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Infantile Amaurotic IdiocynounMWEa hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europeverified
Infantile AutismnounMWEa rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficitsverified
Infantile ParalysisnounMWEan acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cordverified
Infantilismnounan abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristicsverified
Infectionnoun(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and diseaseverified
Infectious HepatitisnounMWEan acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with fecal matterverified
Infectious MononucleosisnounMWEan acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstreamverified
Infectious PolyneuritisnounMWEa form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbsverified
Infelicitynouninappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)verified
Inferencenounthe reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observationProcess
Inference AttacknounMWEInference Attacks rely on the user to make logical connections between seemingly unrelated pieces of information.Threat
Inferior Alveolar ArterynounMWEthe alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teethverified
Inferior Cerebral VeinnounMWEveins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinusesverified
Inferior ConjunctionnounMWE(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sunverified
Inferior Labial ArterynounMWEan artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lipverified
Inferior Mesenteric ArterynounMWEarises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestineverified
Inferior Ophthalmic VeinnounMWEa vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socketverified
Inferior Pulmonary VeinnounMWEeither of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungsverified
Inferior RectusnounMWEthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and mediallyverified
Inferior Rectus MusclenounMWEthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and mediallyverified
Inferior Thyroid VeinnounMWEany of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate veinverified
Inferior Vena CavanounMWEreceives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heartverified
Inferior Vocal CordnounMWEeither of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottisverified
Inferior Vocal FoldnounMWEeither of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottisverified
Inferiority ComplexnounMWEa sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliatedverified
Infernal MachinenounMWEa bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular timeverified
Infiltrationnouna process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)verified
Infinitesimal CalculusnounMWEthe branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functionsverified
Infix NotationnounMWEa notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedenceverified
Inflationnoun(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bangverified
Inflation RatenounMWEthe rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basisverified
Inflation TherapynounMWEtherapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled airverified
Inflationary SpiralnounMWEan episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses valueverified
Inflectionnouna change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical functionverified
Inflexionnouna change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical functionverified
Infliximabnouna monoclonal antibody (trade name Remicade) used to treat Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritisverified
Influential PersonnounMWEa person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of eventsverified
Informal Security PolicynounMWENatural language description, possibly supplemented by mathematical arguments, demonstrating the correspondence of the functional specification to the high-level design.Requirement
Informaticsnounthe sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded informationverified
informationnounAny communication or representation of knowledge, such as facts, data, or opinions in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, electronic, or audiovisual forms. [18]Data
information accessnounMWEThis phrase is **compositional** — it is the ordinary English pairing of "access" (the ability to obtain or read) with "information" (the object being accessed), used to describe the permitted operation of reading or observing data without the ability to modify, write, or transmit it back. Access control in this field concerns "the process of granting or denying specific requests to obtain and use information and related information processing services." In the context the user quotes — "allowing information access only" enforced by hardware one-way mechanisms — the phrase simply scopes the permitted operation to read/observe, as distinguished from write or bidirectional flow; it draws its meaning from that contrast, not from any independent definition. The broader field anchors such distinctions within the concept of confidentiality, defined as "preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure." No authoritative source (NIST CSRC glossary, ISO/IEC 27000 series, CNSSI 4009, AICPA, or CIS) defines "information access" as a discrete term of art with its own glossary entry separate from "access" or "access control."Capability
Information AgenounMWEa period beginning in the last quarter of the 20th century when information became easily accessible through publications and through the manipulation of information by computers and computer networksverified