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NMR
nuclear magnetic resonance
NMSC
non-melanoma skin cancer
NMV
net magnetization vector
NNIS
National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System
NNT
numbers needed to treat
NOAC
non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant
nocte
at night
NOM
nonoperative management
NORSE
new-onset refractory status epilepticus
NOS
not otherwise specified
NOTCH1
Neurogenic Locus Notch Homolog Protein 1
NP
nucleus pulpous
npAIR
non-paraneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy
NPC
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
NPH
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
NPH
neutral protamine Hagedorn
NPMD
neuropsychomotor development
NPN
non-protein nitrogen
NPO
nothing by mouth (nils per os)
NPO
no power options
NPPV
non-invasive positive pressure ventilation
NPS
numeric pain scale
NPS
nasopharyngeal swab
NPSG
nocturnal polysomnography
NPV
negative predictive value
NPWT
negative pressure wound therapy
NPY
neuropeptide Y
NR
nicotinamide riboside
nr-axSpA
Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
NRAS
neuroblastoma Rat sarcoma virus viral oncogene homolog
NRB
non-rebreather mask
NREM
non-rapid eye movement
NRI
net reclassification improvement
NRM
non-relapse mortality
NRS
numeric rating scale
NS
Noonan Syndrome
NS
normal saline
NS3
nonstructural protein 3
NS5A
nonstructural protein 5A
NSAA
nonsteroidal antiandrogen