Category: I
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Intercolumnar fiber
An intercrural fiber, part of the superficial inguinal ring.
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Inhibitory fiber
A nerve fiber that carries impulses to decrease heart rate.
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Induced fever
Fever produced artificially to treat certain diseases such as central nervous system syphilis. Sustained fever of 105°F (40.5°C), or even higher, maintained for 6 to 8 or 10 hr may be induced by medical diathermy or injection of malarial parasites.
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Invertin fermentation
Conversion of cane sugar into glucose and fructose.
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Inferior longitudinal fasciculus
A bundle of association fibers connecting the occipital and temporal lobes of the brain.
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Interrupted family processes
A change in family relationships and/or functioning.
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Involuntary euthanasia
Euthanasia performed without a competent person’s consent.
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Intractible epilepsy
Epilepsy that cannot be controlled by two or more anticonvulsant drugs.
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Inverting enzyme
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose.
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Intracellular enzyme
An enzyme that acts within the cell that produces it.