| integumentary | <anatomy> Pertaining to or composed of skin. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| integumentary system | The skin, hair, and nails; derived from ectoderm and subjacent mesoderm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| integumentum commune | A covering, one of the outer layers of tissue of a plant ovule. (09 Oct 1997) |
| intellect | <psychology> The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding. Origin: L. Intellectus, fr. Intelligere, intellectum, to understand: cf. Intellect. See Intelligent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| intellective | 1. Pertaining to, or produced by, the intellect or understanding; intellectual. 2. Having power to understand, know, or comprehend; intelligent; rational. 3. Capable of being perceived by the understanding only, not by the senses. "Intellective abstractions of logic and metaphysics." (Milton) Origin: Cf. F. Intellectif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| intellectual aura | A dreamy, detached, or reminiscent aura. Synonym: reminiscent aura. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intellectual property | Property, such as patents, trademarks, and copyright, that results from creative effort. The patent and copyright clause (art. 1, sec. 8, cl. 8) of the united states constitution provides for promoting the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intellectualization | An unconscious defense mechanism in which reasoning, logic, or focusing on and verbalizing intellectual minutiae is used in an attempt to avoid confrontation with an objectionable impulse, affect, or interpersonal situation. Origin: L. Intellectus, perception, discernment (05 Mar 2000) |
| intelligence | The ability to comprehend or understand. Origin: L. Intelligere = to understand (18 Nov 1997) |
| intelligence quotient | <psychology> The psychologist's index of measured intelligence as one part of a two-part determination of intelligence, the other part being an index of adaptive behaviour and including such criteria as school grades or work performance. IQ is a score, or similar quantitative index, used to denote a person's standing relative to his age peers on a test of general ability, ordinarily expressed as a ratio between the person's score on a given test and the score which the average individual of comparable age attained on the same test, the ratio being computed by the psychologist or determined from a table of age norms, such as the various Wechsler intelligence scales. Acronym: IQ (21 Jun 2000) |
| intelligence test | <psychology> A standardised tests that measures the general ability or aptitude for intellectual performance. It involves a systematic method of administration and scoring, used to assess an individual's general aptitude or level of potential competence, in contrast to an achievement test. (21 Jun 2000) |
| intemperance | <psychology> Lack of proper self-control, usually in reference to the use of alcoholic beverages. Compare: incontinence. Origin: L. Intemperantia, fr. In-, neg. + temperantia, moderation (05 Mar 2000) |
| intenerate | To make tender or sensitive; to soften. "Fear intenerates the heart." (Bp. Hall) "So have I seen the little purls of a stream . . . Intenerate the stubborn pavement." (Jer. Taylor) Origin: Pref. In- in + L. Tener soft, tender. See Tender. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| intensification | <pharmacology> Increasing the amount, number or combination of anti-cancer drugs given to a patient in an attempt to kill drug-resistant or residual leukaemic cells. (13 Nov 1997) |
| intensification chemotherapy | Repetitive cycles of treatment during the immediate post-remission period, used especially for leukaemia. Synonym: intensification chemotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |