INFECTION—A condition resulting when pathogens enter body tissues, multiply,and cause injury to cells.INFECTIOUS AGENT—An organism capable of producing infection or disease.INFECTIOUS DISEASE—A disease of man and animal resulting from aninfection.INFESTATION—The establishment and multiplication of small animals orarthropods (especially insects and rodents) on the body, clothing, or habitat ofindividuals or animals.INGUINAL—Pertaining to the abdomen.INSTRUCTION—A directive containing authority or information havingcontinued reference value or requiring continuing action.INTEGUMENTARY (SYSTEM)—The skin and its accessory structures,including hair and nails.INTRADERMAL—Into the dermis.INUNCTION—Rubbing in.ISCHEMIA—The lack of blood supply to specific areas due to constriction orobstruction in the blood vessels.ISOLATION—Procedures taken to separate infected persons or animals, disposeof their secretions, and disinfect or sterilize the supplies, equipment, utensils,etc., used for their care, in order to prevent the spread of disease to susceptiblepersons or animals. Different procedures may be required for the specificinfectious agent involved.ISOTONIC—A solution having the same salinity as whole blood.KERATOLYTIC—Removes horny layers of epidermis.LACERATED—Torn.LACERATION—A wound made by tearing and resulting in jagged edges.LACRIMATION—The secretion of tears.LACRIMATORS—Tear gases.LACTATION—The production of milk.LATENT—Concealed; not manifest; potential.LAVAGE—The irrigation or washing out of an organ (such as the stomach orbowel).LESION—Any pathological or traumatic discontinuity of tissue or loss of functionof a part.LEUKOCYTE—White blood cell.LEUKOCYTOSIS—Abnormally high white blood cell count.LEUKOPENIA—Abnormally low white blood cell count.LEVIGATION—Adding a small amount of liquid to a mortar and pestle whiletriturating.LIGAMENT—A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting two or morebones or cartilages, or supporting an organ, fascia, or muscle.AV-7 .
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