| irreversible shock | Shock that has progressed beyond the stage when it will respond to transfusion or other form of treatment, and recovery is impossible. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| irrigate | 1. To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew. 2. <agriculture> To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon, over, or through it, as in artificial channels. Origin: L. Irrigatus, p. P. Of irrigare to irrigate: ir- in + rigare to water; prob. Akin to E. Rain. See Rain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| irrigation | Washing by a stream of water or other fluid. Origin: L. Irrigatio, rigare = to carry water (18 Nov 1997) |
| irrigator | An appliance used in irrigation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irritability | 1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper. 2. <physiology> A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways, as that quality in plants by which they exhibit motion under suitable stimulation; especially, the property which living muscle processes, of responding either to a direct stimulus of its substance, or to the stimulating influence of its nerve fibres, the response being indicated by a change of form, or contraction; contractility. 3. <medicine> A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli. See Irritation. Origin: L. Irritabilitas: cf. F. Irritabilite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| irritable | 1. Capable of being irriated. 2. Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper. "Vicious, old, and irritable." (Tennyson) 3. <physiology> Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli. 4. <medicine> Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation. Synonym: Excitable, irascible, touchy, fretful, peevish. Origin: L. Irritabilis: cf. F. Irritable. See Irritate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| irritable bowel disease | <disease> A functional bowel disorder characterised by recurrent crampy abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Invasive gastrointestinal diagnostics are often unrevealing. (27 Sep 1997) |
| irritable bowel syndrome | <syndrome> A functional bowel disorder characterised by recurrent crampy abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Invasive gastrointestinal diagnostics are often unrevealing. (27 Sep 1997) |
| irritable breast | Swelling and induration of the breast, not due to a neoplasm, and usually of comparatively brief duration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irritable colon | A functional bowel disorder characterised by recurrent crampy abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Invasive gastrointestinal diagnostics are often unrevealing. (27 Sep 1997) |
| irritable heart | An obsolete term for neurocirculatory asthenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irritable mood | Abnormal or excessive excitability with easily triggered anger, annoyance, or impatience. (12 Dec 1998) |
| irritant | This refers to any substance that causes inflammation following immediate, prolonged, or repeated contact with skin or mucous membranes. (09 Oct 1997) |
| irritant contact dermatitis | Skin reactions ranging from erythema and scaling to necrotic burns resulting from nonimmunologic damage by chemicals in contact with the skin immediately or repeatedly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irritant eczema | An inflammatory skin rash that occurs as the result of repeated exposure to a chemical irritant. (for example soaps, cleaners, detergents) (27 Sep 1997) |
| irritable |
cranky: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" abnormally sensitive to a stimulus excitable: capable of responding to stimuli
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| irruption |
a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners" a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population outbreak: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
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| irritable bowel syndrome |
recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress
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| irritation |
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed pique: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach" excitation: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland discomfort: an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress aggravation: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment annoyance: the act of troubling or annoying someone
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irritating: (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent"
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| IRR | insusceptible of reform |
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| IRR | a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another |
| IRR | the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related |
| IRR | an advocate of irredentism |
| IRR | incapable of being made smaller or simpler |
| IRR | impossible to deny or disprove |
| IRR | (informal) regardless |
| IRR | merchandise that has imperfections |
| IRR | a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment |
| IRR | not occurring at expected times |
| IRR | independent in behavior or thought |
| IRR | used of independent armed resistance forces |