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| nails
| a: a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each
finger and toe of humans and most other primates; b: a structure
(as a claw) that terminates a digit and corresponds to a nail Salvage
8X10 |
| Narcan
| NarcanŽ reverses effects that are produced by narcotic
drugs such as difficult breathing and coma. Narcotics may be
used during surgery to help produce anesthesia and relieve pain,
and naloxone can reverse these effects after surgery. Naloxone
is used to treat cases of narcotic drug overdose. Drive
6X02 |
| narcosis
| a state of stupor, unconsciousness, or arrested activity
produced by the influence of narcotics or other chemicals Field
Trip 6X21 |
| narcotic
| 1: a drug (as opium) that in moderate doses dulls
the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in
excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions; 2: a drug
(as marijuana or LSD) subject to restriction similar to that
of addictive narcotics whether physiologically addictive and
narcotic or not Conduit
1X03 Via Negativa
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| nasopharyngeal,
nasal | of, relating to, or affecting the nose and pharynx
or the nasopharynx (more about nasopharyngeal
cancer here) Memento
Mori 4X15 Elegy
4X22 Dreamland
6X04 This Is Not
Happening 8X14 Lord
of the Flies 9X06 |
| nanites,
nanobots | subatomic machines [see
more at the Reference Desk] DeadAlive
8X15 |
| nanotechnology
| the art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular
scale especially to build microscopic devices (as robots) S.R.
819 6X10 |
| nausea
| a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge
to vomit Aubrey
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| nearsighted
| able to see near things more clearly than distant ones Chimera
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| neck
| a (1) : the part of an animal that connects the head
with the body (2) : the siphon of a bivalve mollusk (as a clam)
b : the part of a garment that covers or is next to the neck
Medusa 8X13 Three
Words 8X18 Existence
8X21 Nothing Important
Happened Today 9X01 Nothing
Important Happened Today II 9X02 The
Truth 9X19/20 |
| necrophilia
| obsession with and usually erotic interest in or stimulation
by corpses Lazarus
1X14 |
| necrosis
| usually localized death of living tissue Born
Again 1X21 DeadAlive
8X15 |
| necrotize
| death or severe damage of living tissue Teliko
4X04 Emily 5X07 |
| necrotizing
fasciitis | Severe infections, typically from a mixture
of aerobic and anaerobic organisms that cause necrosis of subcutaneous
tissue, usually including the fascia Die
Hand Die Verletzt 2X14 |
| nerve
| any of the filamentous bands of nervous tissue that
connect parts of the nervous system with the other organs, conduct
nervous impulses, and are made up of axons and dendrites together
with protective and supportive structures Miracle
Man 1X17 |
| neurofibromatosis
| pronounced neuro-fi-bro-ma-to-sis, (NF for short),
is a genetic disorder of the nervous system that causes tumors
to form on the covering of the nerves anywhere in the body at
any time. This progressive disorder affects all races and ethnic
groups and both sexes equally. Even though not many people are
familiar with it, NF is one of the most common genetic disorders
in the United States, occurring 1 in every 3,000 births. There
are two genetically distinct forms of NF, each affecting the
body in different ways and requiring different medical management.
NF-1 primarily affects the peripheral nervous system and NF-2
primarily affects the central nervous system. Visit NF,
Inc. for more info. |
| neuron,
neuronal | a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized
processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous
tissue D.P.O. 3X03 731
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| neuroleptic
| pharmacology a term coined to refer to the
effects on cognition and behaviour of antipsychotic drugs, which
produce a state of apathy, lack of initiative and limited range
of emotion and in psychotic patients cause a reduction in confusion
and agitation and normalisation of psychomotor activity. Daemonicus
9X03 |
| neurological
| relating to the scientific study of the nervous system
especially in respect to its structure, functions, and abnormalities Pusher
3X17 Demons 4X23 The
End 5X20 Terms of
Endearment 6X06 DeadAlive
8X15 Three
Words 8X18 |
| neurosurgical
| having to do with surgery of nervous structures (as
nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord) Sleepless
2X04 |
| nicotine
| a poisonous alkaloid C10H14N2
that is the chief active principle of tobacco and is used as
an insecticide Brand
X 7X18 |
| nitrogen
| a colorless tasteless odorless element that as a diatomic
gas is relatively inert and constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere
by volume and that occurs as a constituent of all living tissues Synchrony
4X19 |
| nitroglycerin
| a heavy oily explosive poisonous liquid C3H5N3O9
used chiefly in making dynamites and in medicine as a vasodilator Drive
6X02 |
| nodular,
nodules | a small abnormal knobby bodily protuberance
(as a tumorous growth or a calcification near an arthritic joint)
Ice 1X0 The
Host 2X02 |
| non-pyrogenic
| pharmacology a substance or medication administered to reduce fever Daemonicus
9X03 |
| non-diaphoretic
| medicine a medicine or agent which inhibits
perspiration William
9X17 |
| nucleotide
| any of several compounds that consist of a ribose or
deoxyribose sugar joined to a purine or pyrimidine base and
to a phosphate group and that are the basic structural units
of nucleic acids (as RNA and DNA) The
Erlenmeyer Flask 1X23 |
