To breathe in a medicinal substance as part of a treatment.
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Inguinal region
The part of the body where the lower abdomen joins the top of the thigh. The groin that area of the body where the lower part of the abdomen meets the upper thigh. The inguinal ligaments extend on each side from the superior spines of the iliac bones to the pubic bone. It is also…
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Inguinal ligament
A ligament in the groin, running from the spine to the pubis. A ligament in the groin that extends from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle. It is part of the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle of the abdomen. The ligament extending from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic…
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Ingrowing nail
A toenail which is growing into the skin at the side of the nail, causing pain and swelling. The toenail cuts into the tissue on either side of it, creating inflammation and sometimes sepsis and ulceration.
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Ingesta
Food or liquid that enters the body via the mouth. Solid and liquid materials taken into the mouth. Food and drink that is taken into the alimentary canal through the mouth. Food and drink received into the body through the mouth.
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Infuse
To introduce a solution such as saline, sucrose or glucose using a drip into a vein, body cavity or the intestinal tract in order to treat or feed someone. To immerse in a liquid to extract soluble characteristics such as taste and color. Hence, a fluid that has gained its flavor and color from a…
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Infrared rays
Long invisible rays, below the visible red end of the colour spectrum, used to produce heat in body tissues in the treatment of traumatic and inflammatory conditions. An invisible heat ray from beyond the red end of the spectrum. Infrared wavelengths range from 7700 angstrom units (A.U.) to 1 mm. Longwave infrared rays (15,000 to…
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Infraorbital vein
A vessel draining the face through the infraorbital canal to the pterygoid plexus.
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Infraorbital nerve
A continuation of the maxillary nerve below the orbit of the eye. Affects the skin of the lower eyelid, side of the nose, upper lip, and mouth.