| iv | Within or into a vein. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| iv cholangiography | <radiology> Agent: iodipamide meglumine, 20 ml IV, indications: determine patency of cystic duct and common bile duct, ** not performed anymore !! (12 Dec 1998) |
| iv fluid | The administration of a balanced electrolyte (salt) solution into the venous circulation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| IV(3)beta-glucuronyl neolactotetraosylceramide sulfotransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the final step in sulfoglucuronyl glycolipid biosynthesis, in which sulfate from 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate is transferred to a hydroxy group on carbon 3 of the terminal glucuronyl residue in iv(3)beta-glucuronyl neolactotetraosylceramide Registry number: EC 2.8.2.- Synonym: ggl-st, glcanlcose(4)cer sulfotransferase, glucuronylglycolipid sulfotransferase, ggl-3-sulfotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| IVB | <abbreviation> Intraventricular block. (05 Mar 2000) |
| IVC | <abbreviation> Inferior vena cava. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ivemark | Bjorn, Swedish pathologist, *1925. See: Ivemark's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ivemark's syndrome | <syndrome> A possibly heritable disorder in which organs of the left side of the body are a mirror image of their counterpart on the right side (e.g., normal asymmetry of the lungs is lost and the left lung has three lobes); splenic agenesis and cardiac malformations are associated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ivermectin | <chemical> A mixture of ivermectin component b1a (rn 71827-03-7) and b1b (rn 70209-81-3), which is a semisynthetic product from streptomyces avermitilis. A potent macrocyclic lactone disaccharide antiparasitic agent used to prevent and treat parasite infestations in animals. The compound has activity against internal and external parasites and has been found effective against arthropods, insects, nematodes, filarioidea, platyhelminths, and protozoa. Pharmacological action: anthelmintic, antinematodal agent, antiplatyhelmintic agents, antiprotozoal agents, filaricides, insecticide. Chemical name: Ivermectin (12 Dec 1998) |
| IVF | <abbreviation> In vitro fertilization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| IVF-ET | <abbreviation> In vitro fertilization and in vivo transfer of the embryo to the uterus, Fallopian tube, or the peritoneal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ivory | 1. The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterised by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility. Ivory is the name commercially given not only to the substance constituting the tusks of the elephant, but also to that of the tusks of the hippopotamus and walrus, the hornlike tusk of the narwhal, etc. 2. The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc. <zoology> Ivory gull, a white Arctic gull (Larus eburneus). <botany> Ivory nut, any species of Eburna, a genus of marine gastropod shells, having a smooth surface, usually white with red or brown spots. Vegetable ivory, the meat of the ivory nut. Origin: OE. Ivori, F. Ivoire, fr. L. Eboreus made of ivory, fr. Ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. Ibha elephant. Cf. Eburnean. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ivory exostosis | A small, rounded, eburnated tumour arising from a bone, usually one of the cranial bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ivory membrane | The lining membrane of the pulp cavity of a tooth, consisting of the odontoblastic layer. Synonym: ivory membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ivory vertebra | A radiographically dense vertebra, usually from metastatic disease, especially lymphoma when solitary. (05 Mar 2000) |