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naevus (nevus). A congenital mark or discolored patch of the skin.

nail (unguis). The horny plate covering the distal end of the terminal phalanx of each finger and toe.

naphthalan. A gelatinous mixture employed as a protective dressing in burns and in skin diseases.

narcosis. Stupor or general anesthesia produced by some narcotic drug.

nascent. Beginning; incipient.

necrosis. Death of a circumscribed portion of tissue.

neoplasm. A new growth; a tumor.

neosalvarsan. A modified salvarsan: No. 914.

nephritis. Inflammation of the kidney.

nerve. A whitish cord made up of nerve fibres.

neuralgia. Pain in a nerve.

neurasthenia. Nerve exhaustion.

neuritic. Relating to neuritis.

neuritis. Nerve inflammation.

neuroma. Nerve tumor.

neuron. Nerve cell, as in neuritis, inflammation of a nerve.

neutralize. To render ineffective.

node. A knob; a circumscribed swelling.

nostrum. A quack remedy.

novocaine. A synthetic local anesthetic.

noxious. Injurious; harmful.

nucleus. The essential part of a typical cell and the controlling centre of its activity.