Category: N
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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.
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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…
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Nortripyline
A heterocyclic antidepressant.
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Norpramine
A commercial preparation of desipramine.
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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…
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Norm-referenced tests
Tests that enable one to compare a student’s scores to a “norm” group, norm-referenced grading.
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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.
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Norm-referenced data
Data based on local, state, or national norms.
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Norm-referenced assessment
A measurement that compares an individual’s performance to that of others.
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Normoglycemia
The condition of the body having normal levels of blood glucose.