GC: n S: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endoscopy.html (last access: 3 September); http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/endoscopy/Pages/how-is-it-perfomed.aspx (last access: 12 October 2015). N: 1. 1861, from endo- (word-forming element meaning “inside, within, internal,” comb. form of Greek endon “in, within,” literally “in the house of,” from en “in”, see en- (2), + base of domos “house”, see domestic)

See Sierterm:

CG: n S: EC – https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-efficient-products (last access: 11 November 2016); EU – http://europa.eu/youreurope/business/environment/energy-labels/index_en.htm (last access: 11 November 2016). N: 1. energy (n): Derives from Middle French énergie , which means (force of expression); from Late Latin energia; from Greek energeia (activity, action, operation) from energos (active, working) from en

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/energy-poverty

GC: n S: AHCE – https://rm.coe.int/missing-persons-and-victims-of-enforced-disappearance-in-europe-issue-/16806daa1c (last access: 4 November 2020); UN – https://www.un.org/en/observances/victims-enforced-disappearance (last access: 6 November 2020). N: 1. – enforced (adj): From enforce (v.) (mid-14c., “to drive by physical force; to try, attempt, strive; to fortify, strengthen a place;” late 14c. as “exert force, compel; make stronger, reinforce; strengthen

GC: n S: MN – http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11339 (last access: 17 November 2016); CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/non-polio-enterovirus/index.html (last access: 17 November 2016). N: 1. From the Greek form enteron (an intestine, piece of gut) and the Latin form virus (poison, venomous substance) 2. There are two possible definitions for enterovirus. The first one,

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/environment

GC: n S: UWinnipeg – https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/chemistry/research-areas/environmental-chemistry.html (last access: 2 June 2024); NCERT – https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/kech207.pdf (last access: 2 June 2024). N: 1.- environmental (adj): 1887, “environing, surrounding,” from environment + -al (1). Ecological sense by 1967. Related: Environmentally (1884). – chemistry (n): c. 1600, “alchemy,” from chemist + –ry; also see

GC: “n” S: Ruth F. Weiner – http://goo.gl/YcpTLg (last access: 13 November 2013) N: Environmental engineering requires that the impact and interaction of engineered structures on and with the natural environment be considered in any project. And environmental engineering seeks to work in cooperation with nature rather than to find

GC: n S: http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/nanotech-for-clean-water-new-technology-new-rules-.html (last access: 6 March 2013); http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=12 (last access: 3 September 2014). N: Environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behaviours. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially

GC: npl S: UNHCR – https://bit.ly/2SBbr4v (last access: 15 July 2016); WilsCent – https://bit.ly/2E0Wm4d (last access: 15 July 2016). N: 1. – environmental (adj): 1887, “environing, surrounding,” from environment + -al (1). Ecological sense by 1967. Related: Environmentally (1884). – refugees (npl): refugee (n.), 1680s, from French réfugié, noun use

GC: adj, n S: FAO – http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0756e/t0756e05.htm (last access: 3 September 2014); CDC – http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0083_article (last access: 3 September 2014). N: 1. enzootic (adj): Late 19th century: from en- ‘within’ + Greek zōion ‘animal’ + -ic. 2. Endemic in animals. An enzootic disease is constantly present in an animal population,

GC: n S: RICE – https://bit.ly/2zbth3a (last access: 18 November 2018); BIOL – https://bit.ly/2IloVMV (last access: 18 November 2018). N: 1. 1881, as a biochemical term, from German Enzym, coined 1878 by German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne (1837-1900), from Modern Greek enzymos “leavened,” from en “in” + zymē “leaven”. Related: Enzymotic.

GC: n S: http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/locating.html (last access: 29 July 2015); http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-the-epicenter-of-an-earthquake-definition-location.html (last access: 29 July 2015). N: 1. 1887 in seismology, “point on the earth’s surface directly above the center or focus of an earthquake,” from Modern Latin epicentrum (1879 in geological use); see epi- + center (n.). Related: Epicentral (1866).

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/csr/en/ (last access: 22 January 2013); http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3273 (last access: 6 September 2015). N: 1. epidemic (n.): 1757, “an epidemic disease, a temporary prevalence of a disease throughout a community,” from epidemic (adj.); earlier epideme (see epidemy). An Old English noun for this (persisting in Middle

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/epidemiology/en/ (last access: 20 November 2014); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/189810/epidemiology (last access: 26 November 2014). N: 1. “study of epidemics, science of epidemic diseases,” 1850, from Greek epidemios, literally “among the people, of one’s countrymen at home” + –logy. epidemic (n): 1757, “an epidemic disease, a

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542219/ (last access: 5 October 2022); MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007413.htm (last access: 5 October 2022). N: 1. – epidural (adj): 1873, “situated on or affecting the dura mater,” from epi- “on” + dura mater + -al. The noun meaning “injection into the epidural region” (usually given

GC: n S: ILAE – http://www.ilae.org/Visitors/Centre/documents/Definition2014-RFisher.pdf (last access: 15 December 2016); NINDS – http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/epilepsy/epilepsy.htm (last access: 15 December 2016). N: 1. From 1570s, from Middle French epilepsie(16c.), from Late Latin epilepsia, from Greek epilepsis “epilepsy,” literally a seizure, from epilambanein “to lay hold of, seize upon, attack”, especially of diseases,

GC: n S: SDir – https://bit.ly/2sJKnl2 (last access: 13 May 2019); MEDLP – https://bit.ly/2JhTmBG (last access: 13 May 2019). N: 1. – epithelial (adj): From “epithelium” (1748, Modern Latin -Frederick Ruysch-, from Greek epi “upon” + thēlē “teat, nipple,” from suffixed form of PIE root *dhe(i)- “to suck.” Related: Epithelial)

GC: n S: SDir – https://bit.ly/2HiPVdl (last access: 13 May 2019); MEDLP – https://bit.ly/2Vka9Zc (last access: 13 May 2019). N: 1. 1748, Modern Latin (Frederick Ruysch), from Greek epi “upon” + thēlē “teat, nipple,” from suffixed form of PIE root *dhe(i)- “to suck.” Related: Epithelial. 2. Morphology and General Physiology

GC: adj, n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/resources/wnv-guidelines-apr-2001.pdf (p. 5) (last access: 22 January 2013); Mednet – http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=14877 (last access: 6 September 2015). N: 1. epizootic (n.): animal equivalent of epidemic, 1748, from French épizootique, from épizootie, irregularly formed from Greek epi (see epi-) + zoon (see zoo-). 2. French épizootique,

GC: n S: http://www.epoxy-europe.eu/uploads/Modules/Resources/epoxy_erc_bpa_whitepapers_summarypaper.pdf (last access: 27 August 2016); https://plastics.americanchemistry.com/Product-Groups-and-Stats/PolycarbonateBPA-Global-Group/About-BPA-Epoxy-Resins.pdf (last access: 27 August 2016). N: 1. epoxy (n): 1916, in reference to certain chemical compounds, from epi- + first element of oxygen. Epoxy- is used as a prefix in chemistry to indicate an oxygen atom that is linked to

GC: n S: EZA – http://www.eza.org/fileadmin/system/pdf/2007_12_Elewijt_en.pdf (last access: 22 April 2013); EOC – http://www.eoc.wa.gov.au/AboutUs/TheEqualOpportuntiyAct.aspx (last access 3 September 2014). N: 1. – equal (adj): Late 14c., “identical in amount, extent, or portion;” early 15c., “even or smooth of surface,” from Latin aequalis “uniform, identical, equal,” from aequus “level, even, flat;

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/polio/en/ (last access: 21 November 2013); http://www.who.int/dracunculiasis/eradication/en/ (last access: 11 October 2015). N: 1. early 15c., from Latin eradicationem (nominative eradicatio), noun of action from past participle stem of eradicare “root out, extirpate, annihilate,” from ex- “out” (see ex-) + radix (genitive radicis) “root” (see