| nasopharyngeal viral culture | <microbiology> A collection of nasopharyngeal secretions for the purpose of incubating a virus for identification. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| nasopharyngitis | Inflammation of the nasopharynx. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nasopharyngolaryngoscope | <instrument> An instrument, often of fibreoptic type, used to visualise the upper airways and pharynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopharyngoscope | <instrument> Telescopic instrument, electrically lighted, for examination of the nasal passages and the nasopharynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopharyngoscopy | Examination of the nasopharynx by flexible or rigid optical instruments, or with a mirror. Origin: nasopharynx + G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopharynx | <anatomy> The portion of the pharynx extending from the posterior nares to the level of the soft palate. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nasorostral | Relating to the nasal cavity and the rostrum of the sphenoid bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasoseptal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the internasal septum. Origin: Naso- + septal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nasosinusitis | Inflammation of the nasal cavities and of the accessory sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasotracheal intubation | Tracheal intubation through the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasotracheal tube | A tracheal tube inserted through the nasal passages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasoturbinal | <anatomy> Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the nasalturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost lammelae of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal. The nasoturbinal bone. Origin: Naso- + turbinal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nassa | Origin: From L. Nassa a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species. <zoology> Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae; a dog whelk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Nasse | Christian Friedrich, German physician, 1788-1851. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nasse's law | An early statement of the pattern of X-linked recessive inheritance: haemophilia affects only boys but is transmitted through mothers and sisters. (05 Mar 2000) |