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intraocular

/ IN-truh-AH-kyoo-ler /

Intraocular means located, occurring, or placed within the eyeball.

intraocular melanoma

A rare cancer of melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) found in the eye.

intraoperative radiation therapy

Radiation treatment aimed directly at a tumor during surgery.

intraoperative ultrasound

A procedure that uses ultrasound (high-energy sound waves that are bounced off internal tissues and organs) during surgery.

intrapelvic

Within the pelvis, the lower part of the abdomen between the hip bones.

intraperitoneal

Within the peritoneal cavity (the area that contains the abdominal organs).

intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Treatment in which anticancer drugs are put directly into the abdominal cavity through a thin tube.

intraperitoneal infusion

A method of delivering fluids and drugs directly into the abdominal cavity through a thin tube.

intraperitoneal radiation therapy

Treatment in which a radioactive liquid is put directly into the abdomen through a thin tube.

intrapleural

Intrapleural means located within the pleural cavity, the thin fluid-filled space that surrounds each lung.

intraspinal

Intraspinal structures, fluid, or medications are located within the spinal canal, the protected space that houses the spinal cord and its coverings.

intrathecal

Describes the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.

intrathecal chemotherapy

Treatment in which anticancer drugs are injected into the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.

intratumoral

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Intratumoral means located, occurring, or administered within a tumor.

intravaginal

Having to do with the inside of the vagina (the birth canal).

intravenous

Speed is the point and equally the catch, since nothing given by this route can be recalled once it has entered the bloodstream.

intravenous infusion

An intravenous infusion delivers fluids, medications, or nutrients directly into a vein over a controlled period rather than all at once.

intravenous injection

The one route where absorption plays no part, which is both its great advantage and the reason it allows no second thoughts.

intravenous pyelogram

The x-ray picture of the urinary tract outlined by dye that the kidneys have filtered out of the blood.

intravenous pyelography

The examination itself, in which timed x-rays follow dye through the kidneys and down into the bladder.