Medical glossary
227 words and abbreviations, explained without jargon. Every one of them also appears inside our articles — hover or tap the dotted underline and the definition comes to you, so you never have to leave what you were reading.
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- NarcissismNarcissist, Narcissistic, Narcissistic traitsA personality trait involving self-importance, a need for admiration and low empathy. Everyone has some; narcissistic personality disorder is an uncommon, formal diagnosis at the far end.
- NeurodivergenceNeurodivergent, Neurodiversity, NeurodiverseA descriptive term for a brain that develops or works differently from the typical, used especially for autism and ADHD. It comes from the neurodiversity movement and is not a medical diagnosis.
- Neuroplasticity