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NBM

Nil By mouth. No food or Drink Intake

NED

No Evidence of Disease - A term used when scans or tests prove negative for cancer. Because of the nature of Cancer, "Cure" is a word the medical profession tend not to use.

Nephrectomy

Surgically removing a Kidney either partial or total (radical).

Neurosecretory Pathway

Is a delineated signaling system that involves such a resultant secretion.

Neurosecretory System

In general, all neural systems contain both neurons that themselves secrete chemical messengers and neurons that signal special secretory cells to secrete chemical messengers.


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