tailieunhanh - Ebook Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Science: Part 2

(BQ) The dictionary is designed to be a pocket companion, for ready access by students, postgraduates, trainers, and health professionals involved in sport and exercise. It provides definitions and short accounts of terms used and techniques employed in the study and practical application of the relevant anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and psychology, and of commonly associated medical problems and treatments. | N NAD noun a supplement used for fighting the symptoms of fatigue. Full form nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide nandrolone noun an anabolic steroid that builds muscle NOTE Its use is banned by the International Amateur Athletics Federation. nap noun in horse racing a tip for a horse that is very likely to win naprapathy noun a system of therapy that combines diet with manipulation of joints ligaments and muscles to assist the body s natural regenerative ability narcotic noun any typically addictive drug especially one derived from opium . cocaine that may produce effects ranging from pain relief and sleep to stupor coma and convulsions narcotic analgesic noun a painkiller sometimes misused by athletes to allow them to continue to train despite injury nares plural noun the nostrils NOTE The singular is naris. nasopharynx noun the top part of the pharynx that connects with the nose nationals plural noun a sports or games competition in which participants from all parts of a nation are involved national sport noun a sport that is very popular in a country and is considered to be part of its culture natriuresis noun the loss of excessive amounts of sodium in urine natural additive noun a food additive that is a natural extract of a raw material rather than a synthesised chemical nature cure noun a holistic approach to medicine that only uses natural substances and remedies in order to allow the body s own natural powers of healing and protection to treat illness or disease nature-identical adjective referring to a synthesised additive that is chemically identical to one naturally occurring in food Nautilus a trade name for a manufacturer of professional exercise equipment nebulin noun a molecule in muscle tissue that binds actin neck noun a part of the body that connects the head to the shoulders necrosis noun the death of a part of the body such as a bone tissue or an organ as a result of disease or injury necrotic adjective referring to or affected with necrosis .