| ICFA | incomplete Freund adjuvant; induced complement-fixing antigen |
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| IFA | idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis; immunofluorescence assay; immunofluorescent antibody; incomplete Fr... |
| ILBBB | incomplete left bundle branch block |
| IMP | idiopathic myeloid proliferation; impression; incomplete male pseudohermaphroditism; individual Medi... |
| IRBBB | incomplete right bundle branch block |
| incomplete foot presentation | See: breech presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| incomplete fracture | A fracture in which the line of fracture does not include the entire bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incomplete hemianopia | Hemianopsia involving less than half the visual field of each eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incomplete metamorphosis | The development of a nymph into the imago which in many respects resembles the former; characteristic of more primitive insect orders, such as Heteroptera (true bugs), Orthoptera (locusts, grasshoppers), and Blatterria (roaches). Synonym: heterometabolous metamorphosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incomplete tetanus | Tetanus in which each stimulus causes a contraction to be initiated when the muscle has only partly relaxed from the previous contraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Freund's incomplete adjuvant | Water-in-oil emulsion of antigen, without mycobacteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal fistula | A tract leading from one of the abdominal viscera to the external surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amphibolic fistula | A complete anal fistula opening both externally and internally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anal fistula | A fistula opening at or near the anus; usually, but not always, opening into the rectum above the internal sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anorectal fistula | <surgery> An abnormal tube-like passage connecting the anal canal and the rectum. May result from injuries, abscesses or inflammatory processes (for example cancer, Crohn's disease). (27 Sep 1997) |
| arterio-arterial fistula | Abnormal communication between two arteries. It may result from injury or occur as a congenital abnormality. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arteriovenous fistula | <surgery> The surgical joining of an artery and a vein under the skin for the purpose of haemodialysis. Larger arteriovenous shunts can place strain on the heart since arterial blood is diverted back to the venous circulation before it has a chance to deliver nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues. (27 Sep 1997) |
| A-V fistula | <surgery> The surgical joining of an artery and a vein under the skin for the purpose of haemodialysis. Larger arteriovenous shunts can place strain on the heart since arterial blood is diverted back to the venous circulation before it has a chance to deliver nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues. (27 Sep 1997) |
| biliary fistula | Abnormal passage communicating with the biliary tract. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bladder fistula | An abnormal passage in the bladder or between the bladder and another organ. (12 Dec 1998) |