Category: N

Two parallel membranes containing a narrow perinuclear space and enveloping the nucleus of a cell.  

An enema containing predigested foods for the purpose of giving sustenance to a patient unable to be fed otherwise.  

The presence on the heart valves of vegetations that are produced not by bacteria but by sterile collections of platelets in fibrin. NBTE is characteristically found in severe cases of systemic lupus erythematosus, tuberculosis, or malignancy. The vegetations of NBTE readily embolize, causing infarctions in other organs.  

Infective endocarditis occurring on a patient’s own heart valve(s), rather than on a prosthetic (surgically implanted) valve(s).  

A form of encephalitis occurring within the first several weeks of life.  

A prominence on the vertical portion of the frontal bone above the nasal notch and between the two superciliary ridges.  

A cathode; the pole by which electric current leaves the generating source.  

An electric charge caused by an excess of negatively charged electrons.  

Eczema with coin shaped or oval lesions. It is often associated with dry skin and worsens in dry weather.  

The branches of the facial, vagus, and mandibular nerves and the nerves from the cervical plexus. Middle: The tympanic plexus and the branches of the mandibular, vagus, and facial nerves. Internal. The vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial).