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Nontropical sprue
Nontropical sprue See celiac disease.
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Celiac
Having to do with the abdomen.
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
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Nonthaburi doctors
All doctors near Nonthaburi, Thailand. Doctors who can assist a patient in Nonthaburi.
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Neuroscience
The scientific study of the nervous system.
Neurotransmitters
Chemical substances that carry impulses from one nerve cell to another; found in the space (synapse) that separates the transmitting neuron's terminal (axon) from the receiving neuron's terminal (dendrite).
Nissen fundoplication
An operation to sew the top of the stomach (fundus) around the esophagus; used to stop stomach contents from flowing back into the esophagus (reflux) and to repair a hiatal hernia.
Nitroglycerin
A medication used to relax or dilate arteries.
Non-invasive procedures
A diagnostic effort or treatment that does not require entering the body or puncturing the skin.
Nontropical sprue
Nonulcer dyspepsia
Constant pain or discomfort in the upper GI tract. Symptoms include burning, nausea, and bloating, but no ulcer. Possibly caused by muscle spasms.
Norwalk virus
A virus that may cause GI infection and diarrhea. See also gastroenteritis.
Nuclear medicine imaging techniques
Techniques that are used in the diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of disease. Nuclear medicine is unique in that it often allows for diagnostic information to be discerned prior to the onset of physical symptoms. It is used significantly in the areas of oncology, neurology, cardiology and orthopedics, among others.
Nuclear medicine scan
Image produced as the result of a nuclear medicine procedure.
Nutcracker syndrome
Abnormal muscle tightening in the esophagus.
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