Category: I

  • Idiogram

    The graphic representation of the karyotype, or chromosome complement of a cell.  

  • Idioglossia

    A n inability to articulate properly, so that the sounds emitted are like those of an unknown language.  

  • Identifier

    A unique fact, finding, number, symbol, or word that specifies a person, place, or thing, especially in a hospital.    

  • Ictal

    To or caused by a sudden attack or stroke such as epilepsy.  

  • Icosahedron

    A nearly spherical structure made of 20 identical subunits linked at 12 symmetrical corners. Each subunit is an equilateral triangle. Several viruses, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are icosahedral.  

  • Ichthyotoxin

    A toxin present in the roe, spine, or muscle of fish or marine invertebrates.  

  • Lamellar Ichthyosis of newborn

    A rare form of inherited ichthyosis with lamellar desquamation.  

  • Ichthyosis hystrix

    Linear nevus. The skin contains bands or lines of rough, thick, warty, hypertrophic papillary growths.  

  • Iceland moss

    An edible lichen, Cetraria islandica. It is a demulcent that has been promoted as a treatment for bladder, kidney and lung diseases. A lichen that looks similar to Irish moss, but is darker in color, and grows on barren mountains in Iceland and other northern regions. It is sometimes used in cooking in the same…

  • Iceberg phenomenon

    The recognition of gross conditions and diseases and failure to recognize the great majority of conditions that are mild and not clinically obvious.