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Joint integrity
The soundness of the anatomical and kinematic properties of a joint. Joint integrity can be diminished by anatomical, congenital, infectious, pathological, or traumatic processes.
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Secondary integration
The development of the adult personality so that the individual becomes fully socialized, engaged, and happy.
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Primary integration
The early recognition of the body and its psyche as apart from one’s environment.
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Insusceptibility
Immunity or lack of susceptibility to infection or disease.
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Insulin pen
An injector filled with insulin, used to administer specific doses of insulin subcutaneously.
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Insulinoid
Resembling or having the properties of insulin.
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Insulinogenic
Caused by insulin whether administered therapeutically or produced naturally by the pancreas.
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Insulinogenesis
The production of insulin by beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas.
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Insulin autoimmune syndrome
A rare cause of hypoglycemia, in which low levels of blood glucose are found in the setting of high levels of immunoreactive insulin, low levels of free insulin, and the presence of anti-insulin antibodies in the blood. The disease is often associated with other autoimmune disorders and frequently follows the treatment for those disorders (e.g.,…
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Insulin autoantibodies
Antibodies to the hormone insulin. They are, in addition to antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase and protein tyrosine phosphatase-like molecules, one of the markers of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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