Medical terms beginning with N

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

A virus being studied in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors and other types of cancer.

An evaluation of the size and shape of the nucleus in tumor cells and the percentage of tumor cells that are in the process of dividing or growing.

A procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body.

A method of diagnostic imaging that uses very small amounts of radioactive material.

Order is everything: the same few units in a different sequence spell a different protein, or a disease causing mutation.

Keeping DNA behind a membrane is what separates human cells from bacteria, and it lets the cell control which genes are read.

Sensation reduced or absent in an area, which is a different finding from the tingling and pins and needles it is often confused with.

The title covers many levels of training and licensure, and what a nurse may legally do is set by the jurisdiction, not the word.

What one may legally do varies by jurisdiction, so the same credential means independent practice in one place and a supervised role in another.

The defining feature is a continuous nursing presence, which is what separates it from assisted living and from care delivered at home.

A nutraceutical is a food derived product marketed for a health benefit beyond basic nutrition, without meeting the approval standard of a drug.

Food is judged by what the body can pull out of it: energy, building blocks, and the trace substances that keep reactions running.

The chain runs from appetite through digestion to absorption, and illness can break it at any single point along the way.

Structured sessions with a trained professional that translate a medical condition into practical decisions about eating.

Sold as a food rather than as a medicine in many countries, which changes what a maker must demonstrate before a product reaches a shelf.

Because the word itself guarantees nothing, the credential letters after a name carry more information than the title in front of the work.

The active ingredient in a drug used to treat infections caused by fungi (a type of microorganism).