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NOSTOSITE 



Noematachograph [no-em-at-ak' -o-graf) [yorjfia, a 

 thought; Tajt'fi swift; ypayeiv, to write]. An appa- 

 ratus consisting of a revolving cylinder with an attached 

 tuning-fork to serve as a time-keeper — used in estimat- 

 ing and recording the duration of a mental act. 



Noematachometer [no-em-at-ak-om' -et-ur) \\>6r)p.a, a 

 thought; raxi'Q, swift; fierpov, measure]. An appa- 

 ratus for estimating the time taken in recording a sim- 

 ple perception. 



Noma. (See Ulus. Diet. ) It is a parainfectious dis- 

 ease due to the presence of Bacillus diphtheriticus 

 (Walsh). N. pudendi, N. vulvae, ulceration of the 

 vulva in children. 



Nomadic [no-mad '-ik) [youaq, roving]. Spreading; 

 said of ulcers. 



Nomospore [no' -mo-spor) \v6fioc, a law; OTXopoq, seed]. 

 E. Ray Lankester's term (1900) for the merozoit of 

 Simond (1897). 



Nonadherent [non-ad -he' -rent*) \_non, not ; adharere, 

 to adhere]. Not connected to an adjacent organ or 

 part. 



Nonalbuminoid [non-al-bu'-min-oid ). A nitrogenous 

 animal or vegetal compound of simpler composition 

 than a proteid ; nonproteid, e. g. , the nitrogenous ex- 

 tractive of muscular and connective tissue. Cf. Crea- 

 tin, Creatinin, Xanthin, Hypoxanthin, and allied 

 cleavage products of the proteids. 



Nonconductor [non-kon-duk' '-tor). Any substance not 

 transmitting electricity or heat. 



Nondeciduate (non-de-sid '-u-dt). Characterized by the 

 absence of a decidua or part to be shed ; having refer- 

 ence to the Adeciduata ; nondeciduous. Cf. Dcciduate. 



Nondeciduous {non-de-sid '-u-us). Not liable to be 

 shed ; permanent. Cf. Deciduous. 



Nonigravida [non-e-grav'-id-ah) \_nonus, ninth; grav- 

 ida, a pregnant woman]. A woman pregnant for the 

 ninth time. * 



Nonipara [non-ip'-ar-ah) [nonus, ninth ; parere, to 

 bring forth]. A woman who has borne nine children. 



Nonmetal [non-met' -al). An element that is not a 

 metal 



Nonproteid [non-pro' -te-id). See Nonalbuminoid. 



Nonus (no'-nus) [L. ninth]. The hypoglossal nerve. 



Nonvalent [non-va'-lent). Without chemic valency, 

 incapable of entering into chemic composition. 



Nonviable [non-vi'-ab-l). Incapable of living. 



Nonyl (non'-il). C 9 H 19 . The supposititious radicle 

 of the nonyl compounds. 



Nordauism [nor' -dow-izm) \_A T ordau, a German writer 

 en degeneracy]. Degeneracy. 



Nori [no' -re). A Japanese gelatin obtained from Por- 

 phyra vulgaris, employed in cultivating protozoa. 



Norma. (See Illus. Diet.) N. inferior. See N. 

 basilaris (Illus. Diet.). N. frontalis. See N. 

 facialis [ Illus. Diet. ). N. parietalis. See N. verti- 

 calis (Illus. Diet.). N. posterior. See JV. occipit- 

 alis (Illus. Diet.). N. sagittalis, the view of the 

 skull seen in a mesial sagittal section. N. tempo- 

 ralis. See AT. lateralis (Illus. Diet.). 



Normocyte [nor'-mo-slt) [norma, rule ; kvtoc, cell]. A 

 red blood-corpuscle of normal size (7.5 ft). Cf. 

 Erythrocyte, Microcyte, Macrocyte, or Megalocyte. 



Normotonic (nor-mo-ton'-ik) [norma, rule; rdvoe, a 

 stretching]. Relating to normal muscular contraction; 

 to a muscle working under normal physiologic con- 

 ditions. Cf. Muscle, After-loaded ; A/., Loaded. 



Norther [nor'-lhur). The name given in the south- 

 western United States to a sudden, bitterly cold 

 wind bringing snow and ice; northers occur from 

 Texas to Montana. As warm weather approaches 

 and vegetation advances rapidly under temperatures 

 of 8o° or 90 F., suddenly the north wind blows. In 



a few hours the most wintry weather is experienced, 

 ice and all the features of a blizzard appearing. 

 [Weber.] Cf. Foekn, Harmattan, Khamsin, Mistral, 

 Simoon, Sirocco, Solano, Mumuku. 



Nortropinon [nor-tro' '-pin-on). C fi H u NO. A ketone 

 obtained by the oxidation of demethylated tropin with 

 chromic acid ; it melts at 70 C. 



Nosanthropochemia \ y nos-an-thro-po-ke , -me-ah) [voaoc, 

 disease; avdpumoc, man; %r/fieia, chemistry]. The 

 application of chemistry to disease. 



Nose. (See Illus. Diet.) N., Saddle, N., Saddle- 

 back, N., Swayback, one with a depression in the 

 bridge due to the loss of the septum. 



Nosema. (See Illus. Diet.) N. bombycis. See 

 Corpuscle of Cornalia. 



Noseresthesia, Noseraesthesia [nos-ur-es-the' -ze-ah) 

 [voat/poc, diseased ; alcOr/cic, perception] . Perverted 

 sensibility. 



Noserous [nos'-e-rus) [voar/poq, diseased]. Diseased, 

 unhealthy. 



Nosocarya [nos-o-kar'-i-a) [voaoc, disease; nopvov, a 

 nut]. Fee's name for ergot of rye. 



Nosochorologia [nos-o-kor-o-lo'-je-ah). See A'osoch- 

 thonography. 



Nosochthonography [nos-ok-thon-og'-rafe) [voaoc, 

 disease; x^i', the earth; ypacpeiv, to write]. Geog- 

 raphy of endemic diseases, medical geography. 



Nosocomial. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Applied to dis- 

 ease caused or aggravated by hospital life. 



Nosogeography [nos-o-ge-og' -raf-e). See A T osoclithon- 

 ography. 



Nosographer (nos-og'-rafur) [voaoc, disease; ypafaiv, 

 to write]. One who writes descriptions of diseases. 



Nosohemia, Nosohaemia (nos-o-he'-me-ah) [voaoc, 

 disease; alfia, blood]. Disease of the blood. 



Nosointoxication [nos-o-in-toks-ik-a' -shun) [voaoc, 

 disease; intoxication']. v. Jaksch's term for auto- 

 intoxication caused by pathologic processes which alter 

 the normal course of metabolism in such a way as to 

 produce harmful in place of harmless products [Hem- 

 meter]. Cf. A'osotoxicosis. 



Nosoparasites [nos-o-par' -as-ltz)[voaoc, disease; rraixi- 

 airoc, a parasite]. Liebrich's term for microorgan- 

 isms found in conjunction with a disease process, but 

 which, while capable of modifying the couise of the 

 disease, are not its cause. 



Nosophen [nos'-o-fen). C 6 H 4 C,0 2 (C 6 H. 2 I 2 OH) 2 . Tet- 

 raiodophenolphthalein, a yellowish-gray powder with- 

 out odor or taste, insoluble in water or acids, slightly 

 soluble in alcohol, more soluble in ether, chloroform, 

 or alkalis. It is used externally as a substitute for 

 iodoform, internally for catarrh of the stomach and in- 

 testines. Dose, 5-8 gr. (0.3-0.5 gm.). Syn., Iodo- 

 phen. Cf. Antinosin ; Eudoxin. 



Nosopoetic [nos-o-po-et'-ik). Same as A T osopoietic (Il- 

 lus. Diet.). 



Nosotoxic [nos-o-toks'-ik). Relating to nosotoxin. 



Nosotoxicity [tios-o-toks-is'-it-e). The quality of being 

 nosotoxic. 



Nosotoxicosis {tios-o-toks-ik-o / -sis) [voooc, disease; 

 Tot-inov, poison]. An abnormal condition referable 

 to the presence of toxic basic products formed in the 

 system in disease. 



Nosotoxin [nos-o-tohs'-in) [voooq, disease ; to^ik6v, poi- 

 son]. A toxin generated in the body by a pathogenic 

 microorganism. 



Nosotrophy [nos-ot'-ro-fe). See A r osotrophe (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Nostalgy [nos-tal'-je). See A'ostalgia (Illus. Diet.). 



Nostosite [nos'-to-slt) [voaToc, a return home; <x/rof, 

 food]. A parasite situated in or upon its permanent 

 host. 



