1. Naevus/mole - Pigmented lesion on the skin, often congenital, formed of melanin pigment cells especially in the form of a raised colored patch or developing during adulthood.
2.
Necrosis - Death of cells or tissue
through disease or infection or injury or trauma. It is morphological (size, shape, and
structure) changed in dead cells within living tissues.
3.
Nematode - Roundworm parasite
4. Neoplasm - Neoplasm is a new abnormal growth of cells or progressive and uncontrolled cell division (due to RNA alteration), also known as a tumor.
Both
tumor and neoplasms can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) which means benign tumours and neoplasms are
not cancer and malignant tumours and neoplasms are cancer.
5.
Neurogenic - Arising from the nerves or the nervous system or caused to interruption
of nerve supply.
For example,
neurogenic pain; pain that originates in the nerves associated with abnormal
sensations called dysesthesia.
Neurogenic
atrophy of muscle; It can be from an injury to, or disease of a nerve that
connects to the muscle and muscles begin to
break down from disuse.
6. Normal
- A state of physical, mental and social well-being and free from
disease or infirmity (weakness).
7.
Nosocomial - Also called health-care-associated infections (HAIs)
or hospital-acquired infection.
Infection acquired in hospital or in a health-care facility or some other medical environment.
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