| Naffziger operation | Orbital decompression for severe malignant exophthalmos by removal of the lateral and superior orbital walls. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Naffziger syndrome | Scalenus-anticus syndrome |
| nafoxidine | <chemical> 1-(2-(4-(3,4-dihydro-6-methoxy-2-phenyl-1-naphthyl)phenoxy)ethyl)pyrrolidine. An oestrogen antagonist that has been used in the treatment of breast cancer. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, hormonal, oestrogen antagonists. Chemical name: Pyrrolidine, 1-(2-(4-(3,4-dihydro-6-methoxy-2-phenyl-1-naphthalenyl)phenoxy)ethyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| nafronyl | <chemical> 2-(diethylamino)ethyl tetrahydro-alpha-(1-naphthylmethyl)-2-furanpropionate oxalate. A drug used in the management of peripheral and cerebral vascular disorders. It is claimed to enchance cellular oxidative capacity and to be a spasmolytic. It may also be an antagonist at 5ht-2 serotonin receptors. Pharmacological action: parasympatholytics, serotonin antagonists, vasodilator agents. Chemical name: 2-Furanpropanoic acid, tetrahydro-alpha-(1-naphthalenylmethyl)-, 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
| nafronyl oxalate | 2-(Diethylamino)ethyl tetrahydro-alpha-(1-naphthylmethyl)-2-furanpropionate oxalate;a vasodilator drug. (05 Mar 2000) |
| naftifine hydrochloride | (E)-N-Cinnamyl-N-methyl-1-naphthalenemethylamine hydrochloride;a broad spectrum antifungal agent used in the topical treatment of tinea infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| NAG | <abbreviation> N-acetylglutamate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nagana | An acute or chronic disease of cattle, dogs, pigs, horses, sheep, and goats in sub-Saharan Africa; marked by fever, anaemia, and cachexia, varying in severity with the parasite and the host. A collective term for diseases caused by the protozoan parasites Trypanosoma brucei brucei, T. Congolense, and T. Vivax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nagarse | <enzyme> Broad specifity protease from bacteria. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Nagel | Willibald, A., German ophthalmologist and physiologist, 1870-1911. See: Nagel's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nagel's test | A test for colour vision in which the observer determines the relative amounts of red and green necessary to match spectral yellow; an instrument called Nagel's anomaloscope is used. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nagele | Franz K., German obstetrician, 1777-1851. See: Nagele obliquity, Nagele's pelvis, Nagele's rule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nagele obliquity | Inclination of the foetal head in cases of flat pelvis, so that the biparietal diameter is oblique in relation to the plane of the pelvic brim, the anterior parietal bone presenting to the parturient canal. Synonym: anterior asynclitism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nagele's pelvis | An obliquely contracted or unilateral synostotic pelvis, marked by arrest of development of one lateral half of the sacrum, usually ankylosis of the sacroiliac joint on that side, rotation of the sacrum toward the same side, and deviation of the symphysis pubis to the opposite side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nagele's rule | Means of estimating date of delivery by counting back three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and adding seven days. (05 Mar 2000) |