| IAT | instillation abortion time; iodine azide test; invasive activity test |
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| IBC | Institutional Biosafety Committee; iodine-binding capacity; iron-binding capacity; isobutyl cyanoacr... |
| ILo | iodine lotion |
| IV | ichthyosis vulgaris; initial visit; interventricular; intervertebral; intravaginal; intravascular; i... |
| MIF | macrophage inhibitory factor; melanocyte[-stimulating hormone]-inhibiting factor; maximum inspirator... |
| yttrium radioisotopes | Unstable isotopes of yttrium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Y atoms with atomic weights 82-88 and 90-96 are radioactive yttrium isotopes. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| zinc radioisotopes | Unstable isotopes of zinc that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Zn atoms with atomic weights 60-63, 65, 69, 71, and 72 are radioactive zinc isotopes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| krypton radioisotopes | Unstable isotopes of krypton that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Kr atoms with atomic weights 74-77, 79, 81, 85, and 87-94 are radioactive krypton isotopes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fluorine radioisotopes | Unstable isotopes of fluorine that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. F atoms with atomic weights 17, 18, and 20-22 are radioactive fluorine isotopes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| butanol-extractable iodine | Iodine that can be separated from plasma proteins by butanol or other extractable solvents; used to measure thyroid function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| butanol-extractable iodine test | An obsolete test for thyroid function, applicable in patients who have received large amounts of iodine or iodised products. Synonym: BEI test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radioactive iodine | Iodine that gives off radiation. See radioiodine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mallory's iodine stain | <technique> Amyloid appears red-brown after Gram's iodine, then violet and blue after flooding with dilute sulfuric acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caseo-iodine | casein iodine |
| Gram's iodine | <microbiology> A solution containing iodine and potassium iodide, used in Gram's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weigert's iodine solution | An iodine-potassium iodide mixture used as a reagent to alter crystal and methyl violet so that they are retained by certain bacteria and fungi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine complex | <chemical> A water soluble complex of iodine with polyvinylpyrrolidone. Applied as an antiseptic in the form of solutions or ointments, it releases iodine. Used in cleansing and disinfecting the skin, preparing the skin preoperatively, and treating infections susceptible to iodine. 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidone homopolymer complexed with iodine. An iodinated polyvinyl polymer used as topical antiseptic in surgery and for skin and mucous membrane infections, also as aerosol. The iodine may be radiolabelled for research purposes. Synonym: polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine complex, povidone-iodine. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, iodophors. Chemical name: 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-ethenyl-, homopolymer, compd. With iodine (20 Sep 2002) |
| povidone-iodine | <chemical> A water soluble complex of iodine with polyvinylpyrrolidone. Applied as an antiseptic in the form of solutions or ointments, it releases iodine. Used in cleansing and disinfecting the skin, preparing the skin preoperatively, and treating infections susceptible to iodine. 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidone homopolymer complexed with iodine. An iodinated polyvinyl polymer used as topical antiseptic in surgery and for skin and mucous membrane infections, also as aerosol. The iodine may be radiolabelled for research purposes. Synonym: polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine complex, povidone-iodine. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, iodophors. Chemical name: 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-ethenyl-, homopolymer, compd. With iodine (20 Sep 2002) |
| protein-bound iodine | Thyroid hormone in its circulating form, consisting of one or more of the iodothyronines bound to one or more of the serum proteins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protein-bound iodine test | A formerly used test of thyroid function in which serum protein-bound iodine is measured to provide an estimate of hormone bound to protein in peripheral blood. Synonym: PBI test. (05 Mar 2000) |