GC: n S: NIH – https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/acromegaly (last access: 5 November 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acromegaly/ (last access: 5 November 2020). N: 1. “gigantism due to activity of pituitary after normal growth has ceased,” 1886, from French acromégalie, from medical Latin acromegalia, from Greek akron “extremity, highest point, mountain peak, headland,” neuter of akros “at the furthest point”

GC: n S: NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/addiction-what-is-it/ (last access: 29 June 2020); PSY – https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/addiction/what-is-addiction (last access: 29 June 2020). N: 1. c. 1600, “tendency, inclination, penchant” (a less severe sense now obsolete); 1640s as “state of being (self)-addicted” to a habit, pursuit, etc., from Latin addictionem (nominative addictio) “an awarding, a delivering up,”

GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/health-topics/alcohol#tab=tab_1 (last access: 8 April 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol-misuse/ (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1540s (early 15c. as alcofol), “fine powder produced by sublimation,” from Medieval Latin alcohol “powdered ore of antimony,” from Arabic al-kuhul “kohl,” the fine metallic powder used to darken

GC: n S: AACAP – https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/facts_for_families/17_children_of_alcoholics.pdf (last access: 7 May 2020); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4013870 (last access: 7 May 2020). N: 1. From alcohol [1540s (early 15c. as alcofol), “fine powder produced by sublimation,” from Medieval Latin alcohol “powdered ore of antimony,” from Arabic al-kuhul “kohl,” the fine metallic powder used

GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=alkaloid (last access: 15 July 2020); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemical-engineering/alkaloid (last access: 15 July 2020). N: 1. 1831, from “alkali” (q.v.) + “-oid”. “A general term applied to basic compounds of vegetable origin, bitter in taste, and having powerful effects on the animal system” [Flood], including

See flashback (note 7)

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2418085/pdf/postmedj00130-0048.pdf (last access: 15 July 2020); Everydayhealth – https://www.everydayhealth.com/analgesic/guide/ (last access: 15 July 2020). N: 1. analgesic (adj.), “tending to remove pain,” 1848, from “analgesia” + “-ic”. Alternative form analgetic (from Greek analgetos “without pain”) is classically correct but less common. analgesic (n): The noun meaning “an analgesic preparation,

GC: n S: The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/25/attorney-general-faces-calls-to-resign-defends-dominic-cummings-suella-braverman (last access: 31 May 2020); LawyerEdu – https://www.lawyeredu.org/attorney-vs-lawyer.html (last access: 31 May 2020). N: 1. Early 14c. (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), “one appointed by another to act in his place,” from Old French atorné “(one) appointed,” past participle of aturner “to decree, assign, appoint,” from atorner “to assign,” literally “to

GC: n S: TheTimes – https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/full-of-beans-costa-coffee-has-more-caffeine-than-red-bull-fvc3m79ld (last access: 8 April 2020); TheGuardian – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/17/is-drinking-coffee-safe-during-your-pregnancy-get-ready-for-some-nuance (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1830, from German Kaffein, coined by chemist F.F. Runge (1795-1867), apparently from German Kaffee “coffee”. So called because the alkaloid was found in coffee beans; its presence accounts for

GC: n S: OMS – https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/cannabidiol-(compound-of-cannabis) (last access: 24 April 2020); Cochrane – https://www.cochrane.org/CD005175/HIV_medical-use-of-cannabis-in-patients-with-hivaids. (last access: 24 April 2020). N: 1. 1798, from Cannabis, Modern Latin plant genus named (1728), from Greek kannabis “hemp”, a Scythian or Thracian word. Also source of Armenian kanap’, Albanian kanep, Russian konoplja, Persian kanab,

carbon dioxide or CO2: See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/carbon-dioxide/?lang=en

GC: n S: TheGuardian – https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/12/wastewater-tests-suggest-drop-in-cocaine-use-in-london (last access: 8 April 2020); TheTelegraph – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/03/12/scientists-reveal-cocaine-use-widespread-traces-drug-water-supply/ (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1874, from Modern Latin cocaine (1856), coined by Albert Niemann of Gottingen University from coca (from Quechua cuca) + chemical suffix -ine. A medical coinage, the drug was used

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526029/ (last access: 15 July 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/codeine/ (last access: 15 July 2020). N: 1. “white crystalline alkaloid present in opium,” 1838, codeina, from French codéine, coined, with chemical suffix -ine (2), from Greek kodeia “poppy head,” related to koos “prison,” literally “hollow place;” kodon “bell, mouth of a trumpet;” koilos “hollow, hollowed out, spacious, deep,”

GC: n S: Acadposit – https://academicpositions.com/career-advice/what-should-i-call-my-professor (last access: 3 June 2020); Quora – https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-a-doctor-at-a-university-and-a-professor (last Access: 3 June 2020). N: 1. 1300, doctour, “Church father,” from Old French doctour and directly from Medieval Latin doctor “religious teacher, adviser, scholar,” in classical Latin “teacher,” agent noun from docere “to show, teach, cause to know,” originally “make to

GC: n S: Cochrane – https://www.cochrane.org/CD001333/ADDICTN_oral-naltrexone-as-maintenance-treatment-to-prevent-relapse-in-opioid-addicts-who-have-undergone-detoxification (last access: 24 April 2020); Cochrane – https://www.cochrane.org/CD007380/ADDICTN_efficacy-psychostimulant-drugs-cocaine-dependence (last access: 24 April 2020). N: 1. From drug [late 14c., drogge (early 14c. in Anglo-French), “any substance used in the composition or preparation of medicines”, from Old French droge “supply, stock, provision” (14c.), which is

GC: n S: NIH – https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/drug-misuse-addiction (last access: 8 April 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/drug-addiction-getting-help/ (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1600, “tendency, inclination, penchant” (a less severe sense now obsolete); 1640s as “state of being (self)-addicted” to a habit, pursuit, etc., from Latin addictionem (nominative addictio) “an awarding, a

GC: n S: INTERPOL – https://www.interpol.int/es/Noticias-y-acontecimientos/Noticias/2020/Dealers-using-food-delivery-services-to-transport-drugs-during-COVID-19-lockdowns (last access: 5 April 2020); NIH – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197264/ (last access: 5 April 2020). N: 1. A term formed by drug [late 14c., drogge (early 14c. in Anglo-French), “any substance used in the composition or preparation of medicines”, from Old French droge “supply, stock, provision”

GC: n S: NIH – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1471778/ (last access: 2 May 2020); WHO – https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/drug_role_mandate.pdf (last access: 2 May 2020) N: 1. – drug (n): Late 14c., drogge (early 14c. in Anglo-French), “any substance used in the composition or preparation of medicines”, from Old French droge “supply, stock, provision” (14c.), which is

See methylenedioxymethamphetamine: https://humantermuem.es/content/methylenedioxymethamphetamine/?lang=en

GC: n S: GOV – https://www.gov.uk/find-postgraduate-teacher-training-courses (last access: 3 June 2020); THEG – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jun/03/uk-universities-create-social-bubbles-campus-reopen-students-coronavirus (last access: 3 June 2020). N: 1. In 1530s, “child-rearing,” also “the training of animals,” from Middle French education (14c.) and directly from Latin educationem(nominative educatio) “a rearing, training,” noun of action from past-participle stem of educare. Mid-15c., educaten, “bring up (children),

See “restless leg syndrome”: https://humantermuem.es/content/restless-leg-syndrome/?lang=en

See emoticon, especially note 7.

GC: n S: Wired – https://www.wired.co.uk/article/digital-humanitarianism (last access: 16 June 2020); The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/06/difference-between-emoji-and-emoticons-explained (last access: 16 June 2020). N: 1. by 1994, apparently from “emotion” (1570s, “a (social) moving, stirring, agitation,” from Middle French émotion (16c.), from Old French emouvoir “stir up” (12c.), from Latin emovere “move out, remove, agitate,” from assimilated form of ex

GC: n S: NHS – https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/patient-information-leaflets/AandE%20Epistaxis.htm (last access: 14 November 2020); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK435997/ (last access: 14 November 2020). N: 1. “nosebleed,” 1793, medical Latin, as if from Greek *epistaxis, a false reading for epistagmos, from epi “upon” + stazein “to let fall in drops”. 2. Nosebleed, also called Epistaxis, an attack of bleeding