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(năr′kŏt-īz) [Gr. narkotikos, benumbing] To place under the influence of a narcotic.
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(nar′kō-traf″ik-ing) The illegal production, distribution, and sale of controlled narcotic substances.
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(nar′ĭs, nar′ēz″) pl. nares [L. naris, nostril; nose (in plural)] The nostril. SEE: nose.
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(nar′ăt-iv) [L. narrativus, suitable for telling] A communications skill consisting of an ability to listen actively and empathetically to the patient’s history, combined with the ability to express oneself meaningfully to patients.
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Decreasing the width or diameter of some space or channel, e.g., narrowing of the size of the coronary arteries, usually due to some pathological process.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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(nā′zăl) [L. nasus, nose] 1. Pert. to the nose. 2. Uttered through the nose. 3. A nasal bone.
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Intermittent outward movement of the nostrils with each inspiratory effort; indicates an increase in the work of breathing.
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SEE: enteral tube feeding.
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A mask used to treat obstructive sleep apnea that delivers positive airway pressure via a device that covers the mid portion of the face from the upper lip to the bridge of the nose.
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A lightweight mask used to treat obstructive sleep apnea that delivers positive air pressure to the patient through tubes that fit inside the nostrils.
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The inferior third of the nose.
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The maximum width of the nasal aperture.
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(năs′ĕnt; nā′sĕnt) [L. nascens, born] 1. Just born; incipient or beginning. 2. Pert. to a substance being set free from a compound.
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nasendoscopy, nasoendoscopy
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(nāz″en-dos′kŏ-pĕ, nā″zō-en-dos′kŏ-pĕ) [nas(o)- + endoscopy] Inspection of the nose, sinuses, pharynx, and larynx with a small angled endoscope inserted into a nostril.
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(nāz″en′dŏ-skōp″), n. nasoendoscope (nā″zō-en′dŏ-skōp″), n.
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(nā′zē-on″) [L. nasus, nose + Gr. -ion, a diminutive suffix] The point at which the median anteroposterior plane cuts across the nasofrontal suture.
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