infantile amaurotic idiocy
- n a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
infantile autism
- n a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits
infantile fixation
- n an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
infantile paralysis
- n an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
infantilism
- n an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics
- n infantile behavior in mature persons
infarct
- n localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
infarction
- n localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
infatuation
- n a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
- n temporary love of an adolescent
- n an object of extravagant short-lived passion
inferior pulmonary vein
- n either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs
inferior rectus
- n the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially
inferior rectus muscle
- n the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially