Medical terms beginning with I

An antibody linked to a toxic substance.

A drug used to treat diarrhea.

A loss of part or all of a physical or mental ability, such as the ability to see, walk, or learn.

A substance or object that is put in the body as a prosthesis, or for treatment or diagnosis.

A procedure used to do a mammogram (x-ray of the breasts) in women with breast implants.

A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor.

A small device used to correct a heartbeat that is abnormal (too fast, too slow, or irregular).

A small device installed under the skin to administer a steady dose of drugs.

In medicine, refers to the inability to have an erection of the penis adequate for sexual intercourse.

In medicine, describes the inability to have an erection of the penis adequate for sexual intercourse.

A type of 3-dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer-generated images to show the size and shape of the tumor.

A radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that is used to detect certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the detection of other types of B-cell tumors.

A radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that is used to detect certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the detection of other types of B-cell tumors.

In its original place.

In the laboratory (outside the body).

In the body.

A type of metastasis in which skin cancer spreads through a lymph vessel and begins to grow more than 2 centimeters away from the primary tumor but before it reaches the nearest lymph node.

A cut made in the body to perform surgery.

A surgical procedure in which a portion of a lump or suspicious area is removed for diagnosis.

Inability to control the flow of urine from the bladder (urinary incontinence) or the escape of stool from the rectum (fecal incontinence).