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Interspecific hybridresult of crossing two animals from different species | |
Interstitial fluidfluid found between the cells but not within the vascular system | |
Intracellular fluid (ICF)fluid found inside the cells | |
Intramuscularinto a muscle | |
Intrathecalinjection where drugs are administered into the cerebrospinal fluid | |
Intravenousinto a vein | |
Intussusceptiontelescoping of part of the intestine into itself causing an obstruction | |
Inverse square lawthe intensity of the radiation beam is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source i.e. X-rays diverge increasingly, the further they travel from the tube head, and their intensity falls | |
Iona charged particle | |
Isotonica fluid with the same osmotic pressure as that with which it is compared (usually plasma) | |