| into | To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications. 1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants. 2. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment. 3. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition. 4. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 5. Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly. Compare In. Origin: In + to. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| intoe | Medial deviation of the axis of the foot. Synonym: metatarsus varus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intolerance | Inability to withstand, sensitivity, as to a drug. Origin: L. Tolerare = to bear (18 Nov 1997) |
| intolerant | Unable to take a drug because of an adverse reaction (side effect). (09 Oct 1997) |
| intorsion | 1. A winding, bending, or twisting. 2. <botany> The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical. Origin: L. Intortio a curling, crisping: cf. F. Intorsion. See Intort, and cf. Intortion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| intortor | A muscle that turns a part medialward. See: invertor. Synonym: medial rotator. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intoxation | Poisoning, especially by the toxic products of bacteria or poisonous animals, other than alcohol. Origin: see intoxication (05 Mar 2000) |
| intoxicant | 1. Having the power to intoxicate. 2. An intoxicating agent, such as alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intoxication | <pharmacology> Poisoning, the state of being poisoned. Origin: Gr. Toxikon = poison (18 Nov 1997) |
| flight into disease | Gain through falling ill or assuming the sick role. See: primary gain, secondary gain. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| flight into health | In dynamic psychotherapy, the early but often only temporary disappearance of the symptoms that ostensibly brought the patient into therapy; a defense against the anxiety engendered by the prospect of further psychoanalytic exploration of the patient's conflicts. (05 Mar 2000) |