narthecium americanum

of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina ;

narthecium ossifragum

of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal ;

narthex

a vestibule leading to the nave of a church ; portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church ;

narwal

small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk ;

narwhal

small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk ;

narwhale

small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk ;

nasa

an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight ;

nasal

an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose ; a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed ;

nasal bone

an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose ;

nasal canthus

the inner corner of the eye ;

nasal cavity

either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx ;

nasal concha

one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity ;

nasal consonant

a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed ;

nasal decongestant

a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections ;

nasal meatus

the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae ;

nasal septum

a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities ;

nasal sinus

any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities ;

nasal twang

exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) ;

nasalis

proboscis monkeys ;

nasalis larvatus

Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose ;

nasalisation

the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators ;

nasality

a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators ;

nasalization

the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators ;

nascence

the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" ;

nascency

the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" ;

nasdaq

a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter ;

naseby

a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists ; a village in western Northamptonshire ;

nash

United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971) ;

nash equilibrium

(game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged ;

nashville

capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music ;

nasion

the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet ;

nasofrontal vein

a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein ;

nasogastric feeding

feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach ;

nasolacrimal duct

a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity ;

nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis

a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa ;

nasopharynx

cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx ;

nasotracheal tube

a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen ;

nassau

the capital of the Bahamas ;

nasser

lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan ; Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1870) ;

nast

United States political cartoonist (1840-1902) ;