| night vision | Vision when the eye is dark-adapted. See: dark adaptation, dark-adapted eye. Synonym: night vision, rod vision, scotopia, twilight vision. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| night-blooming | Blooming in the night. Night-blooming cereus. <botany> See Note under Cereus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| night-terrors | A disorder allied to nightmare, occurring in children, in which the child awakes screaming with fright, the distress persisting for a time during a state of saemiconsciousness. Synonym: pavor nocturnus, sleep terror. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nightguard | A device used to stabilise the teeth and reduce the traumatic effects of bruxism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nightingale | 1. <zoology> A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song. 2. <zoology> A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species. Mock nightingale. <zoology> See Blackcap, 1 . Origin: OE. Nihtegale,nightingale, AS. Nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. Yell; cf. D. Nachtegaal, OS. Nahtigala, OHG. Nahtigala, G. Nachtigall, Sw. Naktergal, Dan. Nattergal. See Night, and Yell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nightmare | 1. A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep. 2. A condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterised by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind; incubus. 3. Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence. Origin: Night + mare incubus. See Mare incubus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nightshade | <botany> A common name of many species of the genus Solanum, given especially. To the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous. Deadly nightshade. Same as Belladonna . Enchanter's nightshade. See Enchanter. Stinking nightshade. See Henbane. Three-leaved nightshade. See Trillium. Origin: AS. Nichtscadu. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nightstick fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture of the ulna. Named because of the injury that results when attempting to block the downward blow of a nightstick with the raised forearm. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nigra | In neuroanatomy, the substantia nigra. Origin: L. Fr. Niger, black (05 Mar 2000) |
| nigraniline | <chemistry> The complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff Synonym: aniline black. Origin: L. Niger black + E. Aniline. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nigricans | Blackish. Origin: L. Fr. Niger, black (05 Mar 2000) |
| nigrine | <chemical> A ferruginous variety of rutile. Origin: L. Niger black: cf. F. Nigrine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nigrities | A black pigmentation. Origin: L. Blackness, fr. Niger, black (05 Mar 2000) |
| nigrities linguae | In canines, a disorder associated with a deficency of nicotinic acid. Black to yellowish brown discoloration of the dorsum of the tongue due to staining by exogenous material such as the components of tobacco; usually superimposed on hairy tongue. Synonym: lingua nigra, melanoglossia, nigrities linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nigromancie | The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art. "This palace standeth in the air, By necromancy placed there." (Drayton) Origin: OE. Nigromaunce, nigromancie, OF. Nigromance, F. Necromance, necromancie, from L. Necromantia, Gr.; a dead body (akin to L. Necare to kill, Skr. Na to perish, vanish) + divination, fr. Diviner, seer, akin to E. Mania. See Mania, and cf. Internecine, Noxious. The old spelling is due to confusion with L. Niger black. Hence the name black art. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : Epinigericin, Pandavir
Synonyms : Blindness, Night
Synonyms : Care, Night, Cares, Night, Night Cares
Synonyms : Night Terrors, Adult, Night Terrors, Childhood, Night Terrors, Primary, Night Terrors, Secondary, Pavor Nocturnus, Adult, Pavor Nocturnus, Childhood, Sleep Terror Disorder, Adult Night Terror, Adult Night Terrors, Adult Pavor Nocturnus, Childhood Night Terror
| nigra |
nigger: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga"
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| nightmare disorder |
[DSM-IV] a sleep disorder of the parasomnia group, consisting of repeated episodes of nightmares that awaken the sleeper, who rapidly becomes fully oriented and alert and can vividly recall the dreams. Onset is usually in childhood or adolescence, and children often outgrow the disorder. Called also dream anxiety d.
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| nigropallidal encephalomalacia |
neurotoxicity in horses that have spent an extended period grazing on Centaurea repens or C. solstitialis, which cause necrosis of the substantia nigra and globus pallidus; characteristics include wandering around in a confused manner and rigidity of facial muscles so that the animals cannot chew and may starve to death.
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| night sight |
Night vision is seeing in the dark. There are two ways to accomplish this; biologically, and through technology. Technological night vision works on one of two principles. The first is by detecting infrared radiation, which is a form of energy emitted by all objects regardless of the ambient light conditions. A device based on this principle is called an infrared camera. The second is by intensifying the small amount of light present even at night, from the stars and the moon. ...
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| night vision |
Night vision is seeing in the dark. There are two ways to accomplish this; biologically, and through technology. Technological night vision works on one of two principles. The first is by detecting infrared radiation, which is a form of energy emitted by all objects regardless of the ambient light conditions. A device based on this principle is called an infrared camera. The second is by intensifying the small amount of light present even at night, from the stars and the moon. ...
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| Nig | a native or inhabitant of Nigeria |
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| Nig | of or relating to the people of Nigeria |
| Nig | of or relating to Nigeria |
| Nig | capital of Nigeria in the center of the country |
| Nig | monetary unit in Nigeria |
| Nig | a native or inhabitant of Niger |
| Nig | of or relating to the people of Nigeria |
| Nig | a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
| Nig | extreme stinginess |
| Nig | petty in giving or spending |
| Nig | extreme stinginess |
| Nig | (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person |