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• Word! Nerves

  Your nerves are like a bunch of wires or cables that send signals back and forth between your brain and the rest of your body.

• Word! Neuropathy

  Neuropathy is the medical word for disease of the nervous system.

• Word! Nephropathy

  Kidney disease caused by diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy.

• Word! Nutrition

  Nutrition is the study of food and how it works in your body.

• Word! Nits

  Many kids have had nasty nits.

• Word! Night Guard

  Nope, these aren't people who protect you when it gets dark!

• Word! Nicotine

  This chemical is found in cigarettes and is the reason why kids (and others) get hooked on the smoking habit.

• Word! Neurologist

  A neurologist is a doctor who studies the nervous system.

• Word! Nervous System

  The nervous system controls everything you do, including breathing, walking, thinking, and feeling.

• Word! Nebulizer

  A nebulizer may sound like a space gun, but you don't have to be on a spaceship to use it.

• Word! Nearsighted

  You might be nearsighted if you have no problems seeing things up close but have trouble seeing things that are far away, like the chalkboard when you sit in the back of the classroom.

• Word! Nausea

  "Ooh, I'm sick to my stomach!" is another way of putting it.

• Word! Navel

  No doubt about it, every person in the whole world has a navel - a belly button, that is!

• Word! Nasal Cavity

  The nasal cavity is the inside of your nose.