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noun
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(context, chemistry, medicine) An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases.
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2003: A parallel bid to read the body in terms of the new science came from . " Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 53)
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| ice bag |
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noun
- A waterproof bag with a wide-mouthed stopper designed to hold ice, for service as an ice pack.
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| ice pack |
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noun
- a large floating mass of ice; pack ice
- a pack of crushed ice applied to the body in order to reduce pain or inflammation
- a plastic sac of silicone that can be cooled in a freezer and then used in a cool bag
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| ICU |
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initialism
- intensive care unit, Intensive care unit.
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| imaging |
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verb
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(present participle of, image)
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| immobilize |
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verb (immobiliz, ing)
- To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
- It is best to the injury until a doctor can examine it.
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| implant |
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noun
- Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis.
verb
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(transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
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(transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
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(intransitive) Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.
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| implantation |
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noun
- The act or process of implanting.
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| incompatible |
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adjective
- Of two things: impossible to coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing.
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| incubator |
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noun
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(chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction
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(medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
- An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- Wikimedia Incubator.
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| indication |
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noun
- Act of pointing out or indicate, indicating.
- That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.
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The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Addison.
- Discovery made; information.
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(obsolete) Explanation; display. Bacon.
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(medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
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| inertia |
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noun
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(physics) The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform straight motion; equivalent to its mass.
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(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.
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| infraction |
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noun
- A minor offence, petty crime
- a violation; breach
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(ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.
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| inhalant |
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noun
- something, especially a medication, that is inhaled
adjective
- intended for inhaling
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| inject |
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verb
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(transitive) to push something in, especially fluids into a cavity or passage
Smiling, the nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.
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(transitive) to introduce something sudddenly or violently
Punk injected a much-needed sense of urgency to the British music scene.
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(transitive) to administer an injection to, especially of medicine or drugs
Now lie back while we you with the anaesthetic.
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(intransitive) to take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs
It's been a week since I stopped injecting, and I'm still in withdrawal.
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| intern |
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noun
- a student who works (often without pay) in order to gain experience in their chosen field
- a recently graduated medical student working in a hospital as a final part of their medical training
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| intrauterine device |
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noun (abbreviated as IUD)
- A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.
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| intubate |
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verb
- To insert a tube into
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| inunction |
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noun
- the anointing or rubbing-in of oil or balm
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| invasive |
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noun
- An invasive plant, animal etc.
adjective
- that invades a foreign country using military force
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(context, of a plant or animal) that invades a habitat to the detriment of native species
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(medicine) (of a carcinoma etc) that invades healthy tissue; (of a procedure) in which part of the body is entered
- intruding on one's privacy, or trespassing
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| iron |
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noun
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(context, uncountable) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe.
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(context, countable) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
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(context, usually plural, irons) Shackles.
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(slang) A handgun.
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(context, uncountable) A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
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(context, Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof; countable, offensive, ) A male homosexual.
verb
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(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
adjective (more iron, most iron)
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{not comparable} Made of the metal iron.
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(context, figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.
- She had an iron will.
- He held on with an iron grip.
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| iron lung |
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noun
- A mechanical device for assisted breathing.
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| irrigate |
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verbto irrigate
- To supply farmland with water, by building ditches and pipes etc
- To clean a wound with a fluid
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| irrigation |
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noun
- The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
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| irritable |
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adjective
- capable of being irritated
- easily exasperated or excited
- responsive to stimuli
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| isolate |
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noun
- Something that has been isolated.
verb (isolates, isolating, isolated, isolated)
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(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
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(transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
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(context, transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
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(transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
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(context, transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
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(transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
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| IUD |
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initialism
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intrauterine device, intrauterine device
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| IV |
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noun
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(medicine) An intravenous injection.
abbreviation
- Used to indicate an ordinal number; the fourth (common as a name suffix.)
initialism
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(medicine) intravenous, Intravenous.
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(statistics) instrumental variable, Instrumental variable.
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| iatrochemistry |
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noun
-
(context, chemistry, medicine) An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases.
-
2003: A parallel bid to read the body in terms of the new science came from . " Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 53)
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| ice bag |
|
noun
- A waterproof bag with a wide-mouthed stopper designed to hold ice, for service as an ice pack.
|
| ice pack |
|
noun
- a large floating mass of ice; pack ice
- a pack of crushed ice applied to the body in order to reduce pain or inflammation
- a plastic sac of silicone that can be cooled in a freezer and then used in a cool bag
|
| ICU |
|
initialism
- intensive care unit, Intensive care unit.
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| imaging |
|
verb
-
(present participle of, image)
|
| immobilize |
|
verb (immobiliz, ing)
- To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
- It is best to the injury until a doctor can examine it.
|
| implant |
|
noun
- Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis.
verb
-
(transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
-
(transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
-
(intransitive) Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.
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| implantation |
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noun
- The act or process of implanting.
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| incompatible |
|
adjective
- Of two things: impossible to coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing.
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| incubator |
|
noun
-
(chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction
-
(medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
- An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- Wikimedia Incubator.
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| indication |
|
noun
- Act of pointing out or indicate, indicating.
- That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.
-
The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Addison.
- Discovery made; information.
-
(obsolete) Explanation; display. Bacon.
-
(medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
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| inertia |
|
noun
-
(physics) The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform straight motion; equivalent to its mass.
-
(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.
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| infraction |
|
noun
- A minor offence, petty crime
- a violation; breach
-
(ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.
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| inhalant |
|
noun
- something, especially a medication, that is inhaled
adjective
- intended for inhaling
|
| inject |
|
verb
-
(transitive) to push something in, especially fluids into a cavity or passage
Smiling, the nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.
-
(transitive) to introduce something sudddenly or violently
Punk injected a much-needed sense of urgency to the British music scene.
-
(transitive) to administer an injection to, especially of medicine or drugs
Now lie back while we you with the anaesthetic.
-
(intransitive) to take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs
It's been a week since I stopped injecting, and I'm still in withdrawal.
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| intern |
|
noun
- a student who works (often without pay) in order to gain experience in their chosen field
- a recently graduated medical student working in a hospital as a final part of their medical training
|
| intrauterine device |
|
noun (abbreviated as IUD)
- A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.
|
| intubate |
|
verb
- To insert a tube into
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| inunction |
|
noun
- the anointing or rubbing-in of oil or balm
|
| invasive |
|
noun
- An invasive plant, animal etc.
adjective
- that invades a foreign country using military force
-
(context, of a plant or animal) that invades a habitat to the detriment of native species
-
(medicine) (of a carcinoma etc) that invades healthy tissue; (of a procedure) in which part of the body is entered
- intruding on one's privacy, or trespassing
|
| iron |
|
noun
-
(context, uncountable) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe.
-
(context, countable) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
-
(context, usually plural, irons) Shackles.
-
(slang) A handgun.
-
(context, uncountable) A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
-
(context, Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof; countable, offensive, ) A male homosexual.
verb
-
(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
adjective (more iron, most iron)
-
{not comparable} Made of the metal iron.
-
(context, figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.
- She had an iron will.
- He held on with an iron grip.
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| iron lung |
|
noun
- A mechanical device for assisted breathing.
|
| irrigate |
|
verbto irrigate
- To supply farmland with water, by building ditches and pipes etc
- To clean a wound with a fluid
|
| irrigation |
|
noun
- The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
|
| irritable |
|
adjective
- capable of being irritated
- easily exasperated or excited
- responsive to stimuli
|
| isolate |
|
noun
- Something that has been isolated.
verb (isolates, isolating, isolated, isolated)
-
(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
-
(transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
-
(context, transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
-
(transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
-
(context, transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
-
(transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
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| IUD |
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initialism
-
intrauterine device, intrauterine device
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| IV |
|
noun
-
(medicine) An intravenous injection.
abbreviation
- Used to indicate an ordinal number; the fourth (common as a name suffix.)
initialism
-
(medicine) intravenous, Intravenous.
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(statistics) instrumental variable, Instrumental variable.
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