Natural Killer cell
Letter: n
Non-Invasive Ventilation
The state of the body in regard to the rate of protein intake and protein utilization.
Suture of the fundus of the stomach around the esophagus to prevent reflux in repair of hiatal hernia.
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
National Institutes of Health
A seed or place from which things start. Most notably the starting point of an infection or initiation of a granuloma or adhesion.
National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
A much more stringent test than the CPSC-1610, this is the National Fire Protection Associations test for determining the rate of flame spread across a fabric. In this test, a flame is held at the edge of the test sample for 20 seconds in an ambient oxygen environment in an attempt to ignite the material; cited by the FDA as a recognized test.
One specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the neuromuscular system: the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, the neuromuscular junction, and muscle.