Medical Abbreviations Starting With "N"
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| Medical Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| n | nasal |
| n | negative |
| n | nerve |
| n | newton |
| n | nitrogen |
| n | node stages |
| n | noon |
| n | normal |
| n | nursing |
| n cinerea | neisseria cinerea |
| n farcinica | nocardia farcinica |
| n glauca | nicotiana glauca |
| n-cam | neural cell adhesion molecule |
| n.s. | Not significant |
| n/a | not applicable |
| n/t | numbness & tingling |
| n/v | nausea/vomiting |
| n/v/d/c | nausea/vomiting/diarrhea/constipation |
| n&v | nausea and vomiting |
| n&w | normal and well |
| n+v | nausea and vomiting |
| n2 | nitrogen |
| n2o | nitrous oxide |
| NA | Narcotics Anonymous |
| na | noradrenaline |
| na | not applicable |
| na | nuclear antigen |
| na | nurse's aide |
| na | nursing assistant |
| na | nursing auxiliary |
| Na | Sodium |
| naa | naphthaleneacetic acid |
| naa | neutral amino acid |
| naa | nonallergic asthma |
| NAACLS | National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science |
| nab | needle aspiration biopsy |
| NABS | Normoactive bowel sounds |
| nac | n acetylcysteine |
| nac | nitrogen mustard, adriamycin, ccnu |
| NACCHO | National Association of County and City Health Officials |
| nacd | no anatomical cause of death |
| nachgr | natl advisory council for human genome res |
| nachr | nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| nacl | sodium chloride |
| NACo | National Association of Counties |
| nad | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| nad | nicotine adenine dinucleotide |
| NAD | No abnormality detected |
| nad | no acute distress |
| NAD | no apparent distress |
| nadh | nad hydrogenase |
| nadh | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| nadp | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| nadph | nad phosphate |
| nadph | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| nae | neonatal asphyxial encephalopathy |
| naf | sodium fluoride |
| nags | n acetylglutamate synthase deficiency |
| nahco3 | sodium bicarbonate |
| nain | neonatal alloimmune neutropenia |
| nait | neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia |
| nal | naloxone |
| nalbzoh | naloxone benzoylhydrazone |
| name | nevi, atrial myxoma, mucinosis of the skin, and endocrine overactivity |
| nan | n acetylneuraminic acid |
| nap | nerve action potential |
| nap | neutrophil alkaline phosphatase |
| napb | neuritis with brachial predilection |
| napbc | national action plan for breast cancer |
| nar | non articular rheumatism |
| nares | non allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia |
| narp | neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa |
| nart | national adult reading test |
| nas | national academy of sciences |
| NAS | Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome |
| NAS | No added salt |
| nasa | national aeronautics and space administration |
| nasal prosthesis | provided by a non physician |
| nasal septal prosthesis | provided by a non physician |
| nash | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NASHP | National Academy for State Health Policy |
| NASMD | National Association of State Medicaid Directors |
| nat | n acetyltransferase |
| nat | natal |
| nat | national |
| nat | native |
| nat | natural |
| nat | nature |
| nat | neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia |
| natl | national |
| nb | neuroblastoma |
| nb | newborn |
| nb | nota bene |
| NB | Note well (please pay attention) (from Latin nota bene) |
| nbac | national bioethics advisory commission |
| nbccs | nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome |
| nbgt | neuronal bungarotoxin |
| nbi | no bony injury |
| NBIA | Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation |
| nbm | nothing by mouth |
| NBN | Newborn nursery |
| nbp | non invasive blood pressure |
| nbs | neuroblastoma |
| nbs | nijmegen breakage syndrome |
| nbs | normal bowel sounds |
| nbs | normal breath sounds |
| nbt | nitroblue tetrazolium |
| nbt test | nitroblue tetrazolium test |
| NBTE | Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis |
| NC | Nasal cannula |
| NC | Nerve action potential |
| nc | no change |
| nc | nuchal cord |
| nc/at | normocephalic/atraumatic |
| NCA | National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel |
| nca | neurocirculatory asthenia |
| ncab | national cancer advisory board |
| ncam | neural cell adhesion molecule |
| ncc | near vision with correction |
| NCC | Noncompaction cardiomyopathy |
| nccu | neuro concentrated care unit |
| nchgr | national center for human genome research |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| nci | nanocurie |
| nci | national cancer institute |
| NCL | Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis |
| ncmd | north carolina macular dystrophy |
| NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| NCS | Nerve conduction study |
| ncsa | national center for supercomputing applications |
| ncsu | north carolina state university |
| NCT | Nerve conduction test |
| ncv | nerve conduction velocity |
| ND | (Examination) not done |
| nd | neodymium |
| nd | non distended |
| nd | normal delivery |
| nddg | national diabetes data group |
| ndga | nordihydroguaiaretic acid |
| ndi | nephrogenic diabetes insipidus |
| ndna | native deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ndp kinase | nucleoside diphosphokinase |
| ndpk | nucleoside diphosphokinase |
| ndui | nondeletion/nonuniparental disomy/nonimprinting mutations |
| Ne | Neutrophil granulocytes |
| NE | Norepinephrine |
| neaa | non essential amino acid |
| neac | normal external auditory canal |
| nec | necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NEC | Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NEC | Not elsewhere classified |
| necs | neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin |
| ned | nedocromil sodium |
| ned | neuroectodermal dysplasia |
| ned | no evidence of disease |
| neep | negative end expiratory pressure |
| nefa | nonesterified fatty acid |
| Neg | Negative |
| neh | national endowment for the humanities |
| NEJM | New England Journal of Medicine |
| nem | n ethylmaleimide |
| nem | no evidence of malignancy |
| neo | neomycin |
| neo | neonatal |
| Neo | Neoplasm |
| neppk | nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma |
| ner | no evidence of recurrence |
| nerd | no evidence of recurrent disease |
| NES | Not elsewhere specified |
| net | internet |
| neth | netherton syndrome |
| nett | nasal/endonasal/endotracheal tube |
| neu | neuraminidase |
| neu | neurilemma |
| neu | receptor erbb 2 |
| neur | neurology |
| neuro | neurological |
| neuro | neurology |
| neurol | neurology |
| neurop | neuropathy |
| neutr | neutrophils |
| nf | national formulary |
| nf | neck flexion |
| nf | neurofibromatosis |
| NF1 | Neurofibromatosis type 1 |
| NF2 | Neurofibromatosis type 2 |
| nfa | no fixed abode |
| nfcr | national foundation for cancer research |
| nfdr | neurofaciodigitorenal syndrome |
| nfi | no further information |
| nfiii | nuclear factor iii |
| nfiv | nuclear factor iv |
| nfj | naegeli franceschetti jadassohn syndrome |
| nfk | non functioning kidney |
| NFR | Not for resuscitation |
| nft | neurofibrillary tangles |
| nft | neutrophil function test |
| nftd | normal full term delivery |
| ng | nanogram |
| ng | nasogastric |
| ng | nasogastric route |
| ng | nasogastric tube |
| ng | neoplastic growth |
| ng | new growth |
| NG tube | Nasogastric tube |
| NGA | National Governors Association |
| ngb | new growth of bladder |
| NGC | National Guidelines Clearinghouse |
| ngf | nerve growth factor |
| ngfr | nerve growth factor receptor |
| ngp | new growth of prostate |
| ngt | nasogastric tube |
| NGTD | Negative to date |
| NGU | Non-gonococcal urethritis |
| nh | nursing home |
| nh3 | ammonia |
| nh4 | ammonium |
| nh4cl | ammonium chloride |
| NHC | Nephrology Hypertension Clinic, P.C |
| nhfa | neuwiedi hemorrhagic factor a |
| nhfb | neuwiedi hemorrhagic factor b |
| nhgri | national human genome research institute |
| nhi | national health insurance |
| NHL | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| nhp | nottingham health profile |
| nhpt | nine hole peg test |
| nhs | nance horan syndrome |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NHSC | National Health Savings Corps |
| nhv | neurogenic hyperventilation |
| nhy | not here yet |
| Ni | nickel |
| nia | nutrient intake analysis |
| nibp | non invasive blood pressure |
| nic | neonatal intensive care |
| NICE | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence |
| nichd | national institute of child health and human development |
| NICU | Neonatal intensive care unit |
| nicu | neurological intensive care unit |
| NIDDM | Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| nigms | national institute of general medical sciences |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| nihl | noise induced hearing loss |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| nina | non infective non allergic rhinitis |
| nink | no information/not keeping |
| NIOSH | National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
| nipd | night time intermittent peritoneal dialysis |
| nips | non invasive programmed stimulation |
| nist | national inst of standards and technology |
| niv | non invasive ventilation |
| nj | new jersey |
| nk | natural killer cells |
| nk cell | natural killer cell |
| nk triggering receptor | natural killer triggering receptor |
| nka | neurokinin a |
| NKA | No known allergies |
| nkc | nonketotic coma |
| NKC | Northwest Kidney Centers |
| nkcd | no known communicable diseases |
| NKDA | No known drug allergies |
| nkda | non ketotic diabetic acidosis |
| NKF | National Kidney Foundation |
| NKH | Nonketotic hyperglycinemia |
| nkhh | non ketotic hyperosmolar hyperglycemia |
| nkma | no known medcation allergies |
| nktr | natural killer triggering receptor |
| nl | nasolabial fold |
| nl | neuroleptic |
| Nl | Normal |
| nld | necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum |
| NLD | Nonverbal Learning Disability |
| nld | operation on nasolacrimal duct |
| nlf | non lactose fermenter |
| nlglp | national laboratory gene library project |
| nlhpd | nodular of lymphocyte-predominance hodgkin's disease |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| nln | national lymphedema network |
| nlp | no light perception |
| nls | neu laxova syndrome |
| nltc | neolactotetraosylceramide |
| nlv | normal liquor volume |
| nm | mechlorethamine |
| nm | nanometer |
| nm | neuromuscular |
| nm | neuromuscular blockade observation |
| nm | nodular melanoma |
| NM | Nuclear medicine |
| NMA | Nigerian Medical Association |
| nmd | nutrition management designation |
| nmda | n methyl d aspartate |
| NMDs | Neuronal migration disorders |
| NMF | Nigerian Medical Forum |
| nmhcc | national managed health care congress |
| nmi | no more information |
| nmis | nutrition management information system |
| nmj | neuromuscular junction |
| nmn | nicotinamide mononucleotide |
| nmn | normetanephrine |
| NMO | Neuromyelitis optica |
| nmol | nanomole |
| nmp | nuclear matrix protein |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| nmr imaging | nuclear magnetic resonance imaging |
| NMS | Neuroleptic malignant syndrome |
| nms | neuromuscular stimulation |
| nmt | nebulized mist treatment |
| nmu | nitrosomethylurea |
| nn | neonatal |
| nn | not nursing |
| nnb | normal newborn |
| nnd | neonatal death |
| nne | neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis |
| nnec | neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NNH | Number needed to harm |
| nno | nanophthalmos |
| NNT | Number needed to treat |
| no | nasal obstruction |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| no | number |
| no | nutcracker esophagus |
| no2 | nitrogen dioxide |
| noc | nocturnal |
| noct | nocturnal |
| nod | naito oyanagi disease |
| nod | nodular |
| nod | not otherwise designated |
| noel | no observed effect level |
| nof | neck of femur |
| NOF | Neck of femur fracture (refers to hip fracture) |
| noh | neck of humerus |
| nohl | non organic hearing loss |
| nomi | non occlusive mesenteric ischemia |
| Non rep. | Do not repeat |
| nor | nucleolar organizer region |
| nord | national organization for rare disorders |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| NOS | Not otherwise specified |
| nov | november |
| np | nasophar airway insertion |
| np | nasopharyngeal airway insertion |
| np | near point |
| np | neuropsychiatric |
| NP | Niemann-Pick disease |
| np | nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner |
| npa | nasopharyngeal aspirate |
| npa | near point accommodation |
| npc | near point convergence |
| NPC1 | Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 |
| npcr | national program of cancer registries |
| npd | narcissistic personality disorder |
| npd | neodymium pyrocatechin disulfonate |
| npd | niemann pick disease |
| npd | no pathologic diagnosis |
| npdc | neurofibromatosis pheochromocytoma duodenal carcinoid syndrome |
| npdr | nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy |
| npe | non protein energy |
| nph | neutral protamine hagedorn |
| NPH | Normal pressure hydrocephalus |
| Npl | Neoplasm |
| npl | no perception of light |
| npn | non protein nitrogen |
| NPO | Nil per os (nothing by mouth) |
| nppv | noninvasive positive pressure ventilation |
| NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| nps | nail patella syndrome |
| NPS | National Pharmaceutical Stockpile |
| NPS | National Prescribing Service (Australia) |
| NPSA | National Pharmaceutical Services Association |
| NPTAC | No previous tracing available for comparison |
| npv | negative predictive value |
| npy | neuropeptide y |
| nqwmi | non q wave myocardial infarction |
| nr | near |
| nr | nerve root |
| nr | neutral red |
| nr | no reaction |
| nr | normal range |
| nr | nurse |
| nraf | non rheumatic atrial fibrillation |
| NRB | Non-rebreather mask |
| NRBC | Nucleated red blood cells |
| nrc | national research council |
| NREM | Non-rapid eye movement |
| nrh | nodular regenerative hyperplasia |
| NRHA | National Rural Health Association |
| nrom | normal range of motion |
| nrsa | national research service award |
| ns | neck stiffness |
| ns | nephrotic syndrome |
| ns | nervous system |
| ns | neurosurgery |
| NS | Normal saline |
| ns | not sufficient |
| ns | nuclear sclerosis |
| nsa | national security agency |
| NSA | No significant abnormality |
| NSAID | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| nsc | near vision with correction |
| NSCC | Non-squamous-cell carcinoma |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| nsd | nairobi sheep disease |
| nsd | nana storage disease |
| nsd | nominal standard dose |
| nsd | nonsurgical delivery |
| NSD | Normal spontaneous delivery |
| nsdp | nonsympathetic dependent pain |
| nse | neuron specific enolase |
| NSE | Neurospecific enolase |
| nsf | national science foundation |
| nsg | nursing |
| nsgc | national society of genetic counselors |
| nsgct | non seminoma germ cell tumor |
| nsgi | nonspecific genital infection |
| nshd | nodular sclerosing hodgkin's disease |
| nsip | non-specific interstitial pneumonitis |
| nsoh | normal state of health |
| nsp | non starch polysaccharide |
| nsr | nasal submucous resection |
| NSR | Normal sinus rhythm |
| NST | Non-stress test |
| NSTEMI | Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction |
| NSU | Non-specific urethritis |
| nsv | nonspecific vaginitis |
| nsvd | normal spontaneous vaginal delivery |
| nsy | neurosurgery |
| nt | nasotracheal |
| nt | non tender |
| NT | Not tested |
| nt | nucleotide |
| nt/nd | non tender, non distended |
| NTD | Neural Tube Defect |
| NTG | Nitroglycerin |
| ntg | nontoxic goiter |
| ntis | national technical informational system |
| ntn | nephrotoxic nephritis |
| ntng | nontoxic nodular goiter |
| ntp | national toxicology program |
| ntp | nitropaste |
| ntp | nitropatch |
| ntp | nitroprusside |
| ntp | normal temperature and pressure |
| ntp | nucleoside triphosphate |
| ntpase | nucleoside triphosphatase |
| ntsc | national television systems committee |
| NTT | Nasotracheal tube |
| nullip | never gave birth |
| NUM | Nurse Unit Manager |
| nv | nausea & vomiting |
| nv | near vision |
| nva | near visual acuity |
| NVD | Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea |
| NVD | Normal vaginal delivery |
| NVDC | Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation |
| nve | neovascularization elsewhere |
| nvg | neovascular glaucoma |
| nvi | neovascularization of the iris |
| nvi | new vessels iris |
| nvm | subretinal neovascular membrane |
| nvpc | naphthylvinyl phosphatidylcholine |
| nwb | non weight bearing |
| nwts | national wilms tumor study |
| nx | lymph nodes cannot be, or have not been, microscopically assessed |
| ny | new york |
| nyas | new york academy of science |
| nyd | not yet diagnosed |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association |