Nasofrontal Duct Channel connecting the frontal sinus with the cavity of the nose. A plastic tube with a number of openings at the lower end, passed through the nose into the stomach for the purpose of decompressing gas and draining accumulated liquids. Nasogastric Through the nose into the stomach. Necrosis Death of tissue. Necrotising An irreversible pathological process causing death of cells or tissue .
Mortality rate is high particularly if treatment is delayed.
Infection is often the result of a skin abrasion or puncture that becomes secondarily infected with Streptococcal bacteria. Neonatal Relating to the first month of an infant's life. Neoplasm New autonomous growth by proliferation of cells , usually forming a distinct mass but lacking structural organisation, or functional relationship with originating tissue. Nerve of Latarjet Branch of the vagus nerve which supplies impulses to the muscles of the antrum . Nerve Root A sheaf of nerve fibres entering and leaving a segment of the spinal cord .