| IDL | Class of lipoproteins formed in degradation of very-low-density lipoproteins; about half are cleared quickly from the plasma into the liver by receptor-mediated endocytosis; the other half are degraded into low density lipoproteins. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| idle | 1. Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren. "Deserts idle." "Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." (Matt. Xii. 36) "Down their idle weapons dropped." (Milton) "This idle story became important." (Macaulay) 2. Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours. "The idle spear and shield were high uphing." (Milton) 3. Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen. "Why stand ye here all the day idle?" (Matt. Xx. 6) 4. Given rest and ease; averse to labour or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow. 5. Light-headed; foolish. Idle pulley, a gear wheel placed between two others, to transfer motion from one to the other without changing the direction of revolution. In idle, in vain. "God saith, thou shalt not take the name of thy Lord God in idle." Synonym: Unoccupied, unemployed, vacant, inactive, indolent, sluggish, slothful, useless, ineffectual, futile, frivolous, vain, trifling, unprofitable, unimportant. Idle, Indolent, Lazy. A propensity to inaction is expressed by each of these words; they differ in the cause and degree of this characteristic. Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of movement or effort; idle is opposed to busy, and denotes a dislike of continuous exertion. Lazy is a stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent. Origin: OE. Idel, AS. Idel vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. Idal, D. Ijdel, OHG. Ital vain, empty, mere, G. Eitel, Dan. & Sw. Idel mere, pure, and prob. To Gr. Clear, pure, to burn. Cf. Ether. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| idleness | The condition or quality of being idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness; triviality; inactivity; laziness. Synonym: Inaction, indolence, sluggishness, sloth. Origin: AS. Idelnes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| idocrase | <chemical> Same as Vesuvianite. Origin: Gr. Form + mixture, Fr. To mix; cf. F. Idocrase. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| idolatress | A female worshiper of idols. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| idolographical | Descriptive of idols. Origin: Idol + -graph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| idorgan | <biology> A morphological unit, consisting of two or more plastids, which does not possess the positive character of the person or stock, in distinction from the physiological organ or biorgan. See Morphon. Origin: Gr. Form + E. Organ. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| idose | <biochemistry> One of the aldohexoses, isomeric with galactose; l-idose is epimeric with d-glucose. See: sugar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| idoxuridine | <drug> Analogue of thymidine that inhibits the replication of DNA viruses. Used in the treatment of Herpes simplex and varicella zoster. (18 Nov 1997) |
| IDP | Inosine esterified at its 5' position with diphosphoric acid. Acronym: IDP (05 Mar 2000) |
| idrialite | <chemical> A bituminous substance obtained from the mercury mines of Idria, where it occurs mixed with cinnabar. Origin: Cf. F. Idrialine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| idrosis | Synonym: hidrosis. Origin: G. Hidros, sweat (05 Mar 2000) |
| IDU | <drug> Analogue of thymidine that inhibits the replication of DNA viruses. Used in the treatment of Herpes simplex and varicella zoster. (18 Nov 1997) |
| iduronate | The salt or ester of iduronic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iduronate sulfatase | <enzyme> An enzyme that specifically cleaves the ester sulfate of iduronic acid, and is required for the desulfation of 2-sulfate iduronate residues in heparan sulfate. It is also required in dermatan sulfate degradation. Its deficiency has been demonstrated in Hunter's syndrome, which is characterised by an excess of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate. Chemical name: L-Iduronate-2-sulfate 2-sulfohydrolase Registry number: EC 3.1.6.13 (20 Sep 2002) |
| idiopathic epilepsy |
Recurrent seizures of unknown origin or cause; repeated episodes of uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain that occur in the absence of detectable brain lesions. Also known as essential or primary epilepsy, these conditions are often thought to have a genetic component. This may suggest that affected individuals have an inherited predisposition for recurrent seizures.
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| idiopathic |
A disorder or condition of spontaneous origin; self-originated or of unknown cause. The term is derived from the prefix "idio-" meaning one's own and "pathos" indicating disease.
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| ideal gas |
A gas that obeys all the postulates of the kinetic molecular theory. Real gases differ from the expected behavior of an ideal gas for two reasons: (1) the force of attraction between the particles in a gas is not quite zero, and (2) the volume of the particles in a gas is not quite zero.
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| idiopathic |
When the cause of a disease or process is not known.
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| identification |
A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, by which one patterns oneself after some other person. Identification plays a major role in the development of one's personality and specifically of the superego. To be differentiated from imitation or role modeling, which is a conscious process.
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| id | of or relating to or conforming to idiom |
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| id | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
| id | of or relating to or conforming to idiom |
| id | in an idiomatic manner |
| id | (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause |
| id | any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause |
| id | any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause |
| id | inherited form of hemochromatosis |
| id | purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors |
| id | any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause |
| id | a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
| id | peculiar to the individual |