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nephrosis |
Noun
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a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol |
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nephritis |
Noun
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an inflammation of the kidney |
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nephrosclerosis |
Noun
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kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension |
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nephroangiosclerosis |
Noun
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kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension |
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nephrocalcinosis |
Noun
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renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine |
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nephrolithiasis |
Noun
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the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney |
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nonfluent aphasia |
Noun
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aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired |
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nominal aphasia |
Noun
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inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects |
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
Noun
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mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults |
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nerve compression |
Noun
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harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences) |
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nerve entrapment |
Noun
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repeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling) |
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes |
Noun
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mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults |
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nympholepsy |
Noun
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a frenzy of emotion |
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nephrogenic diabetes insipidus |
Noun
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diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin |
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neurosyphilis |
Noun
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syphilis of the central nervous system |
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necrotizing enterocolitis |
Noun
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an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants |
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nonsocial infection |
Noun
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an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility |
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neurofibromatosis |
Noun
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autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities |
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nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis |
Noun
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a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America |
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neutropenia |
Noun
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leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte) |
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needle blight |
Noun
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a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall |
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needle cast |
Noun
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a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall |
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nonthrombocytopenic purpura |
Noun
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purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs |
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neuropathy |
Noun
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any pathology of the peripheral nerves |
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nanophthalmos |
Noun
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condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal |
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noli-me-tangere |
Noun
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a cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone |
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noma |
Noun
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acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals |
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nabothian cyst |
Noun
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a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix |
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nabothian follicle |
Noun
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a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix |
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naupathia |
Noun
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motion sickness experienced while traveling on water |
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neurinoma |
Noun
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tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve |
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neuroblastoma |
Noun
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malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells |
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neuroepithelioma |
Noun
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malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium |
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neurofibroma |
Noun
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tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve |
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neurilemoma |
Noun
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tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve |
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neuroma |
Noun
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any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system |
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neurosarcoma |
Noun
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a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue |
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necrobiosis lipoidica |
Noun
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skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs) |
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neoplasm |
Noun
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an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose |
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nuclear cataract |
Noun
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a cataract that affects the nucleus of the lens |
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nonmalignant tumor |
Noun
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a tumor that is not cancerous |
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nonmalignant tumour |
Noun
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a tumor that is not cancerous |
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nephroblastoma |
Noun
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malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass |
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nonmalignant neoplasm |
Noun
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a tumor that is not cancerous |
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natriuresis |
Noun
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the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine |
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neonatal death |
Noun
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death of a liveborn infant within the first 28 days of life |
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neonatal hyperbilirubinemia |
Noun
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a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver |
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nephralgia |
Noun
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pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins) |
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neuralgia |
Noun
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acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves |
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neuralgy |
Noun
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acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves |