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lung's Fetthals." Diffuse lipoma of the neck. N.- 

 sweetbread, the thymus of the calf. 



Necremia, Necrsemia {nek-re? -me-ah) [ywpdg, dead; 

 a'ifia, blood]. Death of the blood ; a condition marked 

 by loss of vitality in the corpuscles and a tendency not 

 to run together. 



Necrocystosis [nek-ro-sis-to / -sis) [re/cpof, dead; kvtoc, 

 cell]. Death or loss of vitality of the cells. 



Necrologist (nck-rol'-o-jist) [venpoc, dead; Aoyoc, 

 science]. One skilled in necrology. 



Necrophilia. (See Ulus. Diet.) 2. A longing for 

 death. 



Necrophilous {nek-rof'-il-us). Subsisting on dead 

 matter. 



Necrosadism {nek-ro-s'ad' '-izm) [ve/cpoc, dead; sadism]. 

 See Necrophilism (Illus. Diet.). 



Necrosis. (See lllus. Diet.) N., Endoglobular, of 

 Maragliano and Castellino, the degenerative decolora- 

 tion of erythrocytes; giving rise to shadow corpuscles, 

 "phantoms," or achromacytes (g. v.). N., Fat, a 

 type of necrosis following fatty degeneration, reducing 

 the entire structure to a fatty emulsion. N. infantilis, 

 cancrum oris. N., Maragliano's. See N, Endo- 

 globular. 



Necrospermia {nek-ro-spurm' -e-ah) \vtKp6q, dead; 

 anipfia, seed]. A form of impotence due to loss of 

 motility in the spermatozoa. 



Nectandra. (See Illus. Diet.) N. cymbarum, N. 

 ab E , Pao sassafras, Orinoca anise, a large tree of 

 Brazil, the root of which is roborant ; the balsamic oil 

 from the bark is tonic, antispasmodic, diuretic, em- 

 menagog, and diaphoretic, and is also applied to 

 ulcers. N. pichury-major, Nees et Mart., and N. 

 pichury-minor, Nees et Mart., species of Brazil. 

 The seeds, great and small pichury beans, are used in 

 diarrhea and dysentery; they contain fat, an ethereal 

 oil, and safrol. 



Nectareous {nek-la' '-re-us) [vkurap, nectar]. Agree- 

 able to the taste. 



Nectrianin (nek-lri-an' '-in). A cancer remedy said to 

 be an extractive of the fungus Nectria ditissima, Tul., 

 growing upon old trees. 



Nedyia (ned-i'-e-ah) \yij5vLd\. The abdominal viscera. 



Nedys (ned'-is) [yr]6v<;~\. i. The stomach and bowels. 

 2. The uterus. 



Nefrens (ne'-frenz) [ne, not ; frendere, to gnash the 

 teeth]. Without teeth; edentate. In the pi., ne- 

 frendes, toothless people, whether nurslings or aged 

 persons. 



Negrito Palm {ne-gri'-to). See Phytelephas macro- 

 car pa. 



Nematode. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Altmann's term for 

 the threads formed by a serial arrangement of the 

 granules of protoplasm. 



Nemesia [ne-me'-se-ah) [Nemesis, the goddess of jus- 

 tice]. A genus of spiders of the family Theraphosidir, 

 containing the giant trap-door, bird, mason, or mining 

 spiders. 



Nemomena (nem-o-me / -nah) [ve/ueo6ai, to devour, to 

 spread]. Perforating ulcers. 



Neoarsycodil {ne-o-ar-sik'-o-dil). Sodium methyl 

 arsenite. It is used in tuberculosis. Dose, y^-lfy 

 gr. (0.02-0.1 gm.) for 5 days, then stop for 5 days. 



Neoblast (ne'-o-blast). See Parablast (Illus. Diet.). 



Neodermin (ne-o-dur'-min). An ointment containing 

 difluordiphenyl ; used on burns and ulcerated surfaces. 



Neodymium (ne-o-dim'-c-um) [viof, new; didv/tor, a 

 twin]. According to Welsbach, a decomposition 

 product of didymium forming red salts. 



Neoformation (ne-o-form-a' '-shun). See Neoplasm 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Neogenesis (ne-o-jen'-e-sis) [viog, new; yevvav, to 



produce]. Regeneration of tissues. Cf. Anagennesis 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Neogenetic (ne-o-jen-et ' '-ik). Relating to neogenesis. 



Neogenic (ne-o-Jcn'-ik). Productive of new growth. 

 N. Zone. See under Zone. 



Neologism {ne-ol'-o-jizm) [veor, new ; Aoyoc, science]. 

 The utterance of meaningless words by the insane. 



Neon {ne'-on) [yiog, new]. A gaseous element dis- 

 covered by Ramsay and Travers associated with liquid 

 argon. At. wt. 22. 



Neonatal [ne-o-na'-tal) \yioc, new; nasci, to be born]. 

 Relating to the newborn. 



Neossidin (iie-os'-id-in). The hyalin obtained from 

 neossin. 



Nephelium \nef-e f -le-uvi) [veoeT.//, a cloud]. A genus 

 of SapindacecB. N. lappaceum, L., a species of 

 Malaya and some parts of China. The seeds furnish 

 Rambutan tallow, the solid stearin of which is chiefly 

 the glycerid of arachic acid (arachin) ; a little olein is 

 also present. 



Nephremia, Nephraemia [nef-re'-me-ah) [yetypos, 

 kidney; aifia, blood]. Renal congestion. 



Nephridium. (See Illus. Diet. ) 3. The suprarenal 

 capsule. 



Nephrin, Nephrina {nef'-rin, nef-ri f -nah) [yetypoq, the 

 kidney]. See Cystin (Illus. Diet.). 



Nephritids, Nephritides {nef-rif -ids, nef-rit f -id-ez) 

 [pi. of nephritis~\. Morbid conditions of the skin due 

 to disorder of the kidneys. 



Nephritis. (See Illus. Diet.) N. caseosa. See 

 Nephrophthisis (Illus. Diet. ). N., Ether-, a condi- 

 tion of the kidneys observed in cases of death from 

 inhalation of ether. N. gravidarum. See A r ., 

 Puerperal (Illus. Diet.). N., Lancereaux's Inter- 

 stitial, interstitial nephritis due to rheumatism. N., 

 Scarlatinal, acute nephritis resulting from scarlet 

 fever. N., Suppurative, circumscribed or more dif- 

 fuse nephritis with formation of abscess, due to trauma, 

 metastatic emboli, or other causes. N., Tubal, in- 

 flammation of the renal tubes. N., Typhoid. See 

 A'ephrolyphus (Illus. Diet.). N. uratica, gouty kid- 

 ney, partial or more diffuse interstitial nephritis in 

 arthritic subjects due to deposition of urates. 



Nephrocystanastomosis ( nef-i o-sist-an-as-to-mo' '-sis) 

 [tf 0/joc, kidney; /o'err/c, bladder; aiaarofiuaic, an 

 opening]. The surgical formation of an opening be- 

 tween the kidney and the urinary bladder. 



Nephroerysipelas (nef-ro-er-is-ip 1 '-el-as). Simultan- 

 eous erysipelas and nephritis. 



Nephrogenic {nef-ro-jen'ik) [ve<f>p6c, kidney ; yevvav, 

 to produce]. Of renal origin ; nephrogenous. 



Nephrohemia {nef-ro-he'-me ah). See Nephremia. 



Nephrologist {nef-rol'-o-jist) \_ve$p6c, kidney ; 

 science]. A specialist in renal diseases. 



Nephrolysin {nef-rol'-is-in) [ve<ppoc, kidney; ?.ieiv, to 

 loose]. Lindemann's term for a cytolysin (</•".) 

 produced by inoculation with renal cells. 



Nephrolytic (nef-ro-lit'-ik). Relating to nephrolysin. 



Nephromegaly (ttef-ro-weg'-al-e). See A'ephromegalia 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Nephrosis [ne/-ro f -sis) [ve<pp6q, kidney]. Any renal 

 disease. 



Nephrospasis (nef-ro-s/>a / sis) [r?0/><)<\ kidney; aTzav, 

 to draw]. Extreme renal mobility in which the organ 

 hangs by its pedicle, thus straining the contained ves- 

 sels and nerves. 



Nephrostome, Nephrostoma {nef'-ros-tom, -to'-mah) 

 \nonor. kidney; ardiia, mouth]. The internal mouth 

 of a Wolffian tubule. 



Nephrostomy (nef-ros'-to-»ic) [vt(pp6r, kidney; or6ua, 

 mouth]. The formation of a fistula leading to the 

 pelvis of the kidney. 



