National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute
U.S. National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute
Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Send to Printer
nursing home

 A place that gives care to people who have physical or mental disabilities and need help with activities of daily living (such as taking a bath, getting dressed, and going to the bathroom) but do not need to be in the hospital.

Previous Definitions:nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine scan, nucleotide, nucleus, nurse
Next Definitions:nutraceutical, nutrient, nutrition, nutrition therapy, nutritional counseling