Nonsyndromic
Not part of a syndrome. Hearing loss, for instance, can be syndromic or nonsyndromic.
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- Nonsyndromic deafness
Hearing loss which is not part of a syndrome. Deafness with no related signs and symptoms affecting other parts of the body.
- Noonan syndrome (NS)
A multifaceted genetic disorder characterized by a series of birth defects (congenital malformations) including dysmorphic (malformed) facial features, short stature after birth (postnatal growth retardation), webbing of the neck (pterygium colli), caved-in chestbone (pectus excavatum), cardiovascular problems (pulmonic stenosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), bleeding tendency and, in boys, testes that do not descend normally into the […]
- Normal growth rate
The speed with which normal growth occurs in length before birth and in height after birth. Fetal growth is critical to a person’s eventual height. Before birth, the key measure is the crown-rump length — the distance from the top of the head (the crown) to the buttocks (the rump). The fastest growth rate for […]
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus
A specific form of hydrocephalus in which the central cavities of the inner brain (the ventricles) enlarge at the expense of the substance of the brain, while the pressure of the CSF remains within normal range. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is due usually to a gradual blockage of the drainage pathways for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) […]
- Normal range
Characteristic of 95 percent of values from a normal population. The remaining normal results fall outside the normal range, as do any truly abnormal results. The normal range for a particular test result, condition, symptom, or behavior may differ, based on the patient’s age, size, sex, ethnicity, or culture.