Category: N
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Nome’s disease
A rare form of x-linked hereditary blindness due to retinal malformation. Also present are peripheral vascular pathology, vitreous opacities, microphthalmia, and sometimes mental retardation and loss of hearing.
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Norovirus
Any Norwalk like virus. Diarrheal outbreaks caused by norovirus infections of the gastrointestinal tract have been reported in nursing homes, schools, and cruise ships, settings in which large groups of people congregate in relatively confined spaces. The Norwalk virus belongs to a vast group of RNA viruses known for causing the majority of cases of…
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Normosthenuria
Urination which is of a normal amount and specific gravity.
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Normocholesterolemia
The presence of a normal concentration of cholesterol in the blood.
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Normocapnia
The presence of a normal concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood and serum.
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Normoblastosis
Increased production and circulation of normoblasts. This indicates a need for greater oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, as when mature erythrocytes are being rapidly destroyed.
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Norma verticalis
A view of the skull as seen from above.
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Norma ventralis
A view of the inferior surface of skull.
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Norma sagittalis
A view of the skull as seen in sagittal section.
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Norma occipitalis
A view of the skull as seen from behind.