| ISE | inhibited sexual excitement; International Society of Endocrinology; International Society of Endosc... |
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| ISI | infarct size index; initial slope index; injury severity index; Institute for Scientific Information... |
| ISMED | International Society on Metabolic Eye Disorders ISMH International Society of Medical Hydrology |
| ISN | integrated service network; International Society of Nephrology; International Society of Neurochemi... |
| mIU | milli-international unit; one-thousandth of an international unit |
| IARC | International Agency for Research in Cancer |
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| IASP | International Association for the Study of Pain |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IBMTR | International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry |
| ICDDR, B | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh |
| stream-type fish | Fish that rear for a year or more in a stream. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| suleah fish | <zoology> A coarse fish of India, used in making a breakfast relish called burtah. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| summer-run fish | <marine biology> Anadromous fish that return to fresh water during June through September, migrate inland toward spawning areas, overwinter in the larger rivers, resume migration in early spring to natal springs and then spawn. (19 Jan 1998) |
| syndrome, fish-odour | An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odour, the smell of rotting fish, due to the excessive excretion of trimethylaminuria (tma) in urine, sweat, and breath. Persons with tma may experience tachycardia (fast heart rate) and severe hypertension (high blood pressure) after eating cheese (which contains tyramine) and after using nasal sprays containing epinephrine. Tma is caused by a mutation (change) in the gene for an enzyme, flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (fmo3) encoded by a gene on chromosome 1. The fmo3 enzyme metabolises tyramine (which is in cheese). The syndrome is associated with various psychosocial reactions, including social isolation, clinical depression and attempted suicide. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ocean-type fish | An anadromous fish that shows no indication on its scales or other hard parts of an extended freshwater residence early in its life. (09 Oct 1997) |
| electric fish | Fishes which generate an electric discharge. The voltage of the discharge varies from weak to strong in various groups of fish. Electric organ and electroplax are of prime interest in this group. They occur in more than one family. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tobias fish | <zoology> The lant, or sand eel. See: the Note under Asmodeus, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fall-run fish | <marine biology> Anadromous fish that return to fresh water in the fall and spawn during fall or early winter. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fish | A physical mappingapproach that uses fluorescent tags to detect hybridisation of probes with metaphasechromosomes and with the less-condensed somatic interphase chromatin. (09 Oct 1997) |
| FISH Analysis | <molecular biology, technique> Use of a DNA or RNA probe todetect the presence of the complementaryDNA sequence in cloned bacterial or cultured eukaryotic cells.Also used for locating geneson chromosomes. The process is: Prepare microscope slide with cells in metaphase of mitosis, Treat slide with a weak base. Thus denaturing the DNA. Pour radioactively labelled probe onto the slide. Expose slide to photographic emulsion for a few days or weeks. Develop emulsion. (13 Oct 1997) |
| fish-bellied | Bellying or swelling out on the under side; as, a fish-bellied rail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fish berry | The seeds of Anamirta paniculata which contain the amaroid, picrotoxin; a CNS and respiratory stimulant, used in veterinary medicine as an antidote to barbiturates. Name derived from the use of bruised berries thrown into streams to poison or incapacitate fish. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fish-block | See Fish-tackle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fish bowl granuloma | Localised nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium marinum. Fish bowl granuloma is typically acquired by occupational or recreational exposure to salt or fresh water, often resulting from minor trauma during caring for aquariums. The diagnosis is suggested by the history of exposure and confirmed by culturing tissue specimens which yield the microscopic organism, mycobacterium marinum. The infection can be treated with a variety of antibiotics, including doxycycline, minocycline, clarithromycin, rifampin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Also called swimming pool granuloma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fish diseases | Diseases of freshwater, marine, hatchery or aquarium fish. This term includes diseases of both teleosts (true fish) and elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates). (12 Dec 1998) |