Category: N
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Non-observable health behavior
Those instances in which an individual is functioning outside of the educational setting.
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Nonnutrients
Food components, e.g., fiber, that pass undigested through the intestinal tract but are important for digestion.
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Nonmedical practitioner
A person who provides health services but does not possess the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree, medical practitioner.
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Noninsitutional population
All those who are not residents of hospitals, nursing homes, mental institutions, orphanages, special schools, or correctional institutions.
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Nongraded school
An organizational structure in which students are grouped as to their interests and abilities rather than being assigned to a particular grade based on chronological age.
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Nongovernmental organization (NGO)
An organization not supported with public funds, voluntary organization.
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Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)
Inflammation of the urinary tract usually by Chlamydial trachomatis or Ureaplasma urealyticum. Symptoms are similar to those of gonorrhea, but ordinarily it is not considered a sexually transmitted disease. Infectious disease of the urethra, usually caused by the Chlamydia trachomatis para¬ site and sexually transmitted. Symptoms are painful urination and discharge from the penis in…
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Nonfeasance
Failure to perform a required duty. In law, failure to meet an obligation, especially an official duty or a legal one.
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Nonfasting reactive hypoglycemia
The most common form of hypoglycemia. Symptoms appear 2-5 h after meals and are short-lived.
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Nonfamily householder
A person who lives alone or with nonrelatives only.