Category: N

A nomogram that predicts both the severity of acetaminophen overdose and the need for specific treatment.  

Formerly, the official anatomical nomenclature prepared by revising the Basle Nomina Anatomica and adopted by the Sixth International Congress of Anatomists at meetings held periodically since 1955. It was replaced by the Terminologia Anatomica in 1998.  

An infected ulcer affecting the labia majora, especially in young children.  

Any therapy based on deeply held belief systems, prayer, or spirituality rather than on tangible or visible interventions, e.g., the use of drugs, radiation, or surgery.  

The common name of worms of the genus Oesophagostomum.  

A severe form of elastosis caused by prolonged exposure to the sun. Elastotic material accumulates in the skin and forms cysts and comedones around the face. This condition occurs almost exclusively in middle-aged or elderly white men.  

A protuberance or knot. The state of having nodes or a node.  

A low blood glucose level (<50 mg/dl or 3.3 mmol/L) that occurs after bedtime. It may be asymptomatic, or it may cause nightmares, night sweats, other sleep disturbances, tachycardia, convulsions, or, rarely, death. It typically results from relatively high levels of insulin in insulin-treated diabetic patients. It may be prevented by consuming a bedtime snack…

A rare disorder involving frequent awakenings from sleep to eat or drink. Those affected are unable to return to sleep without eating a meal. The condition is most commonly observed in infants, young children, and people being treated with some sedatives. In adults it is considered to be both a sleep disorder and a binge…

An indication on the chart of a patient that he or she does not want heroic or lifesaving measures to be instituted when death is imminent.