| TBG | beta-thromboglobulin; testosterone-binding globulin; thyroglobulin; thyroid-binding globulin; thyrox... |
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| SI | International System of Units [Fr. le Systeme International d'Unites]; sacroiliac; saline infusion; ... |
| IDU | idoxuridine; injection or intravenous drug user; iododeoxyuridine |
| IVC | inferior vena cava; inspiratory vital capacity; integrated vector control; intravascular coagulation... |
| IVDA/IVDU | intravenous drug abuse/ abuser; intravenous drug use/user |
| injections, intravenous | Injections made into a vein for therapeutic or experimental purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| intravenous | Within a vein or veins. (18 Nov 1997) |
| intravenous anaesthesia | General anaesthesia produced by injection of central nervous system depressants into the venous circulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous anaesthetic | A compound that produces anaesthesia when injected intravenously. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous antibiotics | The administration of an antibiotic solution into the venous circulation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intravenous cholangiography | Cholangiography of bile ducts opacified by hepatic secretion of an intravenously injected contrast medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous drip | The slow but continuous introduction of solutions intravenously, a drop at a time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous fluid | The administration of a balanced electrolyte solution into the venous circulation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intravenous immunoglobulin | <pharmacology> A sterile solution of concentrated antibodies extracted from healthy people. IVIG is used to prevent bacterial infections in people with low or inappropriate antibody production. Injected into a vein or muscle. (09 Oct 1997) |
| intravenous infusion | <pharmacology> The giving of antibiotics, blood products, anti-cancer drugs or nutrients into a patients vein over a prolonged period of time. (30 Mar 1998) |
| intravenous narcosis | Administration of opiate medication intravenously. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous pyelogram | <investigation, radiology> A special diagnostic test that follows the time course of excretion of a radiopaque contrast dye through the kidneys, ureters and bladder after it is injected into a vein. (30 Mar 1998) |
| intravenous pyelography | Former name for intravenous urography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous regional anaesthesia | Regional anaesthesia by intravenous injection of local anaesthetic solution distal to an occlusive tourniquet in an extremity previously exsanguinated by pressure or gravity. Synonym: Bier's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous tension | The pressure of the blood within a vein, the venous pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |