| 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... |
| iodine stain | <technique> A stain to detect amyloid, cellulose, chitin, starch, carotenes, and glycogen, and to stain amoebas by virtue of their glycogen; faeces and other wet preparations are stained directly with Lugol's iodine solution; smears are treated with Schaudinn's fixative and then stained with alcoholic iodine, followed by Heidenhain's iron haematoxylin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| iodine test | A test for detecting the presence of starch based on its reaction with iodine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iodine tincture | A hydroalcoholic solution containing 2% elemental iodine and 2.4% potassium iodide to facilitate dissolution and 47% alcohol; used as an antiseptic/germicide on the skin surface for cuts and scratches. Has been used as a skin disinfectant before surgery but is now largely replaced by organic forms of iodine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iodine uptake test | A test of thyroid function in which 131I-iodide is given orally; after 24 hours, the amount present in the thyroid gland is measured and compared with normal values. Synonym: radioactive iodide uptake test, RAI test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iodine value | An indication of the quantity of unsaturated fatty acids present in a fat; it represents the number of grams of iodine absorbed by each 100 g of fat. See: hydrogen number. Synonym: iodine value. (05 Mar 2000) |
| undecoylium chloride-iodine | A complex of iodine with undecoylium chloride; a cationic detergent used topically as a germicidal agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lugol's iodine solution | An iodine-potassium iodide solution used as an oxidizing agent, for removal of mercurial fixation artifacts, and also in histochemistry and to stain amoebas. (05 Mar 2000) |