Also known as: NP,
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Naphthalene is an organic molecule with chemical formula C10H8 and is made of two benzene rings fused together.
MedicineThe area of the upper throat that lies behind the nose. In contrast to the oropharynx, the area of the throat that lies behind the mouth. The word "nasopharynx" is a hybrid -- part Latin, part Greek. "Naso-" is a prefix that has to do with the nose. It comes from the Latin "nasus" for the nose (or snout). "Pharynx" is the Greek word for throat. The Greco-Roman term "nasopharynx" was coined in 1877.
MedicineAn electrical unit similiar to decibel, used to express the ratio between two amounts of power existing at two distinct points. A neper is 8.686 decibels.
MedicineNeuropsychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system. It preceded the current disciplines of psychiatry and neurology, which had common training. However, psychiatry and neurology subsequently split apart and are typically practiced separately.
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