| nevadite | <chemical> A grantitoid variety of rhyolite, common in Nevada. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| neve | <geology> The upper part of a glacier, above the limit or perpetual snow. See Galcier. Origin: F, fr. Nix, nivis, snow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nevertheless | Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet. "No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness." (Heb. Xii. 11) Synonym: However, at least, yet, still. See However. Origin: Never + the (see The by that) + less. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nevi | <dermatology> A cluster of melanocytes. Nevi on the skin are commonly called moles. (10 Jan 1998) |
| nevi and melanomas | A collective term for the various types of nevi and melanomas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nevirapine | <drug> A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (see NNRTI) that has shown antiviral activity in people with AIDS, although resistance is quick to develop. Possible side effects include severe rash, fever and liver impairment. (09 Oct 1997) |
| nevocyte | The cell of a pigmented cutaneous nevus that differs from a normal melanocyte in that it lacks dendrites. A-type, melanocytes in the epidermis in pigmented nevi, resembling epithelial cells and frequently containing melanin. Nevus cell, B-type, small, usually non-pigmented melanocytes in the mid-dermis in pigmented nevi. Nevus cell, C-type, non-pigmented spindle-shaped melanocytes in the lower dermis in pigmented nevi. Synonym: nevocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nevoid | Resembling a nevus. Synonym: nevose, nevous. Origin: L. Naevus, mole (nevus), + G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| nevoid amentia | A familial disorder characterised by unilateral nevus, contralateral hemiplegia, hemianopia, cerebral angioma, and mental retardation; possibly a variant of Sturge-Weber syndrome. Synonym: nevoid amentia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome | <syndrome> An inherited group of defects which involve abnormalities of the skin, eyes, nervous system, endocrine, glands and bones. The condition is characterised by an unusual facial appearance and a predisposition for skin cancer. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nevoid elephantiasis | Thickening of skin, usually unilateral, involving a small area or the entire extremity, due to congenital enlargement of lymph vessels and lymph vessel obstruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nevoid hypertrichosis | Congenital growth of hair abnormal for its site, texture, colour, or length; often associated with other nevoid abnormalities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nevolipoma | Unsatisfactory terms for a lesion that is basically a melanocytic nevus, mixed adipose cells in the dermis. Synonym: nevus lipomatodes, nevus lipomatosus. Origin: nevus + lipoma (05 Mar 2000) |
| nevose | Nevous 1. Marked with nevi. Synonym: nevoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nevoxanthoendothelioma | Synonym: juvenile xanthogranuloma. Origin: nevus + G. Xanthos, yellow, + endothelioma (05 Mar 2000) |