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Imbricationnouncovering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)verified
Imipraminenouna tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depressionverified
Imitative Communications DeceptionnounMWEIntroduction of deceptive messages or signals into an adversary's telecommunications signals. See also Communications Deception and Manipulative Communications Deception.ThreatRegulatedCUI
Immediate AllergynounMWEan allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contactverified
Immediate ConstituentnounMWEa constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicateverified
Immersion HeaternounMWEa heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to be heated (as in a hot-water tank)verified
Immigrantnouna person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle thereverified
Immigrant ClassnounMWErecent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by their low socioeconomic status in spite of different cultural backgroundsverified
Immigrationnounmigration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)verified
Imminent AbortionnounMWEthe appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conceptionverified
Immobilisationnounfixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healingverified
Immobilizationnounfixation of a body part in order to promote proper healing, for example in a plaster cast or by a splintverified
Immortellenounmostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowersverified
Immovable BandagenounMWEa bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is appliedverified
Immune CarriernounMWE(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to othersverified
Immune Gamma GlobulinnounMWEa class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune responseverified
Immune GlobulinnounMWEa class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune responseverified
Immune ReactionnounMWEa bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigenverified
Immune ResponsenounMWEa bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigenverified
Immune Serum GlobulinnounMWEa class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune responseverified
Immune SystemnounMWEa system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune responseverified
Immunizing AgentnounMWEany substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the bodyverified
Immunoassaynounidentification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigenverified
Immunochemical AssaynounMWEidentification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigenverified
Immunochemistrynounthe field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies)verified
Immunocompetencenounthe ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigenverified
Immunodeficiencynounimmunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reducedverified
Immunofluorescencenoun(immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissueverified
Immunogennounany substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the bodyverified
Immunoglobulinnouna class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune responseverified
Immunohistochemistrynounan assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase)verified
Immunologic ResponsenounMWEa bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigenverified
Immunopathologynounthe branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune systemverified
Immunosuppressionnounlowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substancesverified
Immunotherapynountherapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune systemverified
ImpactnounThe magnitude of harm that can be expected to result from the consequences of unauthorized disclosure of information, unauthorized modification of information, unauthorized destruction of information, or loss of information or information system availability.Metric
Impact analysisnounMWEA study to prioritize the criticality of information resources for the enterprise based on costs (or consequences) of adverse events In an impact analysis, threats to assets are identified and potential business losses determined for different time periods. This assessment is used to justify the extent of safeguards that are required and recovery time frames. This analysis is the basis for establishing the recovery strategy.Process