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Intubation
Health care; Hospitals
The process of putting a tube into a hollow organ or passageway, often into the airway. The opposite of intubation is extubation.
Ischemia
Health care; Hospitals
Inadequate blood supply (circulation) to a local area due to blockage of the blood vessels.
Isotonic solution
Health care; Hospitals
A solution that has the same salt concentration as the normal cells of the body and the blood. An isotonic beverage (such as Gatorade) may be drunk to replace the fluid and minerals that the body ...
Jugular
Health care; Hospitals
Refers to the veins in the neck which drain blood from the head, brain and face toward the heart. catheters may be placed in these veins for procedures.