Category: I
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Interrater reliability
Consistency in the scoring of research data results by two or more data analysts. Many health care investigators analyze data that are graduated rather than binary. In an analysis of anxiety, for example, a graduated scale may rate research subjects as “very anxious,” “somewhat anxious,” “mildly anxious,” or “not at all anxious,” whereas a binary…
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Interpregnancy interval
The time between the birth of one child and the conception of the next.
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Interpolation
ln surgery, the transfer of tissues from one site to another. The surgical relocation of tissue to a different location.
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Interphase cell death
The death of a cell before its next mitosis.
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Interphalangeal
In a joint between two phalanges.
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Interpersonal
Concerning the relations and interactions between persons.
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Interosseous
Situated or occurring between bones, as muscles, ligaments, or vessels; specific muscles of the hands and feet.
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Interoperability
The ability of different software programs, e.g., the ones that drive electronic medical records, to share information with each other.
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Interoceptive
In nerve physiology, concerned with sensations arising within the body itself, as istinguished from those arising outside the body.
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International union of pure and applied chemistry
An organization composed of experts from many countries whose charter is to standardize aspects of the basic science of chemistry, including nomenclature, structural formulae, and so forth.