| infantile spasm | Brief (1 to 3 seconds) muscular spasm's in infants with West's syndrome, which often appear as nodding or salaam spasm's. Synonym: salaam convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| infantile spastic paraplegia | A spastic paralysis of the lower extremities occurring in the infant. Synonym: infantile spastic paraplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infantile spinal muscular atrophy | Transmitted as autosomal recessive on chromosome 5q. Progressive dysfunction of the anterior horn cells in the spinal cord and brainstem cranial nerves with profound weakness and bulbar dysfunction occurring in the first two years of life. Three groups, based on age of clinical onset, are recognised. Synonym: familial spinal muscular atrophy, Hoffmann's muscular atrophy, infantile muscular atrophy, infantile progressive spinal muscular atrophy, progressive infantile spinal muscular atrophy, Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, Werdnig-Hoffmann muscular atrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infantile tetany | Tetany of infants occurring usually in rickets, due to dietary deficiency of vitamin D. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infantilism | 1. A state marked by slow development of mind and body. Synonym: infantile dwarfism. 2. Childishness, as characterised by a temper tantrum of an adolescent or adult. 3. Underdevelopment of the sexual organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infarct | An area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infarction | 1. <cardiology> The formation of an infarct. 2. An infarct. Origin: L. Infarcire = to stuff in (18 Nov 1997) |
| infauna | Aquatic animals living within the matrix of bottom sediment. (09 Oct 1997) |
| infaust | Unfavourable. Origin: L. Infaustus = unlucky (18 Nov 1997) |
| infect | 1. To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment. 2. To affect with infectious disease; to communicate infection to; as, infected with the plague. "Them that were left alive being infected with this disease." (Sir T. North) 3. To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or emotions, especially. Bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by the communication of anything noxious or pernicious. "Infected Ston's daughters with like heat." (Milton) 4. To contaminate with illegality or to expo to penalty. Synonym: To poison, vitiate, pollute, defile. Origin: L. Infectus, p. P. Of inficere to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref. In- in + facere = to make; cf. F. Infecter. See Fact. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| infected | <epidemiology> N. , A host who has an infection. (05 Dec 1998) |
| infected abortion | A septic complication of an abortion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infection | 1. <microbiology> Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, which may be clinically unapparent or result in local cellular injury due to competitive metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication or antigen antibody response. The infection may remain localised, subclinical and temporary if the bodys defensive mechanisms are effective. A local infection may persist and spread by extension to become an acute, subacute or chronic clinical infection or disease state. A local infection may also become systemic when the microorganisms gain access to the lymphatic or vascular system. 2. An infectious disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| infection calculus | A calculus associated with infection and/or obstruction, usually composed of struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate). Synonym: infection calculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infection control | Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Infarctions
Synonyms : ACA Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Artery Syndrome, Heubner's Artery Infarction, Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Artery Circulation, Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Artery Distribution, Infarction, Heubner Artery, Syndrome, Anterior Cerebral Artery
Synonyms : Embolus, Middle Cerebral Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction, MCA Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Circulation Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion, Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke
Synonyms : PCA Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke, Posterior Cerebral Artery Syndrome, Posterior Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction, Infarction, PCA
Synonyms : Infections
| infusion |
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water) (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force) the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality; "the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent"
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| Infusoria |
in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter
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| infolding |
invagination: the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula"
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| information |
a message received and understood data: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data" knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" formal accusation of a crime
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| infectious |
caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease" easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell of or relating to infection; "infectious hospital"; "infectious disease"
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| INF | an incident is which an infectious disease is transmitted |
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| INF | (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease |
| INF | (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound |
| INF | the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms |
| INF | easily spread |
| INF | caused by infection or capable of causing infection |
| INF | a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact |
| INF | an acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaiminated with fecal matter |
| INF | an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream |
| INF | a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs |
| INF | in a contagious manner |
| INF | able to cause disease |