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- NNRTI nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
- NNS neural network Sramek [equation]; nicotine nasal spray; nonneoplastic syndrome
- NNS III Third Nationwide Nutritional Survey [China, 1992]
- NNT nuclei nervi trigemini; number needed to treat
- NNU neonatal unit
- NNWI Neonatal Narcotic Withdrawal Index
- NO narcotics officer; nitric or nitrous oxide; none obtained; nonobese; nurse's office
- No nobelium
- No, no number [Lat. numero]
- NOA National Optometric Association; nitro-L-arginine
- NOABX no antibiotics
- NOAEL no observed adverse effect level
- NOAH New York Online Access to Health
- NOAPP National Organization of Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting
- Nobs number of observations
- NOBT nonoperative biopsy technique
- NOC N-nitroso compound; not otherwise classified; nursing outcomes classification
- NOCDQ nursing organizational climate description questionnaire
- NOD Naito-Oyanagi disease; National Organization on Disability; nodular melanoma; nonobese diabetic [mouse]; notify of death
- NOE naso-orbital-ethmoid [fracture]; nuclear Overhauser effect
- NOEC no observed effect concentration
- NOEL no observed effect level
- NOES National Occupational Exposure Survey
- NOESY nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy
- NOF National Osteopathic Foundation; National Osteoporosis Foundation
- NOFT nonorganic failure-to-thrive
- NOHS National Occupational Hazards Survey
- NOII nonocclusive intestinal ischemia
- NOK next of kin
- NOL nitric oxide level
- NOLAV Nola virus
- nom dub a doubtful name [Lat. nomen dubium]
- NOMI nonocclusive mesenteric infarction
- NONMEM nonlinear mixed effects model
- non-REM non-rapid eye movement [sleep]
- NOP not otherwise provided for
- NOPHN National Organization for Public Health Nursing
- NOR Neurologic Outcome Research; noradrenaline; normal; nortriptyline; nucleolar organizer region
- NORA Nordic Research on Aging
- NORASEPT North American Sepsis Trial
- NORC National Opinion Research Center
- NORD National Organization for Rare Disorders
- NORDIL Nordic Diltiazem [study]
- NORDUnet Nordic Countries Network
- NOR-EPI norepinephrine
- norleu norleucine
- NORM naturally occurring radioactive material
- norm normal
- NORML National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
- NORV Northway virus
- NOS network operating system; nitric oxide synthetase; non-organ-specific; not on staff; not otherwise specified
- NOs nitric oxide synthetase
- NOSAC nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory compound
- NOSER Newton's one-step error reconstructor
- NOSIC Neurologic Outcome Scale for Infants and Children
- NOSIE Nurses' Observation Scale for Inpatient Evaluation
- NOSTA Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity
- NOT nocturnal oxygen therapy
- NOTB National Ophthalmic Treatment Board
- NOTT Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy Trial
- NOV Nodamura virus; Novantrone
- nov n new name [Lat. novum nomen]
- NOVS National Office of Vital Statistics
- nov sp new species [Lat. novum species]
- NOW network of workstations
- NOWIS North Wurttemberg Infarction Study
- NOx nitrogen oxide
- NP 4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenylacetyl; nasopharynx, nasopharyngeal; natriuretic peptide; near point; necrotizing pancreatitis; neonatal-perinatal; nerve palsy; neuritic plague; neuropathic pain; neuropathology; neuropeptide; neurophysin; neuropsychiatry; new patient; newly presented; Niemann-Pick [disease]; nitrogen-phosphorus; nitrophenol; nitroprusside; no pain; no pressure; nonpalpable; nonparalytic; nonpathogenic; nonphagocytic; nonpracticing; no progress or progression; normal plasma; normal pressure; nosocomial pneumonia; not palpable; not perceptible; not performed; not pregnant; not present; not protected; nucleoplasmic; nucleoprotein; nucleoside phosphorylase; nurse practitioner; nursed poorly; nursing procedure; proper name [Lat. nomen proprium]
- N-P need-persistence
- Np neper; neptunium; neurophysin
- np nucleotide pair
- NPA nasopharyngeal airway; nasopharyngeal aspirate; National Pharmaceutical Association; National Pituitary Agency; near point accommodation; negative predictive accuracy; Nurse Practice Act
- NPa nail-patella [syndrome]
- nPA lanoteplase
- NPACI National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure
- NPA-NIHHDP National Pituitary Agency-National Institutes of Health Hormone Distribution Program
- Npar number of parameters
- NPAT nonparoxysmal atrial tachycardia
- NPB nodal premature beat; nonprotein bound
- NPBF nonplacental blood flow
- NPBV negative pressure body ventilator
- NPC nasopharyngeal carcinoma; near point of convergence; neuroparacoccidioidomycosis; nodal premature contractions; nonparenchymal [liver] cell; nonphysician clinician; nonproductive cough; nucleus of posterior commissure; nursing protocol consultant
- NPCa nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- NPCP National Prostatic Cancer Project; non-Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- NPCRDC National Primary Care Research and Development Centre [UK]
- NP cult nasopharyngeal culture
- NPD narcissistic personality disorder; natriuretic plasma dialysate; negative pressure device; Niemann-Pick disease; nitrogen-phosphorus detector; nonpathologic diagnosis; normal protein diet
- NPDB National Practitioner Data Bank
- NPDC neurofibromatosis-pheochromocytoma-duodenal carcinoid [syndrome]
- NPDL nodular poorly differentiated lymphocytic
- NPDR nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
- NPE neurogenic pulmonary edema; neuropsychologic examination; no palpable enlargement; normal pelvic examination
- NPF nasopharyngeal fiberscope; National Parkinson Foundation; National Pharmaceutical Foundation; National Provider File; National Psoriasis Foundation; neuronal population function; no predisposing factor
- NPFT Neurotic Personality Factor Test
- NPGA niched Pareto algorithm
- NPH nephrophthisis; neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin) [not used anymore]; normal pressure hydrocephalus; nucleus pulposus herniation
- NPHCE national personal health care expenditures
- NPHDO Nadroparin Posthospital Discharge in Orthopedy [study]
- NPHE natural phenomenon [UMLS]
- NP HRF nasal pool histamine-releasing factor
- NPHS National Population Health Survey [Canada]; Northwick Park Heart Study
- NPhx nasopharynx
- NPI Narcissistic Personality Inventory; National Provider Identifier; neuropsychiatric institution; neuropsychiatric inventory; no present illness; nuclear polymorphism index; nucleoplasmic index
- NPIC neurogenic peripheral intermittent claudication
- NPII Neonatal Pulmonary Insufficiency Index
- NPIP N-nitrosopiperidine
- NPJT nonparoxysmal atrioventricular junctional tachycardia
- NPK neuropeptide K
- nPKC novel protein kinase C
- NPL National Physics Laboratory; neoproteolipid
- NPM nonpacemaker [cells]; nothing per mouth
- NPN neural Petri net; nonprotein nitrogen
- NPO nothing by mouth [Lat. nil per os]; nucleus preopticus
- NPO/HS nothing by mouth at bedtime [Lat. nil per os hora somni]
- NPOS nurses professional orientation scale
- NPP nitrophenylphosphate; normal pool plasma; nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontinus
- NPPase nucleotide pyrophosphatase
- NPPC Nursing Professional Practice Council
- NPPE negative pressure pulmonary edema
- NPPH nucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase
- NPPNG nonpenicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- NP polio nonparalytic poliomyelitis
- NPPV noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation
- NPR net protein ratio; normal pulse rate; nucleoside phosphoribosyl
- NPRL Navy Prosthetics Research Laboratory
- NPS nail-patella syndrome; nasopharyngeal secretion; National Pharmaceutical Stockpile; neonatal progeroid syndrome; noise power spectrum
- NPSA normal pilosebaceous appartus
- NPSH nonprotein sulhydryl [group]
- NPT nasal provocation test; neoprecipitin test; nocturnal penile tumescence; normal pressure and temperature; sodium phosphate transport
- NPTR National Pediatric Trauma Registry
- NPU net protein utilization
- NPUI nursing process utilization inventory
- NPV negative predictive value; negative pressure value; negative pressure ventilation; net present value; nuclear polyhidrosis virus; nucleus paraventricularis
- NPY neuropeptide Y
- NPYR neuropeptide Y receptor; nitrosopyrrolidine
- N pyr nitrosopyrrolidine
- NQA nursing quality assurance
- NQMI non-Q-wave myocardial infarction
- NQO NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase
- 4NQO 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide
- NQR nuclear quadruple resonance; reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide [NADH] quinine reductase
- NR do not repeat [Lat. non repetatur]; nerve root; neural retina; neutral red; noise reduction; no radiation; no reaction; no recurrence; no refill; no report; no respiration; no response; no result; nonmatch response; nonreactive; nonrebreathing; nonresponder; nonretarded; normal range; normal reaction; normotensive rat; not readable; not recorded; not reported; not resolved; nurse; nursing [service]; nutrition ratio; Reynold's number
- N/R not remarkable
- NR Reynold's number
- NR50 neutral red 50%
- nr near
- NRA nitrate reductase; nucleus retroambigualis
- NRASMC neonatal rat aortic smooth muscle cell
- NRB nonrejoining break; nursing reference base
- NRBC National Rare Blood Club; normal red blood cell; nucleated red blood cell
- NRbc nucleated red blood cell
- NRC National Red Cross; National Research Council [Canada]; National Response Center; normal retinal correspondence; not routine care; Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- NRCAM National Resource for Cell Analysis and Modeling
- NrCAM neuron glial cell-related cell adhesion molecule
- NRCC National Registry in Clinical Chemistry; National Research Council of Canada
- NRCL nonrenal clearance
- NRDL Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory
- NREH normal renin essential hypertension
- NREM nonrapid eye movement [sleep]
- NREMT National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
- NREMT-P nationally registered emergency medical technician-paramedic
- NREN National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] Research and Education Network
- NRF Neurosciences Research Foundation; normal renal function
- NRFC nonrosette-forming cell
- NRFD not ready for data
- NRG nursing resources grouping
- NRGC nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis
- NRH nodular regenerative hyperplasia
- NRHA National Rural Health Association
- NRHS National Runners' Health Study
- NRI nerve root involvement; nerve root irritation; nonrespiratory infection
- NRICR National Registry of Inhospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- NRIV Ngari virus
- NRK normal rat kidney
- NRL nucleus reticularis lateralis
- NRM National Registry of Microbiologists; normal range of motion; nucleus reticularis magnocellularis
- NRMI National Registry of Myocardial Infarction
- NRMP National Resident Matching Program
- NRMSE normalized root mean square error
- nRNA nuclear ribonucleic acid
- nRNP nuclear ribonucleoprotein
- NROM normal range of motion
- NRP nucleus reticularis parvocellularis
- NRPB National Radiological Protection Board
- NRPC nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis
- NRPG nucleus reticularis paragigantocellularis
- NRR net reproduction rate
- NRRC National Rotavirus Reference Centre [Australia]
- NRRL Northern Regional Research Laboratory
- NRS Neurobehavioral Rating Scale; normal rabbit serum; normal reference serum; Norman-Roberts syndrome; numerical rating scale
- NRSA National Research Service Award [NIH]
- NRSCC National Reference System in Clinical Chemistry
- NRSCL National Reference System for the Clinical Laboratory
- NRSFPS National Reporting System for Family Planning Services
- NRT near-real time; networking research team; nicotine replacement therapy; nucleus reticularis thalami
- NRTI nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
- NRU neutral red uptake; nursing research unit
- NRV nucleus reticularis ventralis
- NRVR normalized renal vascular resistance
- NS natural science; Neosporin; nephrosclerosis; nephrotic syndrome; nervous system; Netherton syndrome; neurological surgery, neurosurgery; neurosecretion, neurosecretory; neurosyphilis; neurotic score; nodular sclerosis; noise to signal [ratio]; nonsmoker; nonspecific; nonstimulation; nonstructural; nonsymptomatic; Noonan syndrome; normal saline [solution]; normal serum; normal sodium [diet]; Norwegian scabies; no sample; no sequelae; no shear; nosocomial sinusitis; no specimen; not seen; not significant; not specified; not sufficient; not symptomatic; nuclear sclerosis; nursing services; Nursing Sister