GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0002961094900035 (last access: 20 December 2023); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209710/ (last access: 20 December 2023). N: 1. late 14c., “infectious disease; contaminated condition;” from Old French infeccion “contamination, poisoning” (13c.) and directly from Late Latin infectionem (nominative infectio) “infection, contagion,” noun of action from past participle
GC: n S: CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/infectious-disease.htm (last access: 24 September 2024); NHS – https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/blood-and-infection-group-f/infectious-diseases/ (last access: 24 September 2024). N: 1. – infectious (adj): “catching, having the quality of spreading from person to person, communicable by infection,” 1540s of diseases, 1610s of emotions, actions, etc.; see infection (late 14c., “infectious
GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4346501/ (last access: 26 September 2024); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/epstein-barr/about/mononucleosis.html (last access: 26 September 2024). N: 1. – infectious (adj): “catching, having the quality of spreading from person to person, communicable by infection,” 1540s of diseases, 1610s of emotions, actions, etc.; see “infection” + “-ous”. Earlier
GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/802801/ (last access: 12 January 2024); IOMC – https://www.iomcworld.org/medical-journals/infestation-42931.html (last access: 12 January 2024). N: 1. early 15c., “a being infested,” from Old French infestacion, from Late Latin infestationem (nominative infestatio) “a troubling, a disturbing, a molesting,” noun of action from past participle stem of Latin
GC: n S: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-winship/influence-peddling-and-in_b_5590147.html (last access: 12 December 2014); http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1415/LobbyingRules (last access: 14 December 2014); BBC – http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2131376.stm (last access: 14 December 2014). N: 1. influence (n): late 14c. An astrological term: “streaming ethereal power from the stars acting upon character or destiny of men”. From Old French: influence (emanation
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/influenza/en/ (last access: 28 February 2013); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928832/ (last access: 15 May 2020). N: 1. 1743, borrowed during an outbreak of the disease in Europe, from Italian influenza “influenza, epidemic,” originally “visitation, influence (of the stars),” from Medieval Latin influentia (see influence). Used in
GC: n S: PIEHL – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40138-021-00237-6 (last access: 18 January 2024); NIH – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430836/ (last access: 17 January 2024). N: 1. 1400, “a liquid extract (obtained by soaking in water)”; early 15c., “a pouring in; that which is poured in,” from Old French infusion “injection” (13c.) or directly from Latin infusionem (nominative
GC: n S: http://www.pitt.edu/~epi2670/severity/severity.pdf (last access: 28 February 2013); https://ubmm.med.buffalo.edu/uploads/DH22/Geriatric%20Falls_Injury%20Severity.pdf (last access: 5 August 2015). N: Paramedics dispatched to the scene of the injured or ill person by the ambulance services make an initial assessment of severity. However, even these skilled staff struggle to accurately categorise injury severity. A number
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11614328 (last access: 4 June 2015); DORLAND. N: 1. mid-15c. in horticulture; 1714 in pathology, from Latin inoculationem (nominative inoculatio) “an engrafting, budding,” noun of action from past participle stem of inoculare (see inoculate). 2. Process of producing immunity and method of vaccination that consists
GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC546801/ (last access: 10 April 2016); http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/352261/Use_of_a_heavy_inoculum_in_the_in_vitro_evaluation_of_the_anti_staphylococcal_activity_of_19_cephalosporins_ (last access: 10 April 2016). N: 1. New Latin, from Latin inoculare. 2. Material used for inoculation. 3. Cells used in an inoculation, such as cells added to start a culture. 4. A biological material (like a virus or toxin
GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536505/ (last access: 3 July 2024); NHS – https://www.wwl.nhs.uk/inpatient-and-outpatient-guides (last access: 3 July 2024). N: 1. – in-patient (n): also inpatient, “person lodged and fed, as well as treated, at a hospital or infirmary,” 1760, from in (adj.) + patient (n.). As an adjective by
GC: n S: https://goo.gl/KehRDr (last access: 8 July 2015); http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20606308 (last access: 8 July 2015); NAVARRO p. 511. N: 1. unsanitary, insanitary: Each of these words, based on a Latin word for “health,” means “unhealthy,” “likely to cause disease.” Although unsanitary is heard more often than insanitary, the latter is
GC: n S: UNL – https://entomology.unl.edu/scilit/what-insect (last access: 1 October 2024); AM – https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/what-are-insects/ (last access: 1 October 2024). N: 1. c. 1600, from Latin (animal) insectum “(animal) with a notched or divided body,” literally “cut into,” noun use of neuter past participle of insectare “to cut into, to cut
GC: n S: URMC – https://goo.gl/KDzbi6 (last access: 20 November 2018); NHS – https://bit.ly/2GvvTKx (last access: 26 November 2018). N: 1. “chronic inability to sleep,” 1620s, insomnie, from Latin insomnia “want of sleep, sleeplessness,” from insomnis “sleepless,” from in- “not” + somnus “sleep. Adjective: insomnious (affected with insomnia : SLEEPLESS).
GC: n S: ODIHPN – https://bit.ly/2yyiksk (last access: 26 October 2018); UNOCHA – https://bit.ly/2CGXvxu (last access: 26 October 2018). N: 1. 1610s, from French intégration and directly from Latin integrationem (nominative integratio) “renewal, restoration,” noun of action from past participle stem of integrare (see integrate). Anti-discrimination sense is recorded from
GC: n S: WHO – https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/330254/WH-1995-Sep-Oct-p18-19-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y (last access: 25 June 2023); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/facts-about-intellectual-disability.html (last access: 25 June 2023). N: 1. – intellectual (adj): late 14c., “grasped by the understanding” (rather than by the senses), from Old French intellectuel (13c.) and directly from Latin intellectualis “relating to the understanding,” from
GC: n S: WHO – https://bit.ly/2Lmhl7i (last access: 4 May 2019); NCBI – https://bit.ly/2vD7AHi (last access: 4 May 2019). N: 1. – intensive (adj): mid-15c., “intense, fervent, great,” from Old French intensif (14c.) and Medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intens-, past participle stem of intendere “turn one’s attention; strain, stretch”.
GC: n S: HLS – http://goo.gl/DwML9i p. 473 (last access: 3 November 2016); Law.jrank – http://goo.gl/MEOcng (last access: 3 November 2016). N: 1. It dates back to the early 13th century and comes from the Old French entent, entente, meaning ‘goal’, ‘end’, ‘aim’, ‘purpose’, ‘attention’, ‘application’, and directly from Latin
GC: n S: UNESCO – http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001146/114621eo.pdf (last access: 25 April 2013); COE – http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/culture/cities/Interculturality_en.pdf (last access: 2 September 2014). N: Interculturality is the interaction of people from different cultural backgrounds using authentic language appropriately in a way that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the cultures. It is the ability to
GC: n S: BMJ – https://jech.bmj.com/content/64/2/97.short (last access: 26 November 2020); MAM – https://bit.ly/37ej4mZ (p.2) (last access: 26 November 2020). N: 1. – intergovernmental (adj): Formed by the prefix “inter-” (from Latin inter “among, between, betwixt, in the midst of”, attested in the 15c) and the adjective “governmental” (attested in 1744
GC: n S: UNHCR – https://bit.ly/2f0EJlZ (last access: 11 February 2017); The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2RBzMa6 (last access: 11 February 2017). N: 1. – internally (adv): From internal (early 15c., “extending toward the interior,” from Medieval Latin internalis, from Latin internus “within, inward, internal,” figuratively “domestic,” expanded from pre-Latin *interos, *interus
GC: n S: UNICEF – http://www.unicef.org/media/media_41118.html (last access: 16 July 2012); http://www.internationaladoptionguide.co.uk/ (last access: 2 September 2014). N: 1. – international (adj): 1780, coined by Jeremy Bentham from inter- “between” + national (adj.). In the phrase international jurisprudence. – adoption (n): mid-14c., from Old French adopcion or directly from Late
GC: n S: ICRC – https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/other/irrc_861_gutierrez.pdf (last access: 21 November 2014); RULAC – http://www.geneva-academy.ch/RULAC/international_criminal_law.php (last access: 21 November 2014). N: 1. international (adj): 1780, apparently coined by Jeremy Bentham from inter- + national. In communist jargon, as a noun and with a capital i, it is short for International Working