| intraoperative period | The period during a surgical operation. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| intraoperative radiation therapy | Treating a tumour site withradiation immediately following surgery to destroy the tumour. (09 Oct 1997) |
| intraoral | <dentistry> Inside the mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| intraoral anaesthesia | Insufflation anaesthesia in which an inhalation anaesthetic is added to inhaled air passing through the mouth; regional anaesthesia of the mouth and associated structures when local anaesthetic solutions are used by topical application to oral mucosa, by local infiltration, or as nerve blocks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraoral anchorage | Anchorage in which the resistance units are all located within the oral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraoral antrostomy | An intraoral procedure for opening into the maxillary antrum through the supradental (canine) fossa above the maxillary premolar teeth. Synonym: intraoral antrostomy, Luc's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraoral fracture appliance | A metal or acrylic device attached to the teeth with wire or cement; used to immobilise fractures of the maxilla and mandible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraorbital | Within the orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraosseous | Within bone. Synonym: intraosteal. Origin: intra-+ L. Os, bone (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraosseous anaesthesia | Rarely used method of general anaesthesia by injection of intravenous anaesthetic agent(s) into the medullary canal of long bones. Synonym: intraosseous anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraosseous fixation | The use of internal metal plates, screws or rods to stabilise bone fragments. A procedure used to correct serious orthopaedic bone fractures that cannot be stabilised by casting or splinting. See: external fixation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intraosteal | Within bone. Synonym: intraosteal. Origin: intra-+ L. Os, bone (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraovarian | Within the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraovular | Within the ovum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrapapillary drusen | Basophilic, laminated, calcareous acellular masses that resemble crystals within the nerve head, anterior to the lamina cribrosa, that may simulate papilledema and/or cause visual field defects. Synonym: intrapapillary drusen. (05 Mar 2000) |