Category: N

  • Nuclear imaging

    The technique used to generate images by capturing radiation emitted from various body regions following the administration of a radioactive tracer substance is known as a method of imaging.  

  • Normal weight obesity

    The described condition refers to a scenario where an individual falls within the healthy weight range based on their BMI, yet exhibits an undesirable and elevated level of body fat percentage.  

  • Normal saline

    Physiological saline, known as a solution composed of 0.9% sodium chloride, represents the approximate concentration of salt found in both the circulatory system and bodily tissues.  

  • Non-stress test

    An account of the heart rate exhibited by the fetus in the absence of contractions, commonly referred to as stress, is documented.  

  • Nonsteroidal

    Devoid of steroids or cortisone, this term typically pertains to a category of medications known as Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs).  

  • Nonspherocytic

    In cases of inherited hemolytic anemias, it is common for red blood cells to exhibit a spherical shape. However, in non-spherocytic hemolytic anemias, red blood cells do not possess a spherical morphology.  

  • Nonoxynol-9

    The scientific designation of the organic compound frequently employed in contraceptive creams, foams, and jellies is the subject at hand. It was also utilized in the production of condoms treated with spermicide until 2005, but the utilization of such condoms is currently discouraged.  

  • Non-myeloablative allogeneic bone marrow transplant

    Referred to as “mini” bone marrow transplants as well, this particular method of bone marrow transplantation entails the administration of chemotherapy and radiation therapy at low dosages, followed by the infusion of a donor’s bone marrow or peripheral stem cells. The primary objective is to suppress the patient’s own bone marrow using mild chemotherapy and…

  • Noninvasive tumors

    Tumors that have not infiltrated the muscular barrier and/or disseminated to distant anatomical regions.  

  • Non-hodgkin’s lymphomas

    Lymphomas distinguished by diverse forms of malignant lymphatic cells, except for those distinguished by Hodgkin’s disease. Any form of cancer that impacts the lymphoid tissue (primarily located within the lymph nodes and spleen), excluding the condition known as Hodgkin’s disease. In the majority of instances, the origin of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma remains unknown. Yet, on occasion,…