Nf Sentence Examples

Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic disease in which multiple soft tumors (neurofibromas) develop under the skin and throughout the nervous system.

In both types of NF, a genetic defect causes these neural crest cells to develop abnormally, resulting in numerous tumors and malformations of the nerves, bones, and skin.

However, a family pattern of NF is only evident for about half of all cases of NF.

The other cases of NF occur due to a spontaneous mutation (a permanent change in the structure of a specific gene).

The chance of a person with NF passing on the NF gene to a child is 50 percent.

A history of either form of NF in the child's parent or sibling is reason to consult a physician.

When cancers develop as a result of NF, prognosis worsens according to the specific type of cancer.

There is no known way to prevent NF cases that occur as a result of spontaneous change in the genes (mutation).

New cases of inherited NF can be prevented with careful genetic counseling.

Parents with NF can be encouraged to understand that each of his or her offspring has a 50 percent chance of also having NF.

When a parent has NF, and the specific genetic defect causing the parent's disease has been identified, tests can be performed on the fetus (developing baby) during pregnancy.

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is not common, but when it does occur, it's dangerous.

Friction of Teeth.Let N be the normal pressure exerted between a pair of teeth of a pair of wheels; s the total distance through which they slide upon each other; n the number Of pairs of teeth which pass the plane of axis in a unit of time; then nf NI (63)

The NF has been trying to recruit football hooligans for its march.

To add to the pressure the police warned that football thugs could turn up to support the NF.

The output nf stone from quarries is greatly diminished (from 12,500,000 tons, worth 1/21,920,000, in 1890, to 8,000,000 tons, worth 1/2f 400,000, in 1899), a circumstance probably attributable to the slackening of building enterprise in many cities, and to the decrease in the demand for stone for railway, maritime and river embankment works.