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Irrigation
Irrigation Washing of a body cavity or wound with a stream of water.
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Cavity A hollow place or hole within the body.
Wound A wound is a physical trauma where the skin is torn, cut or punctured. Exposed to air, there is not only a significant chance of death due to loss of blood, but increased chance of bacteria entering the wound or an infection.
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Irrigating solution g in plastic container Irrigating solution g in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): citric acid; magnesium oxide; sodium carbonate.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) A disorder of the intestine that affects motility and causes abdominal pain, bloating and irregular bowel movements (constipation and / or diarrhoea). Used to be known in the past as spastic colon or colitis and irritable colon. It should not be confused with irritable bowel disease but can be seen simultaneously with IBD.
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Intestine The tube involved in digestion and extending from the stomach to the anus. Consists of the small intestine and the large intestine.
Intoxication Poisoning, or the state of being affected by a poisonous substance. Often used to describe drunkenness.
Intradermal Within the skin.
Intrauterine Within the womb.
Intussusception Telescoping a section of the intestine into an adjoining section.
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IUD Intrauterine device. Used for contraception.
IVP Intravenous pyelography.
Inaccessible See accessible.
Infiltrating Refers to a tumor that penetrates the normal, surrounding tissue.
Interstitial radiation therapy The implantation of radioactive seeds directly into a tumor.
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