GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8282/ (last access: 28 July 2015); MEDNET – http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12321 (last access: 28 July 2015). N: 1. “intestinal worm,” 1852, from helmintho-, stem of Greek helmins “parasitic worm,” from suffixed form of PIE root wel- “to turn”. 2. The word ‘helminth’ is a general term meaning
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/helminthiasis/en/ (last access: 28 July 2015); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1878825/ (last access: 28 July 2015). N: 1. Word found in New Latin, derived from the Greek word helminthian. 2. Helminthiasis is infestation with one or more intestinal parasitic worms (roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichiura), or
GC: n S: http://www.hematology.org/ (last access: 12 December 2013); http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Hematology.aspx (last access: 7 July 2015). N: 1. hematology, also spelled haematology, hematology branch of medical science concerned with the nature, function, and diseases of the blood. In the 17th century, Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, using a primitive, single-lens microscope,
GC: n S: NIH – https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/urologic-diseases/hematuria-blood-urine (last access: 3 November 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK294/ (last access: 3 November 2024). N: 1. New Latin. The first known use of hematuria was circa 1811. variants or chiefly British haematuria. the presence of blood or blood cells in the urine. 2. hematuria. Also
GC: n S: NCBI – https://bit.ly/32eaK2I (last access: 10 October 2019); MEDLP – https://bit.ly/2pkvIOH (last access: 10 October 2019). N: 1. Also hæmoglobin, coloring matter in red blood cells, 1862, shortening of hæmatoglobin (1845), from Greek haimato-, combining form of haima (genitive haimatos) “blood” + globulin, a type of simple
GC: n S: MN – http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12337 (last access: 23 July 2015); Phob – http://phobias.about.com/od/phobiaslist/a/hemophobia.htm (last access: 23 July 2015). N: 1.1844, from hemo- “blood” + -phobia “fear.” Perhaps based on French hémophobie. Originally in reference to fear of medical blood-letting. 2. Hemophobia is a fear of blood. People with hemophobia usually
GC: n S: SDir – http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0954611111003970 (last access: 21 March 2016); AAFP – http://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1001/p1253.html (last access: 31 July 2014). N: 1. New Latin, from hem- + Greek ptysis act of spitting, from ptyein to spit. First Known Use: 1646. 2. The expectoration of blood or of blood-stained sputum. 3. Hemoptysis
GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/hfrs/ (last access: 29 November 2013); Medline – https://medlineplus.gov/hemorrhagicfevers.html (llast access: 3 September 2016). N: 1. hemorrhagic (adj): From hemorrhage (n) c. 1400, emorosogie (modern form by 17c.), from Latin haemorrhagia, from Greek haimorrhagia, from haimorrhages “bleeding violently,” from haima “blood” + rhage “a breaking,”
GC: n S: http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/hematology-and-oncology/hemostasis/overview-of-hemostasis (last access: 26 July 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126677/ (last access: 26 July 2016). N: 1. Anc. Greek αίμα hema (blood) στάσις stasis (halt) > ίστημι histimi (stand). 2. Hemostasis is a process which causes bleeding to stop. 3. Two meanings: the arrest of bleeding by the physiological properties
GG: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/health-topics/hepatitis#tab=tab_1 (last access: 14 April 2024); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/index.htm (last access: 14 April 2024). N: 1. 1727, coined from Greek hepatos, genitive of hepar “liver,” from PIE root yekwr- (cognates: Sanskrit yakrt, Avestan yakar, Persian jigar, Latin jecur, Old Lithuanian jeknos “liver”) + -itis “inflammation.”
GC: n S: NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hernia/ (last access: 11 October 2022); MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000960.htm (last access: 11 October 2022). N: 1. late 14c., hirnia, from Latin hernia “a rupture,” related to hira “intestine,” from PIE root *ghere- “gut, entrail.” The re-Latinized spelling of the English word is from 17c. Related:
GC: n S: MSD – https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/professional/infectious-diseases/herpesviruses/herpes-zoster (last access: 3 December 2020); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441824/ (last access: 3 December 2020). N: 1. -herpes: late 14c., “any inflammatory, spreading skin condition” (used of shingles, gangrene, etc.), from Latin herpes “a spreading skin eruption,” from Greek herpes, the name for the disease shingles, literally
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/features/qa/82/en/ (last access: 14 July 2015); NIHH – http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hbp (last access: 14 July 2015). N: 1. High blood pressure (HBP) is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems. 2. hypertension, also called high
GG: n S: UNESCO – http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001170/117079e.pdf (last access: 30 October 2012); UNESCO – http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/higher-education (last access: 2 September 2014); http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100918074103941 (last access: 2 September 2014). N: To start with the definition of the term-Higher Education- In fact, There is no simple definition of higher education. The international definition of tertiary
GC: n S: BBC – https://bbc.in/2X8SFAV (last access: 19 February 2019); The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2T5feY4 (last access: 19 February 2019). N: 1. hijack (v.): 1922, American English, perhaps from high(way) + jacker “one who holds up.” Originally “to rob (a bootlegger, smuggler, etc.) in transit;” sense of “seizing an aircraft
GC: n S: IJCP – https://rb.gy/xywnbx (last access: 12 November 2020); Oxford Academic – https://academic.oup.com/edrv/article/5/4/498/2548796 (last access: 12 November 2020). N: 1. The first time it was found in a document was in 1905 as a human condition. It comes from hirsute + –ism. 2. Excessive hairiness. 3. Although this disorder
GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hiv-aids (last access: 9 June 2024); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/index.html (last access: 9 June 2024). N: 1. 1986, initialism (acronym) from human immunodeficiency virus, name for either of the two viruses that cause AIDS. 2. HIV, in full human immunodeficiency virus, retrovirus that attacks and gradually
GC: n S: NIH – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000602.htm (last access: 30 July 2014); Mednet – http://www.medicinenet.com/human_immunodeficiency_virus_hiv/article.htm (last access: 28 July 2015). N: 1. The spectrum of immunodeficiency and disease associated with HIV infection. 2. Characterized by a gradual deterioration of immune function. During the course of infection, crucial immune cells called CD4+ T
GC: n S: Metoffice – http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/frost/types-of-frost (last access: 15 July 2015); Weatherabout – http://weather.about.com/od/h/g/Hoar_frost.htm (last access: 15 July 2015); http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wea.6080570409/pdf (last access: 15 July 2015). N: 1. hoarfrost (n): c. 1300, hore-forst; see hoar + frost. 2. Deposit of ice, which generally assumes the form of scales, needles, feathers or fans
GC: n S: UMN – https://cla.umn.edu/chgs/holocaust-genocide-education/resource-guides/holocaust (last access: 22 December 2023); GtheH – https://googlingtheholocaust.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/holocaust-big-h-or-little-h/ (last access: 22 December 2023). N: 1. mid-13c., “sacrifice by fire, burnt offering,” from Old French holocauste (12c.), or directly from Late Latin holocaustum, from Greek holokauston “a thing wholly burnt,” neuter of holokaustos “burned whole,” from holos “whole” (from PIE root *sol- “whole, well-kept”) + kaustos, verbal adjective
GC: n S: ICRC – http://www.uab.edu/icrc/preventingViolenceInjuries.html (last access: 19 November 2014); WHO – http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/surveillance/databases/mortality/en/ (last access: 19 November 2014). N: 1. From early 13 century, from Old French homicide, from Latin homicidium “manslaughter,” from homo “man” (see homunculus) + -cidium “act of killing” (see –cide). But (late 14c.) also is