Category: I

A solution of iodine or potassium iodine used as a source of iodine.  

A sling used to carry a newborn or young child on the chest or back of an adult. Some evidence suggests that slings improve emotional bonding between parent and child.  

A state in which an individual has altered epidermis and/or dermis.  

Sinus, ophthalmic, and cerebral invasion by opportunistic fungi. The disease usually occurs in immunosuppressed patients (such as diabetic or neutropenic patients) and is frequently fatal despite aggressive medical and surgical therapies. Aspergillus, Mucor, and Rhizopus are the most commonly implicated causes.  

A venous sinus in the inferior margin of the falx cerebri.  

A large venous sinus from the cavernous sinus, running along the lower margin of the petrous portion of the temporal bone.  

Medical-grade silicone used in the past for breast augmentation, and currently for short-term use in retinal detachment and surgeries of the vitreous or the urethra. The more purified the silicone oils used, the better tolerated and the more biocompatible the implant application. Numerous prostheses are made of silicone and it is controversially used in breast…

Shock of such intensity that even heroic therapy cannot prevent death.  

Expressions of concern regarding one’s own sexuality.  

A connective tissue septum that separates two muscles, especially one from which muscles may take their origin.