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  • IV

    A device that is used to allow a fluid such as blood or a liquid medication to flow directly into a patient's veins.

  • IVIG

    Intravenous immunoglobulin. A substance made from antibodies that have been taken from the blood of many healthy donors. It is given to a patient through a needle or tube inserted into a vein. Intravenous immunoglobulins are used to treat certain types of immune disorders in which there are low amounts of antibodies in the blood. They are also used to treat many different autoimmune disorders, infections, or other conditions. They may also be used to help prevent infections in patients who have had a stem cell or organ transplant. Intravenous immunoglobulins are a type of immunotherapy.

  • Ice blanket

    A blanket cooled with ice water or a refrigerant on which you lie to reduce your temperature.

  • Ileus

    (IH-lee-us)

    Severe constipation.

  • Iliac crest

    The top edge of your hip bone from which marrow is usually taken for diagnosis of blood cell diseases.

  • Imaging test

    (IH-muh-jing ...)

    A type of test that makes detailed pictures of areas inside the body. Imaging tests use different forms of energy, such as x-rays (high-energy radiation), ultrasound (high-energy sound waves), radio waves, and radioactive substances. They may be used to help diagnose disease, plan treatment, or find out how well treatment is working. Examples of imaging tests are computed tomography (CT), ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine tests. Also called imaging procedure.

  • Immune checkpoint inhibitors

    (ih-MYOON CHEK-poynt in-HIH-bih-ters)

    A type of drug that blocks proteins called checkpoints that are made by some types of immune system cells, such as T cells, and some cancer cells. These checkpoints help keep immune responses from being too strong and sometimes can keep T cells from killing cancer cells.

  • Immune reaction

    A reaction of normal tissues to substances recognized as "foreign" i.e. not self.

  • Immune system

    ih-MYOON SIS-tem

    A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases. The immune system includes white blood cells and organs and tissues of the lymph system, such as the thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, and bone marrow.

  • Immune system

    ih-MYOON SIS-tem

    The complex system by which your body resists infection by microbes such as bacteria or viruses and rejects transplanted tissues or organs. The immune system may also help the body fight some cancers.