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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.