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MX
metastasis cannot be measured
MYH11
Myosin-11
MYLK
Myosin Light Chain Kinase
MZ
heterozygous Z allele
N-MIA
N-methylimidazole acetaldehyde
N-MIAA
N-methylimidazole acetic acid
N-Myc
basic helix-loop-helix protein 37
N/V
nausea or vomiting
N0
Regional lymph node stage - There is no cancer in nearby lymph nodes
N1
Cancer in lymph node - Stage 1
N2
Cancer in lymph node - Stage 2
N3
Cancer in lymph node - Stage 3
Na
sodium
NAb
neutralising antibody
NABS
normal active bowel sounds
NAC
N-acetylcysteine
NAC
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
NaCl
sodium chloride
NAD
no acute distress
NAD
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NAD
no active disease
NAFL
non‐alcoholic fatty liver
NAFLD
non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease
NAK
numb-associated kinase
nAMD
neovascular age-related macular degeneration
NAP1L2
nucleosome assembly protein 1 like 2
NAS
NAFLD Activity Score
NASAH
non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
NASH
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
NASPGHAN
North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
NASS
North American Spine Society
NAT
nucleic acid testing
NAT
non-accidental trauma
NB
neuroblastoma
NBCCS
nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
NBI
narrow band imaging
NBNB
non-bloody, non-bilious
NBS
no bowel sounds
NBUVB
narrowband ultraviolet B
NC
neurogenic claudication