Medical terms beginning with I

Grown in the laboratory under controlled conditions.

Parts of the flowering plant have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

The inner bark of this plant has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

The root of this plant has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

An East Indian plant that is a member of the ginger family and is used as a spice and food color.

A plant whose roots are used as a sedative and to treat certain medical conditions.

In medicine, a sign, symptom, or medical condition that leads to the recommendation of a treatment, test, or procedure.

A drug that interferes with the ability of a virus to make copies of itself.

An exam of the inside of the back of the eye using a beam of light and a hand-held lens.

Asubstance being studied in the imaging of some types ofcancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of liver cancer.

An anticancer drug belonging to a family of drugs called radiopharmaceuticals.

A type of cancer that grows slowly.

A type of lymphoma that tends to grow and spread slowly, and has few symptoms.

Initial treatment used to reduce a cancer.

An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).

Invasion and multiplication of a microorganism in or on the body.

A large vein that empties into the heart.

Unable to produce children.

The inability to produce children.