| Nocardia leishmanii | A species of bacterium of the family nocardiaceae, producing pulmonary infections in man. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Nocardia lurida | Former name for Amycolatopsis orientalis subsp. Lurida. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nocardia lutea | A species found in a case of actinomycosis of the lacrimal gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nocardia madurae | Former name for Actinomadura madurae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nocardia mediterranei | A species that produces rifamycin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nocardia orientalis | A species that produces vancomycin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nocardiaceae | A family of gram-positive, aerobic actinomycetes found in soil and animal tissue. Some species are the cause of infection in man and animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nocardiasis | <disease> Infection by any species of the bacteria Nocardia. Often affects the lungs and may be confused with tuberculosis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nocardioform | Denoting an organism that morphologically and culturally resembles members of the genus Nocardia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nocardioform group | A group of actinomycetes that forms mycelia that break up into rod-shaped or coccoid elements. Certain genera in this group are pathogenic to man. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nocardiosis | <disease> Infection by any species of the bacteria Nocardia. Often affects the lungs and may be confused with tuberculosis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| noci- | Hurt, pain, injury. Origin: L. Noceo (05 Mar 2000) |
| noci-influence | Injurious or harmful influence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nociceptive | <physiology> The process of pain transmission, usually relating to a receptive neuron for painful sensations. (16 Dec 1997) |
| nociceptive reflex | Flexion of ankle, knee, and hip when the foot is painfully stimulated; the crossed extension reflex occurs in association with it. Synonym: defense reflex, nociceptive reflex, withdrawal reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |