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nettle rash |
Noun
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an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins |
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narcolepsy |
Noun
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a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep |
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nephrotic syndrome |
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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neuritis |
Noun
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inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function |
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necrotizing enteritis |
Noun
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enteritis characterized by bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal pain |
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nevoid elephantiasis |
Noun
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thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction |
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neurogenic bladder |
Noun
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a urinary bladder disorder caused by a lesion in the nervous system |
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neurosis |
Noun
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a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction |
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neuroticism |
Noun
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a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction |
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neophobia |
Noun
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a morbid fear of novelty |
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nyctophobia |
Noun
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a morbid fear of night or darkness |
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nosebleed |
Noun
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bleeding from the nose |
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nervous strain |
Noun
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(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress |
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nihilistic delusion |
Noun
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the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist |
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neurotic depression |
Noun
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a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic |
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nihility |
Noun
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the state of nonexistence |
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namelessness |
Noun
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the state of being anonymous |
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nudity |
Noun
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the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind |
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nudeness |
Noun
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the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind |
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notoriety |
Noun
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the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality |
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ne plus ultra |
Noun
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the state of being without a flaw or defect |
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nemesis |
Noun
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something causing misery or death |
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nonbiodegradable pollution |
Noun
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pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain |
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noise pollution |
Noun
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annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise |
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nanism |
Noun
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a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature |
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natural immunity |
Noun
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immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup |
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nanocephaly |
Noun
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an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain |
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naphthalene poisoning |
Noun
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toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting naphthalene |
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nicotine poisoning |
Noun
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toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large amounts of nicotine |
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nephroptosis |
Noun
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prolapse of the kidney |
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nephroptosia |
Noun
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prolapse of the kidney |
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nerve deafness |
Noun
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hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve |
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nearsightedness |
Noun
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(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability |
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nongonococcal urethritis |
Noun
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sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia) |
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nonspecific urethritis |
Noun
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inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause |
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nyctalopia |
Noun
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inability to see clearly in dim light |
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night blindness |
Noun
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inability to see clearly in dim light |
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neotony |
Noun
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the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species |
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non-ionic detergent |
Noun
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a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions |
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nanotube |
Noun
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a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape |
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noble gas |
Noun
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any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table |
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neodymium |
Noun
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a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group |
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neon |
Noun
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a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube |
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neptunium |
Noun
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a radioactive transuranic metallic element |
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niobium |
Noun
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a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys |
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nitrogen |
Noun
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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas |
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nobelium |
Noun
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a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions |
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noble metal |
Noun
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any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation |
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nepheline |
Noun
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a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form |
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nephelite |
Noun
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a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form |