GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/ldl-cholesterol-the-bad-cholesterol (last access: 15 January 2016); http://heartuk.org.uk/health-and-high-cholesterol (last access: 15 January 2016). N: 1. LDL: Abbreviation for low density lipoprotein. cholesterol (n): white, solid substance present in body tissues, 1894, earlier cholesterin, from French cholestrine (Chevreul, 1827), from Greek khole “bile” (see cholera) + steros “solid, stiff”

GC: n S: UMN – http://www.d.umn.edu/~ssternbe/Courses/LabII/exleach.pdf (last access: 15 December 2012); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/leaching-geochemistry-of-soil (last access: 30 July 2015). N: 1. Old English leccan “to moisten, water, wet, irrigate”. The word disappears, then re-emerges late 18c. In a technological sense in reference to percolating liquids. Related: Leached; leaching. 2. The

GC: n S: http://statelaws.findlaw.com/property-and-real-estate-laws/details-on-state-lease-and-rental-agreement-laws.html (last access: 10 November 2017); https://www.landlordandtenant.org/leases-and-agreements/ (last access: 10 November 2017). N: 1. late 14c., “legal contract conveying property, usually for a fixed period of time and with a fixed compensation,” from Anglo-French les (late 13c.), Old French lais, lez “a lease, a letting, a leaving,”

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/emerging/legionella.pdf (last access: 9 December 2015); WHOI.EDU – http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/legions-of-legionella-bacteria (last access: 9 December 2015). N: 1. This term comes from Latin legio, -onis, a body of soldiers, legion; L. fem. dim. ending -ella; N.L. fem. n. Legionella, small legion or army. 2. Legionella is related

GC: n S: NIHH – http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/june2011/06272011legionnaires.htm (last access: 30 October 2014); HSE – http://www.hseni.gov.uk/hsg274_legionella_technical_guidance_part3.pdf (last access: 30 October 2014). N: 1. n. legio -onis, a body of soldiers, legion; L. fem. dim. ending -ella; N.L. fem. n. Legionella, small legion or army. 2. Legionellosis is a disease caused by infection

See legionellosis

GC: n S: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/press/release.cfm?id=5659&cat=press-release (last access: 12 November 2013); DORLAND p. 1019. N: 1. Modern Latin ; from Leishmania, after Sir W. B. Leishman (1865-1926), Scottish bacteriologist. 2. It is found in parts of the tropics, subtropics, and southern Europe. 3. It is classified as a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD).

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs101/en/ (last access: 31 July 2015); DORLAND p. 1022, 1023. N: 1. leprosy (n.): 1530s (earlier lepruse, mid-15c.), from leprous; see leper. First used in Coverdale Bible, where it renders Hebrew cara’ath, which apparently was a comprehensive term for skin diseases. Because of pejorative associations,

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/zoonoses/diseases/Leptospirosissurveillance.pdf (last access: 19 November 2015); CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/features/leptospirosis/ (last access: 19 November 2015). N: 1. From leptospira and -osis. Leptospira: From Gr. adj. leptos, thin, narrow, fine; L. fem. n. spira, a coil, helix; N.L. fem. n. Leptospira, a thin helix or coil, referring

GC: n S: WHO – http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/94830/1/9789241548694_eng.pdf (last access: 10 October 2015); http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9695 (last access: 10 October 2015). N: 1. Early 15c., from Middle French lesion, from Latin laesionem (nominative laesio) “injury,” from past participle stem of laedere “to strike, hurt, damage,” of unknown origin. Originally with reference to any sort

GC: n S: https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2A/2A-103 (last access: 9 November 2017); http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/codes/publications/pdf_lti/lease_term_law.pdf (last access: 9 November 2017). N: 1. “one to whom a lease is given,” late 15c., from Anglo-French lesee, Old French lessé, past participle of lesser “to let, to leave” (10c., Modern French laisser), from Latin laxare, from laxus “loose”.

GC: n S: IG – http://www.investorguide.com/article/15961/lessor-vs-lessee-the-fundamentals-of-lease-agreements-d1503/ (last access: 9 November 2017); http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/sections_detail.php?id=48&sections_id=16323 (last access: 9 November 2017). N: 1. “one who grants a lease,” late 14c., from Anglo-French lessor (late 13c.), from verb lesser “to let, to leave” (10c., Modern French laisser), from Latin laxare, from laxus “loose” (from PIE

GC: n S: Gilderlehrman – https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/glc04616 (last access: 14 November 2024); LawCorn – https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/letter_of_marque (last access: 14 November 2024). N: 1. – letter (n): c. 1200, “graphic symbol, alphabetic sign, written character conveying information about sound in speech,” from Old French letre “character, letter; missive, note,” in plural, “literature, writing,

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2007/np19/en/ (last access: 18 November 2014); NCI – http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/leukemia. (last access: 18 November 2014). N: 1. 1851, on model of German Leukämie (1848), coined by R. Virchow from Greek leukos “clear, white” + haima “blood”. 2. A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized

See white blood cell

GG: n S : MEDNET – http://www.medicinenet.com/levamisole-oral/article.htm (last access: 31 July 2015); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22455354 (last access: 31 July 2015). N: 1. An anthelmintic drug C11H12N2S administered in the form of its hydrochloride that also possesses immunomodulatory properties and is used especially in the treatment of colon cancer. 2. Levamisole is

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2016/health-inequalities-persist/en/ (last access: 26 October 2016); AIHW – http://www.aihw.gov.au/deaths/life-expectancy/ (last access: 18 October 2016). N: 1. life (n): Old English life (dative lif) “animated corporeal existence; lifetime, period between birth and death; the history of an individual from birth to death, written account of a

GC: n S: http://slcpd.com/shooting-investigation-victim-suffers-life-threatening-wound/?lang=es (last access: 27 July 2015); http://kcsdv.org/kyr.pdf (last access: 12 March 2013). N: 1. In the event that an employee dies or experiences a life-threatening injury while at work, or if agency personnel are the first to know of an employee’s death or life-threatening injury off duty,

GC: n S: NASA – http://thunder.msfc.nasa.gov/primer/ (last access: 30 June 2015) N: 1. late 13c., present participle of lightnen “make bright,” extended form of Old English lihting, from leht. Meaning “cheap, raw whiskey” is attested from 1781, also sometimes “gin.” Lightning bug is attested from 1778. Lightning rod from 1790.

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/lignite

GC: n S: NIH – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12388955/ (last access: 24 June 2023); HIN – https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2012/705325/ (last access: 24 June 2023). N: 1. From prefix “lipo-” (word-forming element meaning “fat” (n.), from Greek lipos “fat” (n.), from PIE root*leip- “to stick, adhere,” also used to form words for “fat”) and “thymia” (-Θυμ- {root

GC: n S: BBC – https://www.bbc.com/news/health-12001044 (last access: 8 November 2019); BBC – https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-50293548 (last access: 8 November 2019). N: 1. New Latin, from Listeria, from Joseph Lister. First Known Use of listeria: 1952. Joseph Lister, Baron Lister of Lyme Regis, also called (1883–97) Sir Joseph Lister, Baronet, (born April

GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/ith/diseases/listeriosis/en/ (last access: 15 November 2019); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4005144/ (last access: 15 November 2019). N: 1. New Latin, from Listeria, from Joseph Lister. First Known Use of listeriosis: 1941. Joseph Lister, Baron Lister of Lyme Regis, also called (1883–97) Sir Joseph Lister, Baronet, (born April

GC: n S: UNICEF – https://www.unicef.org/topics/literacy (last access: 1 July 2024); UNESCO – https://www.unesco.org/en/literacy/need-know (last access: 1 July 2024). N: 1. 1883, formed in English from literate + -cy. Illiteracy, however, dates back to 17c. 2. literacy. Definition & Meaning: 2.1. the ability to read and write. . The program