Category: N

The arguments put forward about whether human beings behave in the way they do because of their genetic make-up and instincts or because of the way they are educated and the influences they are exposed to when they are young. A term first coined by Sir Francis GALTON (1822-1911) for a controversial question: whether humans’…

The essential quality of something. Kind or sort. The genetic make-up which affects personality, behaviour or risk of disease. Plants and animals.  

Something which helps sodium to be excreted in the urine. Compound, often a drug, that increases the excretion of sodium in the urine; most diuretics are potent natriuretics, resulting in loss of sodium and water in the urine, often with a mild to moderate decrease in the patient’s blood pressure or swelling (edema), if present.…

A weekly payment from a person’s wages, with a supplement from the employer, which pays for state assistance and medical treatment, in the UK.  

An organisation in the UK which produces recommendations for treatments based on clinical evidence and cost-effectiveness.  

The National Boards for Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Visiting, which were formerly responsible for the education of professionals in these fields in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.  

A condition in which the nose and sinuses swell up. Inflammation of the nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses.  

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nasal part of the pharynx.  

Referring to the nose and the tear glands. Relating to the nose and the tear-producing apparatus.  

Referring to a method of feeding someone via a tube passed through the nose into the stomach.