Category: N
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Nephroncus
A kidney tumor.
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Nephromegaly
Enlargement of the kidney.
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Nephrolytic
Destruction of kidney tissue by a kidney poison.
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Nephroerysipelas
Streptococcus infection of the skin with acute inflammation of the kidneys.
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Nephrocolic
Kidney and large intestine.
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Nephrocardiac
Kidney and heart.
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Nymphomaniac
A woman who suffers from nymphomania. A woman who has an unusually obsessive sexual urge. A colloquial term for a female perceived to behave in an excessively sexual manner.
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Nutrition quackery
Quackery in regards to foods. Food quackery is identifiable by the catch phrases frequently used by the nutrition quack: health food, organic foods, natural foods, miracle foods, and others is also found in regards to various miracle diets, none of which has been found scientifically to be effective over the long run.
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Nutrition labeling
A listing of nutritive content of packaged foods on the product label as required by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Nutritional deficiency
Symptoms indicating a lack in the body of one or more of the essential nutrients.