Nirmapanakarma
Sanskrit Term: निर्मापनकर्म The removal of a loosely impacted foreign body by insufflation or blowing of air. Alternate Name(s): Removal of foreign body by insufflation
Nirvapanakarma
Sanskrit Term: निर्वापणकर्म (व्रणचिकित्सा) Application of cooling substances to a wound with a burning sensation. Alternate Name(s): Application of demulcent for wound management
Nishkraman Sanskar
Sanskrit Term: निष्क्रामणसंस्कारः A ceremony performed in the fourth month in which the child is taken outdoors and exposed to the external environment for the first time. Alternate Name(s): Exposure of a baby to external environment
Nishpidanam (Vishopakramah)
Sanskrit Term: निष्पीडनम् (विषोपक्रमः) Squeezing or applying compression to remove a poison. Alternate Name(s): Poison removal by squeezing
Nivrittasantapiirasayanam
Sanskrit Term: निवृत्तसन्तापीयरसायनम् Therapies or medicines beneficial for increasing the lustre of the skin. Alternate Name(s): Lustre-enhancer
Niyam
Sanskrit Term: नियमः Following certain rules to cure ailments. Alternate Name(s): Practising auspicious rules
Nourishing therapy
Sanskrit Term: सन्तर्पणम् Procedure to alleviate disease by nourishing bodily tissues. Alternate Name(s): Santarpanam
Nursery
Sanskrit Term: कुमारागारम् A specially constructed abode for the child in accord to its seasonal needs, equipped with well-defined divisions between the water source, urinal, lavatory, bathroom and kitchen. Alternate Name(s): Kumaragaram
Oblique incision
Sanskrit Term: तिर्यक्-छेदः A type of obliquely placed incision. Alternate Name(s): Tiryak Ched
oily enema
Sanskrit Term: खेहवस्तिः A medicated unctuous enema, the amount of which is usually a quarter that of a decoction enema. Alternate Name(s): Khehavastih