Author: Glossary

A rare, inert, gaseous element in the air. Only 18 parts per million parts of air are neon. Neon’s atomic mass is 20.183, and its atomic number is 10.  

Concerning the portion of the nervous system that regulates voluntary muscular control.  

An increase in the thickness of the lining of a blood vessel in response to injury or vascular reconstruction. It is an important cause of vein graft obstruction after coronary artery bypass surgery and in the premature closure of other vascular conduits (e.g., in dialysis access devices). It is characterized by the migration of smooth…

A shiny, silvery, rare-earth chemical element, atomic weight 144.24, atomic number 60.  

A surgically constructed urinary reservoir, usually made from a segment of small bowel, that is used to replace a bladder removed during radical cystectomy. It is surgically connected to the patient’s native urethra and typically maintains urinary continence, while limiting or eliminating the need for self-catheterization. Neobladders are often used after bladder cancer surgery as…

A nonspecific term for various tumor antigens.  

The division of parasitology that deals with worms belonging to the class Nematoda.  

Infestation by a parasite belonging to the class Nematoda.  

The small stinging barb present in jellyfish and some other coelenterates. It can penetrate the skin of salt water swimmers or divers and cause painful stings. In some rare cases, multiple contact can be fatal.  

A roundworm belonging to the phylum Nemathelminthes.