Glossary of terms used on this site
There are 324 entries in this glossary.I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Iatrogenic |
Resulting from treatment by a physician, such as from medications, procedures, or surgery. |
| Impotence |
Also known as Erectile Dysfunction. A common problem among men characterized by the consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse or the inability to achieve ejaculation , or both. Impotence can vary. It can involve a total inability to achieve an erection or ejaculation, an inconsistent ability to do so, or a tendency to sustain only very brief erections. |
| Incidence |
The rate at which a certain event occurs, e.g., the number of new cases of a specific disease occurring during a certain period. |
| Indication |
The reason for doing something. |
| Infertility |
The inability to conceive or produce offspring. |
| Injure |
To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emotional sense. Treadmill machines may injure anyone who gets on one. Sexual molestation injures children. From the Latin injuria meaning injury. |
| Injury |
Harm or hurt. The term ""injury"" may be applied in medicine to damage inflicted upon oneself as in a hamstring injury or by an external agent on as in a cold injury. The injury may be accidental or deliberate, as with a needlestick injury. The term ""injury"" may be synonymous (depending on the context) with a wound or with trauma. |
| Inpatient |
A patient who is admitted to the hospital for treatment. |
| Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
Diabetes in which the body does not produce sufficient insulin. |
| Intercavernous injection therapy |
Treatment for erectile dysfunction in which a medication is injected directly into the penis. |
| Interposition |
The act of placing between. |
| Intracavernous pressure |
The pressure within the corpora cavernosa, as measured during cavernosography. |
| Intramuscular |
Pertaining to the muscles, injection into the muscle. |
| Intraurethral |
Placed into the urethra. |
| Intraurethral alprostadil |
See MUSE. |