incontinence, fecal
incontinence, fecal See encopresis.
incontinence, fecal See encopresis.
incontinence The inability to control excretions, to hold urine in the bladder, or to keep feces in the rectum.
incompetent cervix See cervix, incompetent.
incisional biopsy See biopsy, incisional.
incision A cut that is purposely made. When making an incision, a surgeon is making a cut.
incidence The frequency with which something, such as a disease or trait, appears in a particular population or area.
inch A length equivalent to one-twelfth of a foot, one-thirty-sixth of a yard, or 2.54 cm. Abbreviated in.
incest Sexual activity between individuals so closely related that marriage is legally prohibited. Incest involving a child is a form of child abuse.
inbreeding See consanguinity.
inborn error of metabolism A heritable disorder of the biochemistry of the body. Examples of inborn error of metabolism include albinism and phenylketonuria (PKU). There are hundreds of known inborn errors of metabolism. See also albinism; cystinuria; phenylketonuria.
inappropriate ADH secretion See ADH secretion, inappropriate.
inactivated polio vaccine See polio immunization; polio vaccine, inactivated.