inferior pulmonary vein
— Noun
– English
~ either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs
inferior labial vein
— Noun
– English
~ a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip
inferior thyroid vein
— Noun
– English
~ any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein
ileocolic vein
— Noun
– English
~ a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon
iliac vein
— Noun
– English
~ one of three veins draining the pelvic area
iliolumbar vein
— Noun
– English
~ a branch of the internal iliac vein
inferior vena cava
— Noun
– English
~ receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins
intransitive verb
— Noun
– English
~ a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
intransitive verb form
— Noun
– English
~ a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
identity verification
— Noun
– English
~ the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot"
Iris verna
— Noun
– English
~ low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
Iris versicolor
— Noun
– English
~ a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
Illecebrum verticullatum
— Noun
– English
~ glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas
Illicium verum
— Noun
– English
~ small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
Innocent VIII
— Noun
– English
~ Italian pope from 1484 to 1492 who was known as a nepotist and was attacked by Savonarola for his worldliness (1432-1492)
Icteria virens
— Noun
– English
~ American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds
intra vires
— Adjective
– English
~ within the legal power or authority or a person or official or body etc
Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
— Noun
– English
~ (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
Iris virginica
— Noun
– English
~ similar to blue flag; the eastern United States