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Iron CurtainnounMWEan impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecyverified
Iron Deficiency AnaemianounMWEa form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleedingverified
Iron Deficiency AnemianounMWEa form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleedingverified
Iron LungnounMWErespirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respirationverified
Iron MaidennounMWEinstrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victimverified
Iron Manganese TungstennounMWEa mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline formverified
Iron OaknounMWEsmall deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence postsverified
Iron PerchloridenounMWEa highly toxic chemical used to engrave metal plates and electronic circuitsverified
Iron TreenounMWEa small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shapeverified
Ironweednounany of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hueverified
Ironwoodnounhandsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfumeverified
Ironwood TreenounMWEhandsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfumeverified
Irradiationnoun(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulusverified
Irredentanouna region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by anotherverified
Irredentismnounthe doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically relatedverified
Irridentanouna region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by anotherverified
Irridentismnounthe doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically relatedverified
Irrigationnoun(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solutionverified
Irritable Bowel SyndromenounMWErecurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea, often alternating with periods of constipationverified
Irruptionnouna sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)verified
Isarithmnouna line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variableverified
Ischaemianounlocal anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolismverified
Ischemianounlocal anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolismverified
Ischemic AnoxianounMWEanoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)verified
Ischemic HypoxianounMWEhypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)verified
Isinglassnounany of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leavesverified
Island DispensernounMWEa pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanksverified
Islands of LangerhansnounMWEcell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organverified