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- N-acetylcysteine
- An antioxidant drug that may keep cancer cells from developing or reduce the risk of growth of existing cancer
- N-acetyldinaline
- A substance that is being studied as an anticancer drug in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Also called CI-994
- N/V
- nausea and vomiting
- N0-N3
- staging
- NA
- vinorelbine
- Na+
- sodium
- NAD
- no abnormality detected
- naloxone
- A substance that is being studied as a treatment for constipation caused by narcotic medications. It belongs to the family of drugs called narcotic antagonists
- nanogram
- A measure of weight. One nanogram weighs a billion times less than one gram, and almost a trillion-times less than a pound
- nanometer
- One billionth of a meter
- nanotechnology
- In recent general usage, any technology related to features of nanometer scale
- narcotic
- An agent that causes insensibility or stupor; usually refers to opioids given to relieve pain
- nasal
- By or having to do with the nose
- nasopharynx
- (NAY-zo-fair-inks) The upper part of the throat behind the nose. An opening on each side of the nasopharynx leads into the ear
- nasoscope
- A thin lighted tube used to examine the nose. Also called a rhinoscope
- nasoscopy
- A procedure in which a thin, lighted tube is inserted into the nose to look for abnormal areas. Also called rhinoscopy
- National Cancer Institute
- NCI. The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's principal agency More…
- National Institutes of Health
- NIH. The National Institutes of Health, the focal point of biomedical research in the United States, conducts research in its own laboratories; supports the research of non-Federal More…
- natural killer cell
- NK cell. A type of white blood cell that contains granules with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or microbial cells. Also called a large granular lymphocyte
- NB1011
- A substance that is being studied for its ability to make cancer cells respond to drugs to which they have become resistant. It belongs to the family of drugs called nucleoside analogs
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