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  • Infradentale

    A craniometric landmark; it is the bony point between the mandibular central incisors.  

  • Infraction

    An incomplete fracture of a bone in which parts do not become displaced.  

  • Information science

    The study of models and theories common to the fields of electronic, interpersonal, group, organizational, public, and mass communication.  

  • Health care informatics

    The study of how health care data, information, knowledge, and wisdom are collected, stored, processed, communicated, and used to support the process of health care delivery to clients, providers, administrators, and organizations involved in health care delivery. It is an interdisciplinary science developed from the integration of information science, computer science, cognitive science, and the…

  • Infolding

    Process of enclosing within a fold; an operation formerly employed in the treatment of stomach ulcer in which the walls on either side of the lesion are sutured together.  

  • Inflator

    An apparatus for forcing air or other gas into an organ. This may be done for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.  

  • Inflation

    The distention of a part by air, gas, or liquid.  

  • Ulcerative inflammation

    The formation of an ulcer over an area of inflammation.  

  • Subacute inflammation

    Mild inflammatory process with minimal signs and symptoms. It may become chronic and gradually damage tissues.  

  • Serous inflammation

    Inflammation of a part with serous exudate, or inflammation of a serous membrane.  

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