Category: I

Damage to a part of the body. It may be accidental or intentional. Caused by chemicals, physical objects, or trauma. Traumatic (in insurance) or iatrogenic (in malpractice) damage to the body, of external origin, unexpected and un-designed, by the injured person. To hurt someone or a part of the body. Damage or a wound caused…

An act of the court to prohibit certain acts relating to the case being litigated and which may be reversed depending on the outcome of the case.  

To enjoin. A court order prohibiting someone from doing something or, less commonly, ordering someone to do something. An injunction may be temporary (to preserve the status quo until a lawsuit is finally decided) or permanent (issued as part of the final decision of a lawsuit). A court order prohibiting an individual from performing some…

Introduction of a drug or other substance into the bloodstream through the use of a syringe. The act of injecting a liquid into the body. A liquid introduced into the body. Increased redness of an area due to dilatation and engorgement of the small blood vessels of the region, e.g., in conjunctivitis. In medicine, the…

Any chemical or substance that retards or inhibits a chemical reaction. A substance that prevents the occurrence of a given process or reaction. That which inhibits (e.g., a chemical substance that stops enzyme activity or a nerve that suppresses activity of an organ innervated by it).  

A category of sexual dysfunction in which sexual desire for another person is missing or adversely affected, inhibited sexual desire.  

A term replacing the terms of impotence in men and frigidity in women. Characterized by a persistent lack of sexual arousal during sexual activity, inhibited female orgasm; inhibited sexual desire; inhibited male orgasm.  

An absence of normal sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity that causes significant distress or difficulty in relationships. The lack of desire may be lifelong (primary), or it may appear after a period of normal sexual activity (secondary). The inhibition may apply to all forms of sexual expression with all partners, or it may…

A delay in or inability to achieve orgasm after arousal.  

A delay in or inability to achieve orgasm during sexual activity, with or with out accompanying sexual arousal, inhibited sexual excitement, inhibited male orgasm.