Category: I

A transfusion of blood from a donor to a suitable storage container and then to the patient.  

A trait due to genes transmitted through germ cells.  

Any technique used to enhance ventilation by increasing respiratory coordination, endurance, and strength. Examples include breath-holding exercises, breathing against resistance, and incentive spirometry.  

The force of traction alternately applied and released at specified intervals.  

An intentional wrongful act by a person or entity who means to cause harm, or who knows or is reasonably certain that harm will result from the act.  

Altered glucose metabolism in which fasting blood sugars are less than 126 mg/dl, and blood sugar levels are over 140 mg/dl but less than 200 mg/dl 2 hr after drinking 75 g of glucose.  

A state in which an individual experiences damage to mucous membrane or corneal, integumentary, or subcutaneous tissue.  

Connective tissue that forms a network with the cellular portions of an organ.  

Tissue composed of undifferentiated cells as in embryonic tissue.  

The speed with which consumed food passes through the gut. It is slowed by anticholinergic agents (e.g., tricyclic antidepressants) and by neuropathic diseases of the stomach or intestines (e.g., diabetes mellitus). Many agents increase intestinal transit, including erythromycin and nonabsorbable laxatives.