| IC | icteric, icterus; immune complex; immunoconjugate; immunocytochemistry; immunocytotoxicity; impedanc... |
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| IEA | immediate early antigen; immunoelectroadsorption; immunoelectrophoretic analysis; infectious equine ... |
| IFG | inferior frontal gyrus; interferon gamma |
| IMA | Industrial Medical Association; inferior mesenteric artery; Interchurch Medical Assistance; internal... |
| IMG | inferior mesenteric ganglion; internal medicine group [practice]; international medical graduate |
| linea intercondylaris femoris | A faint transverse ridge separating the floor of the intercondylar fossa from the popliteal surface of the femur; it affords attachment to the posterior portion of the articular capsule of the knee. Synonym: linea intercondylaris femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| linea intermedia cristae iliacae | The line on the crest of the ilium between the outer and inner lips, for origin of internal oblique muscle. Synonym: linea intermedia cristae iliacae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea interspinalis | Line passing through both anterior superior iliac spines indicating the interspinal plane. Synonym: linea interspinalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea intertrochanterica | A rough line that separates the neck and shaft of the femur anteriorly; it passes downward and medially from the greater trochanter to the lesser trochanter and continues into the medial lip of the linea aspera. Synonym: linea intertrochanterica, linea spiralis, spiral line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea intertubercularis | Line passing through tubercles of both iliac crests, indicating the intertubercular plane. Synonym: linea intertubercularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea mamillaris | A vertical line passing through the nipple on either side. Synonym: linea mamillaris, nipple line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea mediana anterior | The line of intersection of the midsagittal plane with the anterior surface of the body. Synonym: linea mediana anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea mediana posterior | The line of intersection of the midsagittal plane with the posterior surface of the body. Synonym: linea mediana posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea medio-axillaris | An alternate term for midaxillary line, midaxillary line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea medioclavicularis | A vertical line passing through the midpoint of the clavicle. Synonym: linea medioclavicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea musculi solei | A ridge which extends obliquely downward and medially across the back of the tibia from the fibular articular facet; it gives origin to the soleus muscle. Synonym: linea musculi solei, line for soleus muscle, linea poplitea, popliteal line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea mylohyoidea | A ridge on the inner surface of the mandible running from a point inferior to the mental spine upward and backward to the ramus behind the last molar tooth; it gives attachment to the mylohyoid muscle and the lowermost part of the superior constrictor of the pharynx. Synonym: linea mylohyoidea, internal oblique line, mylohyoid ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea nigra | The linea alba in pregnancy, which then becomes pigmented. Synonym: black line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea obliqua | A diagonal, sloping or slanting line; a line which is neither parallel nor perpendiculr, neither horizonal nor vertical. See: oblique line of mandible, oblique line of thyroid cartilage. Synonym: linea obliqua. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea obliqua cartilaginis thyroidea | A ridge on the outer surface of the thyroid cartilage that gives attachment to the sternothyroid and thyrohyoid muscles. Synonym: linea obliqua cartilaginis thyroidea. (05 Mar 2000) |