| irritation |
Irritancy is the ability of a material to irritate the skin, eyes, nose, throat or any other part of the body that it contacts. Signs and symptoms of irritation include tearing in the eyes and reddening, swelling, itching and pain of the affected part of the body.
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| irritable bowel syndrome |
irritable colon-a common condition caused by altered motility of the bowels. It produces diarrhoea or constipation and abdominal discomfort. Such symptoms can be troublesome in patients with IBD even when the inflammation is quiescent.
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| irradiation |
treatment with, or exposure to, any form of radiation. Cell cultures are often irradiated in the lab to induce the production of mutations.
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| irradiate |
To treat with radiation.
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| irregularity |
refers to the intentional misstatement or omission of significant information in accounting records, financial statements, other reports, documents or records. Irregularities include (a) fraudulent financial reporting which renders financial statements misleading and (b) misappropriation of assets. Irregularities involve:
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