| illinition | The friction of a surface to facilitate absorption of an ointment. Origin: L. Il-lino, pp. -litus, to smear on (in + lino) (05 Mar 2000) |
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| illinois | <ethnology> A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| illness | 1. The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness. "The illness of the weather." 2. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness; as, a short or a severe illness. 3. Wrong moral conduct; wickedness. Within the present century, there has been a tendency in England to use illness in the sense of a continuous disease, disorder of health, or sickness, and to confine sickness more especially to a sense of nausea, or "sickness of the stomach." Synonym: Malady, disease, indisposition, ailment. Origin: From Ill. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| illness, acute | An illness with an abrupt onset and usually a short course. (12 Dec 1998) |
| illness, chronic | An illness that has persisted for a long period of time. It is a continuing disease process. (12 Dec 1998) |
| illuminance | <microscopy> The density of luminous flux incident on a uniformly illuminated area, measured in foot-candles (lumens per square foot) or lux (lumens per square metre). (05 Aug 1998) |
| illuminati | Literally, those who are enlightened; variously applied as follows: 1. Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament. 2. Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; called also Alumbrados, Perfectibilists, etc. 3. Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, especially. Of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years. 4. Also applied to: An obscure sect of French Familists. 5. Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. Origin: L. Illuminatus, cf. Illuminee. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| illumination | 1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. 2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. 3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with coloured illustrations. See Illuminate. 4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript. 5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge. "The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work." (Felton) 6. The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration. "Hymns and psalms . . . Are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired." (Hooker) Origin: L. Illuminatio: cf. F. Illumination. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| illumination, critical | <microscopy> The formation of an image of the light source in the object field. The Nelsonian method in which the light source is imaged in the plane of the specimen. A ribbon filament or arc lamp is required to give uniform illumination, the lamp must be focusable, the filament position must be adjustable in all directions. The use of an achromatic condenser is advised. Synonym: Nelson illumination. (13 Jan 1998) |
| illumination, Kohler | <microscopy> A method of microscopical illumination, first described by A. Kohler, in which an image of the source is focused in the lower focal plane of the condenser and the field diaphragm is focused in the specimen plane. (05 Aug 1998) |
| illumination, oblique | <microscopy> Illumination from light inclined at an oblique angle to the optical axis. (05 Aug 1998) |
| illuminator | 1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate. 2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant. Origin: L, an enlightener, LL. Also, an illuminator of books. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| illuminism | A psychotic state of exaltation in which one has delusions and hallucinations of communion with supernatural or exalted beings. (05 Mar 2000) |
| illusion | 1. <psychology> An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination. "To cheat the eye with blear illusions." (Milton) 2. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment; witchery; glamour. "Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise!" (Pope) 3. <physiology> A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder. Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and hallucination, regarding the former as originating with some external object, and the latter as having no objective occasion whatever. Illusion refers particularly to errors of the sense, delusion to false hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical deception is an illusion, a false opinion is a delusion. Synonym: Delusion, mockery, deception, chimera, fallacy. Origin: F. Illusion, L. Illusio, fr. Illudere, illusum, to illude. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| illusion of doubles | <syndrome> The delusional belief that a person (or persons) close to the schizophrenic patient has been substituted for by one or more impostors; may have an organic aetiology. Synonym: Capgras' phenomenon, illusion of doubles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ilium |
L. ilium = the flank and the iliac bone. The dorsal bone of the three bones forming the pelvis. The ilium supports the sacrum. Originally so called because the small intestines are largely supported by this bone, and the old term for the small intestines was ilia (plural of ilium). See figure at antitrochanter.
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a cytokine secreted by immune system blood cells that regulates a range of immune functions. IL-2 is produced by activated CD4 cells and promotes the proliferation and activity of T-cells and natural killer cells.
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a cytokine secreted by immune system blood cells that regulates a range of immune functions. IL-2 is produced by activated CD4 cells and promotes the proliferation and activity of T-cells and natural killer cells.
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| ileal conduit |
A surgical procedure using part of the gut (specifically, part of the ileum) to create an artificial bladder.
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| ileocecal valve |
Valvula Bauhini, see Valvula Bauhini
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| IL | small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative |
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| IL | a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high) |
| IL | without limits in extent or size or quantity |
| IL | the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami peoples |
| IL | a Midwest state in north-central United States |
| IL | a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west |
| IL | a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River |
| IL | a resident of Illinois |
| IL | an inability to read |
| IL | ignorance resulting from not reading |
| IL | a person unable to read |
| IL | ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge |