I
chemical symbol, iodine (L. iodum).
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I band
the lighter colored cross-striation of muscle fibers; composed of filaments of actin.
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i.c.
medical record abbreviation for intracardiac.
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i.t.
medical record abbreviation for intratracheal.
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I.W.S.
International Wool Secretariat.
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Ia antigen
histocompatibility antigens found primarily on B lymphocytes but also on some macrophages, T lymphocytes and skin.
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IATA
International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals.
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iatr(o)-
word element. [Gr.] medicine, physician.
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iatric
pertaining to medicine or to a physician. Also loosely construed to include veterinary medicine and veterinary physicians, e.g. buiatrics.
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iatrogenic
resulting from the activity of a physician; said of any adverse condition in a patient resulting from treatment by a physician or surgeon, for instance, death after injection of an inappropriate solution or of an appropriate solution in an inappropriate manner, e.g. rapid injections of solutions of magnesium salts, unbuffered solutions of high alkalinity or acidity, or of a substance to which the ... |