intubate | (verb) introduce a cannula or tube into | Synonyms: cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate |
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intubation | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization |
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intuit | (verb) know or grasp by intuition or feeling | - |
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intuition | (noun) instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) | - |
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(noun) an impression that something might be the case | Synonyms: hunch, suspicion |
intuitionism | (noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition | - |
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intuitionist | (adjective) of or relating to intuitionism | - |
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intuitive | (adjective) obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation | Synonyms: nonrational, visceral |
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(adjective) spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency | - |
intuitively | (adverb) in an intuitive manner | - |
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intumesce | (verb) expand abnormally | Synonyms: swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce |
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(verb) move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically | Synonyms: bubble up |
intumescence | (noun) the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | Synonyms: intumescency, swelling |
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(noun) swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) | Synonyms: intumescency |
intumescency | (noun) the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | Synonyms: intumescence, swelling |
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(noun) swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) | Synonyms: intumescence |
intumescent | (adjective) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | Synonyms: bloated, distended, puffy, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid |
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intussuscept | (verb) introvert or invaginate | - |
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intussusception | (noun) (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall | - |
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(noun) the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface | Synonyms: infolding, introversion, invagination |