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Neutrophilia
Neutrophilia An increase of neutrophilic leukocytes in blood or tissues; also frequently used synonymously with leukocytosis, inasmuch as the latter is generally the result of an increased number of neutrophilic granulocytes in the circulating blood (or in the tissues, or both).
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Leukocytes
White blood cells, the blood cells responsible for fighting infection.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
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Neutrexin
Neutrexin is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): trimetrexate glucuronate.
Neutrophil
A mature white blood cell with a three- to five-lobed nucleus.
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Neuropsychologist
A psychologist who specializes in ailments of the mind and mental processes caused by disease of the nervous system.
Neuroradiologist
A radiologist who specializes in the use of radioactive substances, x-rays and scanning devices for the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system.
Nurse practitioner
A registered nurse with advanced training in a particular area of health care, e.g., pediatric nurse practitioners have additional education in the care of children.
Narcosis
General and nonspecific reversible depression of neuronal excitability, produced by a number of physical and chemical agents, usually resulting in stupor rather than in anesthesia.
Nephropathia epidemica
A generally benign form of epidemic hemorrhagic fever reported in Scandinavia.
Neutrophilia
Non-inferiority trial
A trial with the primary objective of showing that the response to the investigational product is not clinically inferior to a comparative agent (active or placebo control). See also equivalence trial.
Nuremberg Code
Code of ethics for conducting medical research set forth in 1947.
Naprapathy
System of bodywork founded in 1905 by chiropractic professor Oakley G. Smith, author of Modernized Chiropractic (1906). It encompasses nutritional, postural, and exercise counseling. Naprapathic theory holds|(a) that soft connective tissue in a state of contraction can cause "neurovascular interference," (b) that this "interference" may cause "circulatory congestion" and "nerve irritation," and (c) that reducing this "interference" (primarily by hand) paves the way for optimal homeostasis. The major form of Naprapathy in the United States is the Oakley Smith Naprapathic Method(TM), taught by the Chicago National College of Naprapathy.
Natural
Not human-induced or manmade.
N.D.
Doctor of Naturopathy.
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