Author: Glossary
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Cholinergic nerve
A nerve that releases acetylcholine at a synapse when it transmits an impulse.
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Carotid sinus nerve
A sensory branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) carrying signals from the baroceptors (blood pressure receptors) in the bifurcation of the carotid artery to the nucleus of the solitary tract (nucleus solitarius).
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Adrenergic nerve
A nerve whose axons release norepinephrine from their terminals.
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Accelerator nerve
A sympathetic nerve to the heart that carries impulses that speed the heart rate.
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Neptunium
An element obtained by bombarding uranium with neutrons. Its atomic weight is 237 and its atomic number is 93.
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Nephrotomography
Tomograph of the kidney after the intravenous injection of a radiopaque contrast medium that is excreted by the kidney.
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Percutaneous nephrostomy
The placement of a catheter into the renal pelvis from the posterolateral aspect of the body below the 11th rib using radiologic guidance.
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Nephrosonephritis
Renal disease with characteristics of nephritis and nephrosis.
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Amyloid nephrosis
A nephrotic syndrome from amyloid deposits in the kidney.
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Malignant nephrosclerosis
Nephrosclerosis that develops rapidly in patients with severe hypertension.