Category: N

  • Nose painting

    Slang for reddening of the nose that sometimes occurs in alcoholics as a result of the bursting of capillaries in the nose, sludging.  

  • Nosebleed

    Nosebleed

    Bleeding from the nose channel by a rupture of blood vessels in the nostril. An incident of bleeding from the nose, usually caused by a blow or by sneezing, by blowing the nose hard or by high blood pressure (informal). A flow of blood from the nose, a frequent occurrence in children between ages 2…

  • Nortripyline

    A heterocyclic antidepressant.    

  • Norpramine

    A commercial preparation of desipramine.  

  • Norms

    A standard based on measurement of a large group of persons, used for comparing the scores of a person with those of others in a defined group. Numerical or statistical measure(s) of usual observed performance. For example, a norm for care of appendicitis would be the usual percentage of appendices removed in cases diagnosed as…

  • Norm-referenced tests

    Tests that enable one to compare a student’s scores to a “norm” group, norm-referenced grading.  

  • Norm-referenced grading

    A learner’s performance is evaluated by comparing it to the performance of other learners in the same learning environment, norm- referenced tests.  

  • Norm-referenced data

    Data based on local, state, or national norms.  

  • Norm-referenced assessment

    A measurement that compares an individual’s performance to that of others.  

  • Normoglycemia

    The condition of the body having normal levels of blood glucose.