| ICF | immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies [syndrome]; indirect centrifugal flotation... |
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| IFV | interstitial fluid volume; intracellular fluid volume |
| IVF | interventricular foramen; intervertebral foramen; intravascular fluid; intravenous fluid; in vitro f... |
| JP drain | The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multip... |
| CSF | 1) Cerebro-Spinal Fluid; 뇌척수액 2) Colony Stimulating Factor |
| ampulla of lacrimal canaliculus | A slight dilation at the angle of the lacrimal canaliculus immediately beyond the lacrimal punctum. Synonym: ampulla canaliculi lacrimalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ampulla of milk duct | A circumscribed spindle-shaped dilation of the lactiferous duct just before it enters the nipple. In nursing mothers this dilatation stores a droplet of milk which is expressed by compression as the infant begins to suckle; this is thought to encourage continual suckling while the let-down reflex ensues. Synonym: sinus lactiferi, ampulla lactifera, ampulla of milk duct, lactiferous ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla of rectum | A dilated portion of the rectum just above the anal canal. Synonym: ampulla recti, ampulla of rectum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla of the saemicircular canals | A circumscribed dilation of one extremity of each of the three bony saemicircular canals, anterior, posterior, and lateral; each contains an ampulla of the saemicircular ducts. Synonym: ampulla ossea, osseous ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla of the saemicircular ducts | A nearly spherical enlargement of one end of each of the three saemicircular ducts, anterior, posterior, and lateral, where they connect with the utricle. Each contains a neuroepithelial crista ampullaris. Synonym: ampulla membranacea, membranous ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla of uterine tube | The wide portion of the uterine (fallopian) tube near the fimbriated extremity; it has a complexly folded mucosa with a columnar epithelium of mostly ciliated cells between which are secretory cells. Synonym: ampulla tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla of vater | A dilatation of the ducts (tubes) from the liver and pancreas at the point where they enter the small intestine (duodenum). (27 Sep 1997) |
| ampulla ossea | A circumscribed dilation of one extremity of each of the three bony saemicircular canals, anterior, posterior, and lateral; each contains an ampulla of the saemicircular ducts. Synonym: ampulla ossea, osseous ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla recti | A dilated portion of the rectum just above the anal canal. Synonym: ampulla recti, ampulla of rectum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla tubae uterinae | The wide portion of the uterine (fallopian) tube near the fimbriated extremity; it has a complexly folded mucosa with a columnar epithelium of mostly ciliated cells between which are secretory cells. Synonym: ampulla tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vater's ampulla | The dilatation formed by junction of the common bile duct and the pancreatic ducts proximal to their opening into the lumen of the duodenum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rectal ampulla | A dilated portion of the rectum just above the anal canal. Synonym: ampulla recti, ampulla of rectum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| membranous ampulla | A nearly spherical enlargement of one end of each of the three saemicircular ducts, anterior, posterior, and lateral, where they connect with the utricle. Each contains a neuroepithelial crista ampullaris. Synonym: ampulla membranacea, membranous ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phrenic ampulla | A physiologic localised dilatation of the distal oesophagus, commonly demonstrated by oesophagography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Henle's ampulla | The dilation of the ductus deferens where it approaches its contralateral partner just before it is joined by the duct of the seminal vesicle. Synonym: ampulla ductus deferentis, Henle's ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |