| NLT | normal lymphocyte transfer; not less than; nucleus lateralis tuberis |
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| NMC | National Medical Care; Naval Medical Center; neuromuscular control; nonmotor condition; nucleus reti... |
| NPC | nasopharyngeal carcinoma; near point of convergence; nodal premature contractions; nonparenchymal [l... |
| NPH | neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin) [not used anymore]; normal pressure hydrocephalus; nucleus pulp... |
| NPO | nothing by mouth [Lat. nulla per os]; nucleus preopticus |
| rami occipitales nervi auricularis posterioris | Occipital branch posterior auricular nerve. See: occipital branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rami oesophagei nervi laryngei recurrentis | <anatomy, nerve> Supply motor and sensory fibres to cervical oesophagus on right side and to cervical and upper thoracic oesophagus on left. Synonym: rami oesophagei nervi laryngei recurrentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami palpebrales nervi infratrochlearis | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of infratrochlear nerve supplying skin of medial aspects of upper and lower eyelids. Synonym: rami palpebrales nervi infratrochlearis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami parotidei nervi auriculotemporalis | Parotid branch of auriculotemporal nerve. See: parotid branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami perineales nervi cutanei femoris posterioris | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve which convey sensory fibres to the skin of the lateral-most perineum and adjacent portions of the upper medial thigh. Synonym: rami perineales nervi cutanei femoris posterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami pharyngei nervi glossopharyngei | <anatomy, nerve> Conveys general sensory fibres to the mucosa of the oropharynx via the pharyngeal plexus. Synonym: rami pharyngei nervi glossopharyngei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami phrenicoabdominales nervi phrenici | <anatomy, nerve> Terminal branches of phrenic nerve providing motor innervation of diaphragm and sensory innervation to the diaphragm and the diaphragmatic pleura and peritoneum. Synonym: rami phrenicoabdominales nervi phrenici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami temporales nervi facialis | <anatomy, nerve> <anatomy, neurology> Branches of facial nerve innervating the superior portion of the orbicularis oculi muscle and other muscles of facial expression above the eye. Synonym: rami temporales nervi facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami temporales superficiales nervi auriculotemporalis | Branches of auriculotemporal nerve to anterolateral scalp. Synonym: rami temporales superficiales nervi auriculotemporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami tonsillares nervi glossopharyngei | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of glossopharyngeal nerve conducting sensory fibres from the palatine tonsillar fossa. Synonym: rami tonsillares nervi glossopharyngei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami tracheales nervi laryngei recurrentis | Tracheal branches of recurrent laryngeal nerve. See: tracheal branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami zygomatici nervi facialis | Branches of facial nerve crossing upper cheek to supply orbicularis oculi muscle. Synonym: rami zygomatici nervi facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus alveolaris superior medius nervi infraorbitalis | Synonym: middle superior alveolar branch of infraorbital nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus cervicalis nervi facialis | An alternate term for cervical branch of facial nerve. Ramus chiasmaticus, the chiasmatic branch, a branch of the middle cerebral artery to the optic chiasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus colli nervi facialis | <anatomy, nerve> The most inferior branch of the parotid plexus of the facial nerve, it descends to innervate the platysma muscle. Synonym: ramus colli nervi facialis, ramus cervicalis nervi facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |