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Intolerance
Intolerance Allergy to a food, drug, or other substance.
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Allergy
A major defense mounted by the body's immune system against normally harmless substances, or allergens, such as chemicals in pollen, food, bee stings, animal dander, or dust. An allergic reaction is the body's strong reaction to these substances in a person who is sensitive to them. Reactions range from mild to severe, and may include sneezing, a rash, or difficulty breathing (which can be fatal).
Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
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Intoxication
Poisoning, or the state of being affected by a poisonous substance. Often used to describe drunkenness.
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Inotropic medications
Medications that increase strength of the contractions in the heart.
Internist
An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience.
Intestinal flora
The bacteria, yeasts, and fungi that grow normally in the intestines.
Intestinal mucosa
The surface lining of the intestines where the cells absorb nutrients.
Intestines
See large intestine and small intestine. Also called gut.
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Treatment for infertility in which semen is introduced into the uterus via a slim tube inserted through the vagina.
Intravascular echocardiography
Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization.
Intrinsic asthma
Asthma that has no apparent external cause.
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A drug allowed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used in clinical trials, but not approved for sale to the general public.
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See hemochromatosis.
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