| non-pros | To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed. Origin: Nonprossed; Non-prossing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| non-rapid eye movement | Slow oscillation of the eyes during sleep. (05 Mar 2000) |
| non-ribosomal peptide synthase | <enzyme> Nrp - non-ribosomal peptide/polyketide; locus nrp is mutated in a swarming-defective proteus mirabilis strain; 249 amino acid residues, mw 29.7 kD; amimo acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 6.3.2.- Synonym: nrpg protein, nrpg gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| non-specific | 1. Not due to any single known cause, as to a particular pathogen. 2. Not directed against a particular agent, but rather having a general effect, as non-specific therapy. (18 Nov 1997) |
| non-specific anergy | A reduction of the normal or usual immunologic responses because of unrelated intervening disease. Synonym: non-specific anergy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| non-specific cholinesterase | <enzyme> An enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine tostop its action. (22 May 1997) |
| non-specific protein | A protein substance that elicits a response not mediated by specific antigen-antibody reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| non-specific system | <physiology> A physiological term denoting that part of the brainstem reticular formation that plays a central role in the organism's bodily and behavorial alertness. It extends as a diffusely organised neural apparatus through the central region of the brainstem into the subthalamus and the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus; by its ascending connections it affects the function of the cerebral cortex in the sense of behavioural responsiveness; its descending (reticulospinal) connections transmit its activating influence upon bodily posture and reflex mechanisms (e.g., muscle tonus), in part by way of the gamma motor neurons. See: reticular formation. Synonym: non-specific system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| non-specific therapy | The injection of a foreign protein, typhoid vaccine, etc., to induce fever in the treatment of certain diseases, especially those of a parasyphilitic nature. Synonym: phlogotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| non-specific urethritis | Urethritis not resulting from gonococcal, chlamydial, or other specific infectious agents. Synonym: simple urethritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| non-specific vaginitis | bacterial vaginosis |
| non-stereospecific dipeptidase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes d- or l-amino acid peptides from the brain of cephalopods Registry number: EC 3.4.13.17 Synonym: peptidyl-d-amino acid hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| non-steroidal anti-inflammatory | <pharmacology> A large group of anti-inflammatory agents that work by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins. They exert anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic actions. Examples include: ibuprofen, ketoprofen, piroxicam, naproxen, sulindac, aspirin, choline subsalicylate, diflunisal, fenoprofen, indomethacin, meclofenamate, salsalate, tolmetin and magnesium salicylate. A contrast is made with steroidal compounds (such as hydrocortisone or prednisone) exerting anti-inflammatory activity. Acronym: NSAID (05 May 2002) |
| non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug | <pharmacology> A large group of anti-inflammatory agents that work by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins. They exert anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic actions. Examples include: ibuprofen, ketoprofen, piroxicam, naproxen, sulindac, aspirin, choline subsalicylate, diflunisal, fenoprofen, indomethacin, meclofenamate, salsalate, tolmetin and magnesium salicylate. A contrast is made with steroidal compounds (such as hydrocortisone or prednisone) exerting anti-inflammatory activity. Acronym: NSAID (05 May 2002) |
| non-steroidal oestrogens | <pharmacology> Non-steroidal compounds with oestrogenic activity. (12 Dec 1998) |