GC: n S: NHS – https://bit.ly/2YvnSPW (last access: 9 December 2019); Medscape – https://bit.ly/2E2JVUC (last access: 9 December 2019). N: 1. – extracorporeal (adj): From word-forming element “extra-” (meaning “outside; beyond the scope of; in addition to what is usual or expected,” in classical Latin recorded only in extraordinarius, but
GC: n S: EuroParl – https://bit.ly/2G0pYRi (last access: 8 March 2017); ODS – https://bit.ly/2DGRQri (last access: 8 March 2017). N: 1. extradited (adj): Past participle from verb extradite. person (n): early 13c., from Old French persone “human being, anyone, person” (12c., Modern French personne) and directly from Latin persona “human
GC: n S: The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2sRjEDk (last access: 8 March 2017); LegisGov – https://bit.ly/2p9XtJf (last access: 8 March 2017). N: 1. 1833, from French extradition (18c.), apparently a coinage of Voltaire’s, from Latin ex “out” + traditionem (nominative traditio) “a delivering up, handing over,” noun of action from tradere
GC: n S: http://www.allaboutvision.com/buysmart/eye-drops.htm (last access: 7 July 2015); DORLAND; NAVARRO p. 355. N: The inherent toxicity of the drug itself, the osmotic pressure, the need for buffering agents, a preservative, and sterilization must be taken into considerations. S: GDT SYN: 1. eyedrops, ophthalmic drops. 2. ophthalmic solution, eye-drop, eyewash,
GC: n CT: Although the term Fahr’s disease is often used to designate either familial or sporadic basal ganglia calcification, it is unknown whether the non-familial cases represent the same disease. The term Fahr’s disease is ambiguous and should be avoided. S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1421/ (last access: 11 June 2017)
GC: adj S: UNICEF – http://www.unicef.org/republicadominicana/english/reallives_16578.htm (last access: 7 June 2015) N: 1. c. 1300, “enfeebled; wearied, exhausted,” from Old French faint, feint “false, deceitful; sham, artificial; weak, faint, lazy, indolent, cowardly,” past participle of feindre “hesitate, falter, be indolent, show weakness, avoid one’s duty by pretending” (see feign). Also
GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S088761850200169X (last access: 24 June 2023); SAGEJ – https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1403494809105026?journalCode=sjpc (last access: 24 June 2023). N: 1. early 14c., “feebleness, weariness,” from faint (adj.) + -ness. Meaning “exhaustion” is mid-15c. Of color, light, etc., from 1640s. also from early 14c. 2. the state or condition of being faint :
GC: n S: FT – https://bit.ly/2HFV0vn (last access: 27 December 2018); (last access: 27 December 2018); UN – https://bit.ly/2RoW0Ms (last access: 27 December 2018). N: 1. – fair (adj): Old English fæger “pleasing to the sight (of persons and body features, also of objects, places, etc.); beautiful, handsome, attractive,” of
GC: n S: https://www.familycarenetwork.com/provider-types/what-is-a-family-physician-md (last access: 17 May 2016); http://www.aafp.org/home.html (last access: 17 May 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726108/ (last access: 17 May 2016). N: 1. family (n): early 15c., “servants of a household,” from Latin familia “family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household,” thus also “members of a household, the
GC: n S: http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/famine (last access: 3 September 2014); http://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/data/AP2005_VOL0/EN/Vol0_en.pdf (last access: 12 March 2013); DORLAND. N: 1. mid-14c., from Old French famine “hunger” (12c.), from Vulgar Latin famina, from Latin fames “hunger, starvation, famine,” of unknown origin. 2. Famine refers to an episode of starvation that is attended by
GC: adj S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ (last access: 6 June 2015); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1286457914003037 (last access: 6 June 2015). N: 1. late 14c., “decreed by fate,” also “fraught with fate,” from Middle French fatal (14c.) and directly from Latin fatalis “ordained by fate, decreed, destined; destructive, deadly,” from fatum; sense of “causing
GC: n S: MAYO – https://mayocl.in/1JPq7NK (last access: 14 June 2016); MedicineNet.com – https://bit.ly/2S8OaDh (last access: 14 June 2016). N: 1. 1660s, “that which causes weariness,” from French fatigue “weariness,” from fatiguer “to tire” (15c.), from Latin fatigare “to weary, to tire out,” originally “to cause to break down,” from
GC: n S: FAO – http://www.fao.org/docrep/019/i3481e/i3481e.pdf (last access: 1 January 2016); WHO – http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/complementary_feeding/en/ (last access: 1 January 2016). N: 1. “Act of taking food,” Old English feding, verbal noun from feed (v.). Feeding frenzy is from 1989, metaphoric extension of a phrase that had been used of sharks since
GC: n S: UNICEF – http://www.unicef.org/protection/57929_58002.html (last access: 14 November 2013); WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/ (last access: 16 December 2014); https://www.gov.uk/female-genital-mutilation (last access: 17 December 2014). N: 1. . female (n): early 14c., from Old French femelle “woman, female” (12c.), from Medieval Latin femella “a female,” from Latin femella “young female,
GC: n S: BBC – http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/medical/infanticide_1.shtml (last access: 10 November 2013); http://www2.webster.edu/~woolflm/femaleinfanticide.html (last access: 23 August 2015). N: 1. Female infanticide is the deliberate killing of girl babies. 2. Female infanticide is more common than male infanticide, and in some countries, particularly India and China, is likely to have serious
GC: n CT: The word “fermentation” has undergone many changes in meaning during the past hundred years. According to the derivation of the term, it signifies merely a gentle bubbling or boiling condition. The term was first applied when the only known reaction of this kind was the production of
GC: n S: Yale – http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1982/7/82.07.08.x.html (last access: 16 May 2016); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12858480 (last access: 16 May 2016). N: 1. late 14c., “the young while in the womb or egg” (tending to mean vaguely the embryo in the later stage of development), from Latin fetus (often, incorrectly, foetus) “the
GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/drug-medication/otc-pain-relief-10/cold-flu-fever-reducers (last access: 7 December 2014); DORLAND p. 690-695. N: 1. earlier also feaver, late Old English fefor, fefer “fever, temperature of the body higher than normal,” from Latin febris “fever,” related to fovere “to warm, heat,” probably from PIE root dhegh- “burn” (cognates: Gothic
GC: n S: NMCTH.EDU – http://www.nmcth.edu/images/gallery/Editorial/Hbrpeajha.pdf (last access: 17 December 2015); NEWS-MEDICAL.NET – http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Filariasis.aspx (last access: 17 December 2015). N: 1. From Latin filum which means ‘thread’. From Greek osis which means ‘condition’. 2. Filariasis, a group of infectious disorders caused by threadlike nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea, that invade
GC: n S: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/firstaid.html (last access: 6 October 2015); http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/ (last access: 6 October 2015). N: 1. First Aid: The immediate but temporary care given on site to the victims of an accident or sudden illness in order to avert complications, lessen suffering, and sustain life until competent services or
GC: n S: ARC – http://www.redcross.org/prepare/location/home-family/get-kit/anatomy (last access: 4 November 2014); http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/firstaid_kit.html (last access: 6 August 2015). N: 1. Compound term. First: from Old English fyrst “foremost,” superlative of fore; from Proto-Germanic furisto-. Aid: from Old French aide, earlier aiudha “aid, help, assistance” (9c.), from Late Latin adjuta. Kit: late