| IMG | inferior mesenteric ganglion; internal medicine group [practice]; international medical graduate |
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| IMI | immunologically measurable insulin; impending myocardial infarction; Imperial Mycological Institute ... |
| IMV | inferior mesenteric vein; intermittent mandatory ventilation; intermittent mechanical ventilation; i... |
| INA | infectious nucleic acid; inferior nasal artery; International Neurological Association |
| INF | infant, infantile; infection, infective, infected; inferior; infirmary; infundibulum; infusion; inte... |
| line angle | In dentistry, the junction of two surfaces of the crown of a tooth, or of a tooth cavity (cavity line angle). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Louis' angle | The angle between the manubrium and the body of the sternum at the manubriosternal junction. Marks the level of the second costal cartilage (rib) for counting ribs or intercostal spaces. Denotes level of aortic arch, bifurcation of trachea, and T4/T5 intervertebral disc. Synonym: angulus sterni, Louis' angle, Ludwig's angle, manubriosternal junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lovibond's angle | The angle made at the meeting of the proximal nail fold and the nail plate when viewed from the radial aspect; normally, less than 180 |
| Ludwig's angle | The angle between the manubrium and the body of the sternum at the manubriosternal junction. Marks the level of the second costal cartilage (rib) for counting ribs or intercostal spaces. Denotes level of aortic arch, bifurcation of trachea, and T4/T5 intervertebral disc. Synonym: angulus sterni, Louis' angle, Ludwig's angle, manubriosternal junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbosacral angle | The angle between the long axis of the lumbar part of the vertebral column and that of the sacrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aditus glottidis inferior | The part of the cavity of the larynx immediately below the glottis. Synonym: cavitas infraglotticum, aditus glottidis inferior, cavum infraglotticum, inferior laryngeal cavity, infraglottic space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angulus inferior scapulae | The acute angle formed by junction of the medial and lateral borders of the scapula. Synonym: angulus inferior scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior inferior cerebellar artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, basilar; distribution, lower surface of lateral lobes of cerebellum, choroid plexus in cerebellopontine angle; anastomoses, posterior inferior cerebellar; usual source of labyrinthine artery. Synonym: arteria cerebelli inferior anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior inferior iliac spine | Spine on the anterior border of the ilium between the anterior superior iliac spine and the acetabulum; site of origin for the direct head of the rectus femoris muscle. Synonym: spina iliaca anterior inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior inferior segment | Anterior inferior segment of kidney. Synonym: segmentum anterius inferius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior inferior segmental artery of kidney | Origin, anterior branch of renal. See: segmental arteries of kidney. Synonym: arteria segmenti anterioris inferioris renis, artery of anterior {inferior segment of kidney}. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apertura pelvis inferior | The lower opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic arch, laterally by the rami of the ischium and the sacrotuberous ligament on either side, and posteriorly by these ligaments and the tip of the coccyx. Synonym: apertura pelvis inferior, apertura pelvis minoris, fourth parallel pelvic plane, pelvic outlet, pelvic plane of outlet, plane of outlet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apertura thoracis inferior | The inferior boundary of the bony thorax composed of the twelfth thoracic vertebra and the lower margins of the rib cage and sternum. Synonym: apertura thoracis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apical branch of inferior lobar branch of right pulmonary artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch (of the inferior lobar branch) of the right pulmonary artery serving the apical segment of the inferior lobe of the right lung. Synonym: ramus apicalis lobi inferioris arteriae pulmonalis dextrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcus dentalis inferior | The teeth supported by the alveolar part of the mandible, whether the 10 deciduous teeth or the 16 permanent teeth. Synonym: arcus dentalis inferior, mandibular dentition. (05 Mar 2000) |