GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/nutrientrequirements/WHO_TRS_935/en/ (last access: 8 November 2015); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/amino-acid (last access: 8 November 2015). N: 1. amino-, element in compound words involving chemicals, from combination form of amine, and acid from Latin acidus. Attested from 1898. 2. Amino acids are the basic building blocks of

GC: n S: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/9673.php (last access: 2 July 2016); http://www.healthline.com/health/amnesia (last access: 2 July 2016). N: 1. “loss of memory,” 1786 (as a Greek word in English from 1670s), Modern Latin, coined from Greek amnesia “forgetfulness,” from a-, privative prefix, “not” + stem from mnasthai “to recall, remember,” related to

GC: n S: UNHCR – http://bit.do/ezWm5; http://bit.do/ezWm9 (last access: 11 December 2015); TIME – http://bit.do/ezWng (last access: 11 December 2015). N: 1. “Pardon of past offenses,” 1570s, from French amnestie “intentional overlooking,” from Latin amnestia, from Greek amnestia “forgetfulness (of wrong); an amnesty,” from a-, privative prefix, “not”, + mnestis

GC: n S: GNF – https://www.geneticsupport.org/genetics-pregnancy/prenatal-diagnostic-tests/amniocentesis/amniocentesis-how-does-the-procedure-work/ (last access:18 December 2023); MAYO – https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/amniocentesis/about/pac-20392914 (last access:18 December 2023) N: 1. 1958, from Modern Latin amnion + centesis “surgical puncture involving a puncture”, from latinized form of Greek kentesis “a pricking”, from kentein “to prick”. 2. Aspiration of amniotic fluid from the

GC: n S: LISC – https://goo.gl/mA79W3 (last access: 11 November 2016); SEPI – https://goo.gl/IlHYYz (last access: 11 November 2016). N: 1. 1855, from Modern Latin Amoeba, genus name (1841), from Greek amoibe “change,” related to ameibein “to change, exchange,” from PIE *e-meigw-, extended form of root *mei- “to change, go,

GC: n S: DrugWise – https://www.drugwise.org.uk/amphetamines/ (last access: 27 November 2020); MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000792.htm (last access: 27 November 2020). N: 1. “synthetic heart-stimulating drug,” 1938, contracted from alphamethyl-phenethylamine. 2. Synthetic amines which act with a pronounced stimulant effect on the central nervous system. 3. Some types of amphetamines are legally prescribed by

GC: n S: NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/amputation/ (last access: 2 December 2020); Access Medicine – https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?sectionid=45451717&bookid=675&Resultclick=2 (last access: 5 December 2020). N: 1. 1610s, “a cutting off of tree branches, a pruning,” also “operation of cutting off a limb, etc., of a body,” from Middle French amputation or directly from Latin amputationem (nominative amputatio),

GC: n S: NIH – http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_ALS.htm (last access: 29 August 2014); emedicine – http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1170097-overview (last access: 4 June 2016). N: 1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig disease or motor neuron disease, degenerative neurological disorder that causes muscle atrophy and paralysis. The disease usually occurs after age 40;

GC: n S: NCBI – https://bit.ly/2JRS3MF (last access: 2 June 2019); Amplifon – https://bit.ly/2HQztlR (last access: 2 June 2019). N: 1. Greek, an- priv. + akousis, hearing. 2. Total deafness. 3. Anacusis is a state of complete deafness. 4. There are two types of anacusis: ⁕Unilateral anacusis meaning only one

GC: n S: MEDLP – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7716993 (last access: 4 November 2014); DORLAND. N: 1. “recollection, remembrance,” 1650s, from Greek anamnesis “a calling to mind, remembrance,” noun of action from stem of anamimneskein “to remember, to remind (someone) of (something), make mention of,” from ana “back” + mimneskesthai (see amnesia). Related:

CG: n F: WAOJ – http://waojournal.biomedcentral.com/ (last access: 25 October 2016); PMC – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500036/ (last access: 29 October 2016). N: 1. New Latin, from ana- + prophylaxis. First Known Use: 1907. 2. The first documented case of presumed anaphylaxis occurred in 2641 BC when Menes, an Egyptian pharaoh, died mysteriously

GC: n S: HLN – https://goo.gl/sdQJXw (last access: 15 November 2018); vwHealth – https://goo.gl/T (last access: 15 November 2018). N: 1. From Greek an- “without” and –arthron “a joint” + ia; (of sound) inarticulate. 2. A loss of control of the muscles of speech, resulting in the inability to articulate

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/android/?lang=en

GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1790820/ (last access: 16 January 2015); http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-android-and-gynoid-obesity/ (last access: 4 July 2016); DORLAND. N: 1. android (adj): From Greek andro- “human” + -eides “form, shape”. obesity (n): 1610s, from French obésité and directly from Latin obesitas “fatness, corpulence,” from obesus “that has eaten itself fat,”

GC: n S: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/406443 (last access: 15 January 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24014001 (last access: 15 January 2016). N: 1. From andro-, on the pattern of menopause. First known use: 1967. 2. A variable complex of symptoms, including decreased Leydig cell numbers and androgen production, occurring in men after middle age, purported to

GC: n S: http://jn.nutrition.org/content/129/9/1669.full (last access: 28 December 2015); DORLAND p. 78. N: 1. alternative (chiefly U.S.) spelling of anaemia (q.v.). See ae. As a genus of plants, Modern Latin, from Greek aneimon “unclad,” from privative prefix an- + eima “a dress, garment”. 2. anemia, disease also spelled anaemia condition

GC: n S: WHO – https://goo.gl/uiyHdI (last access: 9 November 2016); MEDLP – https://goo.gl/I5pyAe (last access: 9 November 2016). N: 1. It dates back to the early 15th century, from Medieval Latin aneurisma, which comes from Greek aneurysmos, “dilation”, from aneurynein, “to dilate”, from ana-, “up” + eurynein, “widen”, from

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53238/ (last access: 25 October 2016); NCI – https://www.cancer.gov (last access: 25 October 2016). N: 1. 1896, from angio- (before verbs angi-, word-forming element now usually meaning “covered or enclosed by a seed or blood vessel,” from Latinized form of Greek angeion “a vessel, receptacle,”

GC: n S: EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/24657/angioma (last access: 6 November 2014); Premierderm.net – http://www.premierderm.net/medical-surgical-dermatology/angiomashemangiomas (last access: 7 November 2014). N: 1. 1867 medical Latin, from angio- + -oma. angio-: before verbs angi-, word-forming element now usually meaning “covered or enclosed by a seed or blood vessel,” from Latinized form of

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6120246 (last access: 20 March 2017); http://www.science-frontiers.com/cat-biol.htm (last access: 20 March 2017). N: 1. 1570s, “unevenness;” 1660s, “deviation from the common rule,” from Latin anomalia, from Greek anomalia “inequality,” noun of quality from anomalos “uneven, irregular,” from an- “not” + homalos “even,” from homos “same,”

GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/anopheles (last access: 15 August 2024); PAHO – https://www3.paho.org/hq/dmdocuments/2012/2012-Training-manual-malaria-entomology.pdf (last access: 15 August 2024). N: 1. anopheline (adj & n). The earliest known use of the word anopheline is in the 1910s. OED’s earliest evidence for anopheline is from 1915, in Indian Journal of Medical

GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19857855 (last access: 30 July 2016); http://www.vetico.com.au/article/inappetence-loss-of-appetite-149 (last access: 30 July 2016). N: 1. 1590s, “lack of appetite,” Modern Latin, from Greek anorexia, from an-, privative prefix, “without” + orexis “appetite, desire,” from oregein “to desire, stretch out” (cognate with Latin regere “to keep straight,

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/commentaries/investing-in-adolescents/en/(last access: 30 July 2016); NHS – http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Anorexia-nervosa/Pages/Introduction.aspx (last access: 30 July 2016). N: 1. anorexia (n): 1590s, “lack of appetite,” Modern Latin, from Greek anorexia, from an-, privative prefix, “without” + orexis “appetite, desire,” from oregein “to desire, stretch out” (cognate with Latin regere

GC: n. S: NIDCD – https://goo.gl/TwwCeW (last access: 27 October 2016); MEDIC – https://goo.gl/TwwCeW (last access: 27 October 2016); Medscape – https://goo.gl/61zVU0 (last access: 17 October 2016). N: 1. Anosmia is the “loss of sense of smell,” 1881, modern latin, from greek an-, private prefix (an-) + osme “smell” (Doric