| isosensitise | To sensitise against one's own body cells. Synonym: isosensitise. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| isoserum treatment | Therapeutic use of serum taken from a person having or having had the same disease as the patient under treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isosexual | 1. Relating to the existence of characteristics or feelings of both sexes in one person. 2. Descriptive of an individual's somatic characteristics, or of processes occurring within, that are consonant with the sex of that individual. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isosmotic | <physiology> Having the same total osmotic pressure or osmolality as another fluid (ordinarily intracellular fluid); such a fluid is not isosmotic if it includes solutes that freely permeate cell membranes. Synonym: iso-osmotic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isosorbide | <chemical> 1,4:3,6-dianhydro d-glucitol. Chemically inert osmotic diuretic used mainly to treat hydrocephalus; also used in glaucoma. Pharmacological action: diuretics, osmotic. Chemical name: D-Glucitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| isosorbide dinitrate | <chemical> A vasodilator used in the treatment of angina. Its actions are similar to nitroglycerin but with a slower onset of action. Pharmacological action: vasodilator agents. Chemical name: D-Glucitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-, dinitrate (12 Dec 1998) |
| isospondyli | <zoology> An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons, herrings, and many allied forms. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. 'isos equal +, a vertebra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| isospondylous | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the Isospondyli; having the anterior vertebrae separate and normal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| isospora | A genus of protozoan parasites found in the intestines of birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, including man. The oocysts produce two sporocysts, each with four sporozoites. Many species are parasitic in wild and domestic animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Isospora belli | A relatively rare species occurring in the small intestine of man, most common in the tropics but probably of worldwide distribution; most infections are subclinical, but sometimes they may cause mucous diarrhoea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Isospora bigemina | A species that occurs in the small intestine of the dog, cat, fox, mink, and possibly other carnivores; the most pathogenic coccidium in dogs and cats, causing enteritis and diarrhoea; the oocysts are usually sporulated when passed in the faeces, but are indistinguishable from those of Toxoplasma gondii, so considerable question remains as to the status of these parasites. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Isospora canis | A species of worldwide distribution that is mildly pathogenic in dogs and is not infective in cats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Isospora felis | A species found in the small intestine and sometimes the caecum and colon of cats, lions, and other felids; it is only slightly, if at all, pathogenic in cats and is not infective in dogs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Isospora rivolta | A species that occurs in the small intestine of dogs, cats, dingos, and probably other wild carnivores; pathogenic capabilities are similar to those of Isospora bigemina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Isospora suis | A species that affects the small intestine of the pig, producing mild diarrhoea. (05 Mar 2000) |