| NPC | nasopharyngeal carcinoma; near point of convergence; nodal premature contractions; nonparenchymal [l... |
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| NPH | neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin) [not used anymore]; normal pressure hydrocephalus; nucleus pulp... |
| NPO | nothing by mouth [Lat. nulla per os]; nucleus preopticus |
| NPP | nitrophenylphosphate; normal pool plasma; nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontinus |
| NPV | negative predictive value; pressure value; negative pressure ventilation; net present value; nuclear... |
| rami nasales laterales nervi ethmoidalis anterioris | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of nasociliary nerve distributed to walls of nasal cavity. Synonym: rami nasales laterales nervi ethmoidalis anterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rami nasales mediales nervi ethmoidalis anterioris | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of nasociliary nerve distributed to the nasal septum. Synonym: rami nasales mediales nervi ethmoidalis anterioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami nasales posteriores inferiores nervi palatini majoris | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of greater palatine nerve to posterior inferior lateral wall of nasal cavity, including posterior aspect of mucosa over posterior portion of inferior nasal concha and meatus; may arise independently from pterygopalatine ganglion. Synonym: rami nasales posteriores inferiores nervi palatini majoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami occipitales nervi auricularis posterioris | Occipital branch posterior auricular nerve. See: occipital branch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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 oesophagei nervi vagi | <anatomy, nerve> Includes both branches passing directly from vagi and the branches from the recurrent laryngeal nerves that form the oesophageal nerve plexus which surrounds oesophagus, supplying it and adjacent portions of the pericardium. Synonym: rami oesophagei nervi vagi. (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 pharyngei nervi vagi | <anatomy, nerve> Conveys motor fibres from the cranial root of the accessory nerve to the pharyngeal constrictor muscles, the intrinsic muscles of the soft palate and the levator palati muscle; may also bring some general sensory fibres to the pharyngeal plexus. Synonym: rami pharyngei nervi vagi. (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 renales nervi vagi | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of vagus nerve to kidney via the coeliac plexus. Synonym: rami renales nervi vagi. (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) |