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Nymphotomy
(Nym*phot"o*my) n. [Nympha + Gr. to cut.] (Med.) Excision of the nymphæ.

Nys
(Nys) Is not. See Nis. Chaucer. Spenser.

Nystagmus
(||Nys*tag"mus) n. [NL., fr. Gr. drowsiness, fr. to nod in sleep, to slumber.] (Med.) A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.

Nyula
(Ny*u"la) n. (Zoöl.) A species of ichneumon Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.