| IABC, IABCP | intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation |
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| IABP | intra-aortic balloon pump |
| VABP | venoarterial bypass pumping |
| ID | 1) Immuno-Diffusion 2) Intra-Dermal; 피내로 3) Intra-Dural... |
| IAC | image analysis cytometry; ineffective airway clearance; internal auditory canal; interposed abdomina... |
| balloon sickness | A form of mountain sickness occurring in someone as a result of ascent in a balloon. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| balloon-tip catheter | A tube with a balloon at its tip that can be inflated or deflated without removal after installation; the balloon may be inflated to facilitate passage of the tube through a blood vessel (propelled by the bloodstream) or to occlude the vessel in which the tube alone would allow free flow; such catheter's are used to enter the pulmonary artery to facilitate haemodynamic measurements or to enter arteries and then remove them while inflated to withdraw clots (embolectomy catheter). See: Swan-Ganz catheter. Synonym: Fogarty catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric balloon | An inflatable device implanted in the stomach as an adjunct to therapy of morbid obesity. Specific types include the silicone Garren-Edwards gastric bubble (gegb), approved by the FDA in 1985, and the ballobes balloon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| detachable balloon | A small balloon, attached to the tip of a catheter, which can be released to occlude a vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laser-assisted balloon angioplasty | <cardiology, procedure> Techniques using laser energy in combination with a balloon catheter to perform angioplasty. These procedures can take several forms including: 1. Laser fibre delivering the energy while the inflated balloon centres the fibre and occludes the blood flow. 2. Balloon angioplasty immediately following laser angioplasty. 3. Laser energy transmitted through angioplasty balloons that contain an internal fibre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gamete intra-fallopian transfer | <gynaecology> Gamete intra-fallopian transfer is a technique that involves combining eggs and sperm outside of the body and immediately placing them into the fallopian tubes to achieve fertilization. A technique that came into use in the mid-1980's for assisted conception in infertile women with normal fallopian tubes. The protocol consists of hormonal stimulation of the ovaries, followed by laparoscopic follicular aspiration of oocytes, and then the transfer of sperm and oocytes by catheterization into the fallopian tubes. Acronym: GIFT (12 Dec 1998) |
| infusions, intra-arterial | Regional infusion of drugs via an arterial catheter. Often a pump is used to impel the drug through the catheter. Used in therapy of cancer, upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage, infection, and peripheral vascular disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intra- | Inside, within; opposite of extra-. See: endo-, ento-. Origin: L. Within (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-abdominal | Within the abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-abdominal abscess | <surgery> A localised pus-forming (suppurative) bacterial infection that occurs within the abdominal cavity as the result of a perforated viscus or post operative complication. Treatment requires either percutaneous or open surgical drainage. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intra-abdominal calcifications | <radiology> Urinary, kidneys, ureters, prostate, seminal vesicles, biliary, gallstones (15% radiopaque), milk of calcium bile, porcelain gall bladder, pancreatic, vascular, lymph nodes, neoplastic, psammomatous calcification (especially mucinous adenocarcinoma), miscellaneous, appendiceal mucocele, appendicolith, ovarian teratoma, haematoma, injection granuloma (12 Dec 1998) |
| intra-acinous | Within an acinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-adenoidal | Within the adenoids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-alveolar septa | The bony partitions that project into the alveoli between the roots of the molar teeth. Synonym: septa interradicularia, intra-alveolar septa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-arterial | Into an artery. (16 Dec 1997) |