Immune System The
system of glands and physiological responses to invasion
of foreign organisms.
Immunity The
status of resistance to invasion of foreign bodies to
the host.
Innate Intelligence,
aka Innate An
inborn intelligence that keeps the body of all living
things in repair. The mission of Innate Intelligence is
to maintain the material of the body of the living thing
in active organization.
Intensive Care Frequent
treatment designed to get pain or symptom relief as
quickly as possible; does not imply a cure of the
underlying cause.
Intervertebral disk The
tough cartilage that serves as a cushion between two
vertebrae. Each disk has a gelatinous-like center
(nucleus pulposus) that may protrude to form a disk
herniation.