Category: I

Pierced with a pointed object.  

A physical deviation or defect that reduces a person’s ability to function effectively. An may be acquired, genetically based, or congenital. A condition in which a sense or function is harmed so that it does not work properly. Injury, functional loss, or weakened state (e.g., hearing impairment). Typically, impairment is a medical determination, based on…

A type of evaluation that measures the cumulative effect of educational programs on a community as a whole.  

Wedged in a tissue. Tightly pressed or firmly lodged against something. An impacted tooth (usually a wisdom tooth) is so firmly wedged in its socket that it cannot erupt through the gum. Impacted feces are so hard and dry that they cannot pass through the anus without special measures being taken. An impacted fracture is…

Decreased effectiveness of the body’s immune system resulting in the inability to provide protection from bacteria, molds, viruses, and toxins, immunosuppressive drugs.  

Drugs that suppress the body’s immune system and thus prevent the autoimmune destruction of normal body tissues, immunosuppressive effect. Medications utilized to dampen the immune system and inhibit the rejection of a transplant.  

Abnormal function of the immune system. Often the result of drugs used to treat certain illnesses. An entity capable of reducing the immune response in an individual.  

A condition in which the body fails to reject a foreign object or pathogen.  

Treating an object or living thing as a foreign body, thus rejecting it.  

Having an impaired or nonfunctioning immune system. Lacking immunity to a disease.