| National Institutes of Health | <organisation> A nonregulatory U.S. Federal agency which has oversight of research activities that the agency funds. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| national library of medicine | An agency of the national institutes of health concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to various aspects of documentation and library services in the field of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| national practitioner data bank | A databank established by the health care quality improvement act of 1986 authorizing the department of health and human services to collect and release information on the professional competence and conduct of physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health care practitioners. The data include adverse actions on physicians' malpractice, licensure, hospital privileges, concealing of pertinent information, and the like. (12 Dec 1998) |
| National Science Foundation | <organisation> A nonregulatory U.S. Federal agency which has oversight of biotechnology research activities that the agency funds. (09 Oct 1997) |
| nationality | Origin: Cf. F. Nationalite. 1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism. 2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character. 3. A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation. "the fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of nationalities and the character of peoples." (H. W. Beecher) 4. Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity. 5. The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| native | 1. One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France. 2. Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds. 1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. "Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times." (Cudworth) 2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, colour, etc. 3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries. 4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust. 5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc. "Courage is native to you." (Jowett (Thucyd)) 6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). "the head is not more native to the heart, . Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father." (Shak) 7. <chemical> Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver. Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride. Native American party. <zoology> See American, Native bear, the koala. <botany> Native bread, the Australian bustard (Choriotis australis); called also bebilya. Synonym: Natural, natal, original, congential. Native, Natural, Natal. Natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artifical. Origin: F. Natif, L. Nativus, fr. Nasci, p.p. Natus. See Nation, and cf. Naive, Nelf a serf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| native albumin | Albumin existing in its natural state, the two principal forms being serum albumin and egg albumin; it is soluble in water and not precipitated by diluted acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| native conformation | <chemistry> The conformation in which a molecule is biologically active. (09 Oct 1997) |
| native protein | The concept of a protein in its natural state, in the cell, unaltered by heat, chemicals, enzyme action, or the exigencies of extraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nativity | Origin: F. Nativite, L. Nativitas. See Native, and cf. Naivete. 1. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc. "I have served him from the hour of my nativity." (Shak) "Thou hast left . The land of thy nativity." (Ruth II. 11) "These in their dark nativity the deep Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame." (Milton) 2. A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born. 3. <astronomy> A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future destinies; a horoscope. The Nativity, the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day. <astronomy> To cast, or calculate, one's nativity, to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| natka | <zoology> A species of shrike. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| natraemia | Natriaemia The presence of sodium in the blood. Origin: natrium, sodium, + G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| natrexone hydrochloride | 17-(Cyclopropylmethyl)4,5a-epoxy-3,14-dihydroxymorphinan-6-one hydrochloride;an orally active narcotic antagonist used in maintenance therapy of detoxified, formerly opioid-dependent, patients. (05 Mar 2000) |
| natriferic | Tending to increase sodium transport. Origin: natrium + L. Fero, to carry (05 Mar 2000) |
| natrium | <chemistry> The technical name for sodium. Origin: NL. See Natron. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : National Institutes of Health
Synonyms : National Library of Medicine, National Medical Library
Synonyms : National Practitioner Databank, Databank, National Practitioner, Databanks, National Practitioner, National Practitioner Databanks, Practitioner Databank, National, Practitioner Databanks, National
Synonyms : Nazis, Nazism, Nazi, Socialism, National
Synonyms : Natriureses
| natural immunity |
immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
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| natural selection |
survival: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
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| naturopath |
a therapist who practices naturopathy
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| naturopathy |
a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process
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| native protein |
unchanged animal or vegetable protein, especially as it occurs in foods.
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| NAT | the people who live in a nation or country |
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| NAT | a politically organized body of people under a single government |
| NAT | a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes) |
| NAT | United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) |
| NAT | a person who owes allegiance to that nation |
| NAT | inside the country |
| NAT | concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country |
| NAT | limited to or in the interests of a particular nation |
| NAT | owned or maintained for the public by the national government |
| NAT | of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country |
| NAT | of or relating to nationality |
| NAT | characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation |