Category: N

A proprioceptive nerve ending found in a tendon, in muscle septa or sheaths, in muscle tissue, or at the junction of a muscle and tendon.  

A complex sensory nerve ending consisting of muscle fibers enclosed within a capsule and supplied by an afferent nerve fiber. It. mediates proprioceptive sensations and reflexes.  

Speech in which air from the oropharynx enters the nasopharynx, usually resulting in abnormal resonance. Emission of air through the nose, weak pressure in articulating consonants, and attempts by the patient to stifle the abnormally spoken air column are also characteristic.  

Having a limited span of action against only a few diseases, conditions, or pathogens.  

A technique that uses the characteristic absorption of nuclei inside a strong magnetic field to identify and characterize molecules.  

A device for holding mucous flaps in place or to guard against burning from cautery.  

A psychogenic condition in adults, causing nodding of the head from clonic spasms of the sternomastoid muscles. A similar nodding occurs in babies, with the head turning from side to side. A head-shaking motion is observed in various medical conditions and is commonly found in infants, where it’s referred to as spasmus nutans. In these…

The radiographical appearance of spinal facet joints that have been disrupted by flexion injuries to the thoracic or lumbar spine. CT scanning of the joints shows that the inferior facets of the upper vertebrae are not directly aligned above the superior facets of the lower vertebrae.  

The genetic sex of an individual determined by the absence or presence of sex chromatin in the body cells, particularly white blood cells.  

The process by which immature T lymphocytes (thymocytes) with receptors for self-antigens are destroyed in the thymus. It is part of the mechanism that prevents autoimmune diseases.