| inspiratory reserve volume | The extra volume of air that can be inspired with maximal effort after reaching the end of a normal, quiet inspiration. Common abbreviation is irv. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| inspiratory stridor | A crowing sound during the inspiratory phase of respiration due to pathology involving the epiglottis or larynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inspire | 1. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate. "When Zephirus eek, with his sweete breath, Inspired hath in every holt and health The tender crops." (Chaucer) "Descend, ye Nine, descend and sing, The breathing instruments inspire." (Pope) 2. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing. "He knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into him an active soul." (Wisdom xv. 11) 3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; opposed to expire. "Forced to inspire and expire the air with difficulty." (Harvey) 4. To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration. "And generous stout courage did inspire." (Spenser) "But dawning day new comfort hath inspired." (Shak) 5. To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of virtue. "Erato, thy poet's mind inspire, And fill his soul with thy celestial fire." (Dryden) Origin: OE. Enspiren, OF. Enspirer, inspirer, F. Inspirer, fr. L. Inspirare; pref. In- in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit. 1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; opposed to expire. 2. To breathe; to blow gently. "And when the wind amongst them did inspire, They waved like a penon wide dispread." (Spenser) Origin: Inspired; Inspiring. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| inspired gas | Any gas that is being inhaled; specifically, that gas after it has been humidified at body temperature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inspirometer | An instrument for measuring the force, frequency, or volume of inspirations. Origin: L. In-spiro, to breathe in, + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| inspirtory | Pertaining to, or aiding, inspiration; as, the inspiratory muscles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| inspissate | To perform or undergo inspissation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inspissation | 1. The act of thickening or condensing, as by evaporation or absorption of fluid. 2. An increased thickening or diminished fluidity. Origin: L. In, intensive, + spisso, pp. -atus, to thicken (05 Mar 2000) |
| inspissator | An apparatus for evaporating fluids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| instability | The quality or state of being unstable. (18 Nov 1997) |
| installation | 1. The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained minister in a parish. "On the election, the bishop gives a mandate for his installation." (Ayliffe) 2. <mechanics> The whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc. Origin: F. Installation, LL. Installatio: cf. It. Installazione. See Install. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| instant | 1. A point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment. "There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being." (Hooker) 2. A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. E, the current month. See Instant. Synonym: Moment, flash, second. Origin: F. Instant, fr. L. Instans standing by, being near, present. See Instant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| instantaneous | 1. Done or occurring in an instant, or without any perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of electricity appears to be instantaneous. "His reason saw With instantaneous view, the truth of things." (Thomson) 2. at or during a given instant; as, instantaneous acceleration, velocity, etc. <physics> Instantaneous center of rotation, in a body which has motions both of translation and rotation, is a line, which is supposed to be rigidly united with the body, and which for the instant is at rest. The motion of the body is for the instant simply that of rotation about the instantaneous axis. Instanta"neously, Instanta"neousness. Origin: Cf. F. Instantane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| instantaneous electrical axis | The resultant axis of the electromotive forces developing in the heart at any given moment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| instantaneous rate | <epidemiology> In a short time interval (e.g a week), the number of events (e.g. Births in the UK) taking place during the interval is approximately proportional to the length of the interval. The constant of proportionality is the rate at which these events occur. This argument becomes more and more exact as the length of the time interval becomes shorter and shorter. When the time interval has shrunk to an instant, the rate has become an `instantaneous rate'. A bad term; just call it a rate. (05 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Antagonists, Insulin
Synonyms : Antibodies, Insulin
Synonyms : Insulin Shock, Coma, Insulin, Shock, Insulin
Synonyms : Implantable Programmable Insulin Pump, Insulin Pump, Programmable Implantable, Pump, Programmable Implantable Insulin, Artificial Endocrine Pancreas, Artificial beta Cell, Artificial beta Cells, Cell, Artificial beta, Cells, Artificial beta
Synonyms : Resistance, Insulin
| insectifuge |
a chemical substance that repels insects
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| Insectivora |
shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
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| insectivore |
small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals any organism that feeds mainly on insects
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| insecurity |
the state of being subject to danger or injury the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
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| insect repellent |
insectifuge: a chemical substance that repels insects
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| INS | the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment |
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| INS | the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment |
| INS | lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations |
| INS | devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation |
| INS | not capable of being separated |
| INS | without possibility of separation |
| INS | (film) a still inserted and interrupting the action |
| INS | an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted |
| INS | a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication |
| INS | introduce |
| INS | insert casually |
| INS | fit snugly into |