| IAG | International Association of Gerontology; International Academy of Gnathology |
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| IAP | immunosuppressive acidic protein; inosinic acid pyrophosphorylase; Institute of Animal Physiology; i... |
| IFA | idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis; immunofluorescence assay; immunofluorescent antibody; incomplete Fr... |
| IHS | idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome; inactivated horse serum; Indian Health Service; integrated he... |
| IRC | inspiratory reserve capacity; instantaneous resonance curve; International Red Cross; International ... |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
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| IBMTR | International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry |
| ICDDR, B | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh |
| ICNP | International Classification for Nursing Practice |
| ICD | International Classification of Dis eases |
| international unit | The amount of a substance, such as a drug, hormone, vitamin, enzyme, etc., that produces a specific effect as defined by an international body and accepted internationally; e.g., for an enzyme it is umole of product formed (or substrate consumed) per minute. Synonym: unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Leiter International Performance Scale | A nonverbal (performance) test for measuring intelligence which contains norms for each age between 2 and 18; originally developed as a method of assessing the comparative intellectual abilities of Caucasian, Chinese, and Japanese children, but now occasionally used for assessing slow learners and those who are blind, deaf, or verbally handicapped. (05 Mar 2000) |