Nephelium litchi
— Noun
– English
~ Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
nephew
— Noun
– English
~ a son of your brother or sister
nephology
— Noun
– English
~ the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation
nephoscope
— Noun
– English
~ a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds
nephralgia
— Noun
– English
~ pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins)
nephrectomy
— Noun
– English
~ surgical removal of a kidney
nephrite
— Noun
– English
~ an amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders
nephritis
— Noun
– English
~ an inflammation of the kidney
nephroangiosclerosis
— Noun
– English
~ kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure
nephroblastoma
— Noun
– English
~ malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
nephrocalcinosis
— Noun
– English
~ renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
— Noun
– English
~ diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin
Nephrolepis
— Noun
– English
~ small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae