Medical terms beginning with N

A drug usually used to reduce the thickness of mucus and ease its removal.

A drug usually used to reduce the thickness of mucus and ease its removal.

A substance that is being studied as an anticancer drug in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of leukemia.

A substance that is used in cancer research to cause bladder tumors in laboratory animals.

Chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride (table salt).

A substance that is being studied as a treatment for constipation caused by narcotic medications.

A drug that blocks the action of opiates (drugs used to treat pain).

A measure of weight.

A measure of length in the metric system.

The amount of a substance equal to a billionth of a mole (a measure of the amount of a substance).

A particle of that is smaller than 100 nanometers (one-billionth of a meter).

A drug used to treat breast cancer that has spread or that has come back within 6 months after chemotherapy.

A device that uses x-rays instead of visible light to form images of very small structures, such as the insides of blood vessels and cells.

The field of research that deals with the engineering and creation of things from materials that are less than 100 nanometers (one-billionth of a meter) in size, especially single atoms or molecules.

A substance used to treat moderate to severe pain.

By or having to do with the nose.

Describes the passage from the nose to the stomach.

A tube that is inserted through the nose, down the throat and esophagus, and into the stomach.

A drug that is used in a cream to treat certain skin conditions and in a nasal spray to treat sinus problems caused by allergies.