| ICF | immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies [syndrome]; indirect centrifugal flotation... |
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| ICF-MR | intermediate-care facility for the mentally retarded |
| ICU | infant care unit; immunologic contact urticaria; intensive care unit; intermediate care unit |
| IDG | intermediate dose group |
| IDM | idiopathic disease of myocardium; immune defense mechanism; indirect method; infant of diabetic moth... |
| posterior recess of tympanic membrane | A narrow pocket in the tympanic wall between the posterior malleolar fold and the tympanic membrane. Synonym: recessus membranae tympani posterior, Troltsch's pockets, Troltsch's recesses. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior tympanic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, stylomastoid; distribution, middle ear; anastomoses, other tympanic arteries. Synonym: arteria tympanica posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior wall of tympanic cavity | It contains the opening into the mastoid antrum. Synonym: paries mastoideus cavi tympani, mastoid wall of middle ear, posterior wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| post-tympanic | <anatomy> Situated behind the tympanum, or in the skull, behind the auditory meatus. Origin: Pref. Post- + tympanic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane | The thin layer of skin on the external surface of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| promontory of tympanic cavity | A rounded eminence on the labyrinthine wall of the middle ear, caused by the first coil of the cochlea. Synonym: promontorium cavi tympani, tuber cochleae, tympanic promontory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary tympanic membrane | The membrane closing the fenestra cochleae or rotunda. Synonym: membrana tympani secundaria, Scarpa's membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus of promontory of tympanic cavity | A narrow branched groove running vertically over the surface of the promontory in the middle ear, lodging the tympanic plexus. Synonym: sulcus promontorii cavitatis tympanicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior recess of tympanic membrane | A space in the mucous membrane on the inner surface of the tympanic membrane between the flaccid part of the membrane and the neck of the malleus. Synonym: recessus membranae tympani superior, Prussak's pouch, Prussak's space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior tympanic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, middle meningeal; distribution, middle ear; anastomoses, other tympanic arteries. Synonym: arteria tympanica superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior tympanic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, ascending pharyngeal; distribution, middle ear; anastomoses, tympanic branches of other arteries. Synonym: arteria tympanica inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior wall of tympanic cavity | The floor of the tympanic cavity; a thin plate of bone separating the tympanic cavity from the jugular fossa. Synonym: paries jugularis cavi tympani, fundus tympani, inferior wall of tympanic cavity, jugular wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermediate | Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colours. Intermediate state, the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body. <mathematics> Intermediate terms Same as Intertie. Origin: Pref. Inter- + mediate: cf. F. Intermediat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| intermediate abutment | A natural tooth, or an implanted tooth substitute, without other natural teeth in proximal contact, used along with the mesial and distal abutment's to support a prosthesis; often called a "pier." (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermediate amputation | An amputation formerly performed during the period between trauma or incipient gangrene and suppuration. Synonym: intrapyretic amputation, primary amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |