GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs327/en/ (last access: 24 June 2016); ScNews – https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chikungunya-move (last access: 24 June 2016). N: 1. Chikungunya is a viral disease (genus Alphavirus) which is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes – including Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The name chikungunya originates from a verb

GC: n S: CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/about/index.html (last access: 23 September 2024); Elsevier – https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-medicina-universitaria-304-articulo-chikungunya-virus-a-general-overview-S1665579615000587 (last access: 23 September 2024). N: 1. – chikungunya (n): Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease that causes fever and severe joint pain. The disease was first recognized in 1952 during an outbreak in southern Tanzania.

GC: n S: ILO – http://www.ilo.org/ipec/facts/langen/index.htm (last access: 21 November 2013). 2. UN – http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/briefingpapers/childlabour/ (last access: 21 November 2013). 3. EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/topic/child-labour (last access: 2 September 2015). GV: child labor S: TERMIUMPLUS SYN: S: CR: humanitarian aid

GC: n S: UNICEF – https://www.unicef.org/protection/child-marriage (last access: 8 November 2024); UNFPA – https://www.unfpa.org/child-marriage (last access: 8 November 2024). N: 1. – child (n): Old English cild “fetus, infant, unborn or newly born person,” from Proto-Germanic *kiltham (source also of Gothic kilþei “womb,” inkilþo “pregnant;” Danish kuld “children of the

GC: n S: BBC – http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/childrensrights/childrenofconflict/soldier.shtml (last access: 8 December 2013); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/topic/Child-Soldiers-From-Recruitment-to-Reintegration-1575121 (last access: 11 November 2013). N: 1. In many countries the child soldiers are under 15, the current minimum age for participation in hostilities and recruitment into armed forces as stipulated in Article 38 of the

GC: n S: NCBI – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1139579/pdf/medhist00072-0005.pdf (last access: 28 October 2024); ACAOUP – https://academic.oup.com/book/27155/chapter-abstract/196559078?redirectedFrom=fulltext (last access: 28 October 2024). N: 1. Also child-bed, c.1200, “state of being in labor,” from child + bed (n.). In reference to a bed, real or metaphorical, on which something is born, from 1590s. 2.

GC: n S: CHB – http://www.childbirth.org/ (last access: 7 August 2015); http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childbirth.html (last access: 7 August 2015); WHO – http://www.who.int/patientsafety/implementation/checklists/childbirth/en/ (last access: 26 May 2017). Notes: 1. also child-birth, mid-15c., from child + birth (n.). 2. parturition, also called birth or childbirth, process of bringing forth a child from the

GC: n S: http://www.els.net/WileyCDA/ElsArticle/refId-a0000694.html (last access: 25 July 2016); http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/08/chitin-biopolymer-chitosan-podcast (last access: 25 July 2016). N: 1. 1836, from French chitine, from Greek khiton “frock, tunic,” of soldiers, “coat of mail,” used metaphorically for “any coat or covering.” “Probably an Oriental word” (Liddell & Scott). Klein compares Hebrew kuttoneth “coat,”

GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-625-chitosan.aspx?activeingredientid=625 (last access: 25 July 2016); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014305712004181 (last access: 25 July 2016). N: 1. International Scientific Vocabulary chit- (from chitin) + -ose + -an. 2. A polysaccharide made of glucosamine, naturally present in the exoskeleton of crustaceans. It resists digestion in the stomach but degrades in the

GC: n S: http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/cl.htm (last access: 14 October 2012); http://bioredox.mysite.com/CLOXhtml/CLOXilus.htm (last access: 7 July 2015). N: 1. onmetallic element, the name coined 1810 by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) from Latinized form of Greek khloros “pale green” (see Chloe) + chemical suffix -ine (2). Named for its color. Discovered

GC: n S: CNM – http://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2008/april/0404.pdf. (last access: 4 December 2013); PCU – Patient.co.uk – http://www.patient.co.uk/medicine/chloroquine (last access: 4 December 2013). N: 1. Chloroquine (CHQ) is a cheap, relatively well tolerated drug initially developed for the treatment of malaria in the 1930s. CHQ has, however, since accrued a plethora of

GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cholera (last access: 22 February 2025); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/about/index.html (last access: 22 February 2025). N: 1. late 14c., “bile, melancholy” (originally the same as choler), from Middle French cholera or directly from Late Latin cholera, from Greek kholera “a type of disease characterized by diarrhea,

GC: n S: MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cholesterol.html (last access: 15 December 2013); http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cholesterol/pages/introduction.aspx (last access: 5 November 2016). N: 1. white, solid substance present in body tissues, 1894, earlier cholesterin, from French cholestrine (Chevreul, 1827), from Greek khole “bile” (see cholera) + steros “solid, stiff” (see sterility). So called because originally

GC: n S: Drugs.com – http://www.drugs.com/dict/cholesteremia.html (last access: 12 December 2013); DORLAND; COSNAUTAS (last access: 10 December 2013). N: The presence of enhanced quantities of cholesterol in the blood. S: TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 10 December 2013) SYN: 1. cholesterolaemia, cholesteremia, cholesteraemia, cholesterinemia. 2. cholesteremia, cholesterinemia. 3. cholesterolemia, cholesteremia, cholesterinemia,

GC: n S: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1149854-treatment (last access: 3 January 2016); http://www.healthline.com/symptom/chorea (last access: 3 January 2016). N: 1. 1806, from Modern Latin chorea Sancti Viti “St. Vitus dance” (originally a mass hysteria in 15c. Europe characterized by uncontrolled dancing); from Latin chorea “a dance,” from Greek khoreia “dance” (see chorus). Extension

GC: n S: MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002327.htm (last access: 21 November 2019); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22266/ (last access: 21 November 2019). N: 1. 1889, from German Chromosom, coined 1888 by German anatomist Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921), from Latinized form of Greek khrōma “color” + -some (3). So called because the structures contain

GC: n S: EUROPARL – http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20090113+ITEMS+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN (last access: 6 March 2013); FAO – http://www.fao.org/hunger/en/ (last access: 3 September 2014). N: 1. – chronic (adj): early 15c., of diseases, “lasting a long time,” from Middle French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos “of time, concerning time,” from khronos “time”. Vague

GC: n S: RHS – https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/chrysanthemum (last access: 5 September 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10582400/ (last access: 5 September 2024). N: 1. chrysanthemum (n): Composite plant native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, the national flower of Japan, 1550s, from Latin chrysanthemum, from Greek khrysanthemon “marigold,” literally “golden flower,” from khrysos

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22772324 (last access: 17 May 2017); WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/churg-strauss-syndrome#1 (last access: 7 March 2018). N: 1.- Churg (pn): Jacob Churg was an American pathologist, born July 16, 1910, Dolhinow, then in Russia, now Poland and he died July 27, 2005. – Strauss (pn): Lotte Strauss

See cheilitis (note 4)

GC: n S: MDC – https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/annual-cicadas (last access: 13 October 2024); HHP – https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-cicadas-are-here-hows-your-appetite-202406143048 (last access: 13 October 2024). N: 1. Popular name of many insects which make a rhythmic chirping or creaking noise, late 14c., from Latin cicada “cicada, tree cricket,” not a native Latin word; perhaps a loan-word

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/circular-economy

GC: n S: http://ec.europa.eu/echo/ (last access: 3 September 2014); http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2002:045E:0041:0052:EN:PDF (last access: 26 April 2013). N: Civil protection assistance consists of governmental aid delivered in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. It can take the form of in-kind assistance, deployment of specially-equipped teams, or assessment and coordination by experts sent

GC: n S: UN – http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50132#.Vb-WXpPtlHw (last access: 26 July 2015); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/topic/civil-war (last access: 26 July 2015). N: A civil war is a high-intensity conflict, often involving regular armed forces, that is sustained, organized and large-scale. Civil wars may result in large numbers of casualties and the consumption