| IDM | idiopathic disease of myocardium; immune defense mechanism; indirect method; infant of diabetic moth... |
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| IM | idiopathic myelofibrosis; immunosuppressive method; implementation monitoring; Index Medicus; indome... |
| KIPS | key indicators, probes, and scoring method [for evaluating compliance with requrements for accredita... |
| LW | lacerating wound; lateral wall; Lee-White [method] |
| MIF | macrophage inhibitory factor; melanocyte[-stimulating hormone]-inhibiting factor; maximum inspirator... |
| immunofluorescence method | Any method in which a fluorescent-labelled antibody is used to detect the presence or determine the location of the corresponding antigen. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| impedance method | A method for localizing brain structures by measuring impedance of electric current. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Indian method | Rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the forehead. Synonym: Carpue's method, Indian method, Indian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indicator dilution method | hamilton-Stewart method |
| Quick's method | A quantitative test for prothrombin in the blood based on the clotting time of oxalated blood plasma in the presence of thromboplastin and calcium chloride; measures the integrity of the extrinsic and common pathways of coagulation. See: prothrombin time. Synonym: Quick's method, Quick's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indophenol method | A method of determining quantitatively the amount of vitamin C in plant and animal tissue based on the rapid reduction of a standardised indophenol solution to a colourless compound by vitamin C in acid solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| introspective method | In functionalism, the systematic study of mental phenomena by contemplating the processes in one's own conscious experiences. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Italian method | Italian method rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the arm. Synonym: Italian method, Italian operation, tagliacotian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ITO method | A concise matrix method for computing the distribution of genotypes of relatives that at one locus may share no genes in common, one, or both. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ochsner's method | An obsolete treatment for appendicitis (by peristaltic rest), when surgery is not advisable. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ollier's method | A thin split-thickness graft, usually in small pieces. Synonym: Ollier-Thiersch graft, Thiersch graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open circuit method | A method for measuring oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production by collecting the expired gas over a known period of time and measuring its volume and composition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Orsi-Grocco method | Palpatory percussion of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ouchterlony method | Double (gel) diffusion test in two dimensions. See: gel diffusion precipitin tests in two dimensions. Synonym: Ouchterlony method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Thane's method | A method for indicating the position of the central sulcus (Rolando's fissure) of the brain; the upper end of the sulcus corresponds to the midpoint of a line drawn from the glabella to the inion. (05 Mar 2000) |