Category: N

Anemia in which the red blood cells contain the normal amount of hemoglobin.  

A soft, flexible uncuffed tube placed through the nasal passages so that the distal tip rests in the nasopharynx. It is used to maintain the free passage of air to and from the lungs in patients with facial trauma or lockjaw or in nearly comatose patients who are breathing spontaneously. Before the tube is inserted,…

Any anticholinergic, antihistaminic, or drug of a related class that decreases watery discharge from the nose, e.g., in rhinitis.  

The ability to register optical details when objects are only 12-14 in from the eye.  

A form of transference, in which tension is relieved when one responds to a situation as if it were the same situation that originally gave rise to the tension; a displacement of behavioral response from one situation to another.  

Grayness of the hair due to dietary deficiency.  

Relaxation of the ciliary muscle to adjust for distant vision.  

A precursor of adrenaline in the medulla of the suprarenal glands. It is also present in the brain. Its main function is to mediate the transmission of impulses in the sympathetic nervous system; it also has a transmitter function in the brain. Referred to as norepinephrine, this hormone is released by specific nerve endings, primarily…

An umbrella term to describe alternative, complementary, folk and other types of healing practices that are outside the definition of conventional Western-type medical practice.  

The nitrogen analogues of mustard gas are among the most important ALKYLATING AGENTS used in the treatment of various forms of malignant disease. They include chlormethine, busulphan, chlorambucil and melphalan. Any of the alkylating drugs used to treat several solid and hematological malignancies such as Hodgkin’s disease, multiple myeloma, and some leukemias. Nitrogen mustards include…