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§ions_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
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.
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
GC: n S: CFI – https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/commercial-lending/loan/ (last access: 27 November 2024); Investop – https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/loan.asp (last access: 27 November 2024). N: 1. late 12c., “that which is lent or owning, a thing furnished on promise of future return,” also “a gift or reward from a superior, a gift of God,” from
GC: n S: FAO – https://www.fao.org/newsroom/story/Five-things-you-should-know-about-an-age-old-pest-the-Desert-Locust/en (last access: 29 September 2024); NatGeo – https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/locusts (last access: 29 September 2024). N: 1. “grasshopper, large orthopterous insect noted for mass migrations accompanied by destructive ravages of vegetation,” early 14c., borrowed earlier in Old French form languste (c. 1200), from Latin locusta “locust;
GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/ (last access: 27 March 2015); HL – http://www.headlice.org/news/research/ (last access: 27 March 2015). N: 1. “parasitic insect infecting human hair and skin,” Old English lus, from Proto-Germanic lus, from PIE lus- “louse”. 2. Louse (order Phthiraptera), any of a group of small wingless parasitic
GC: n S: Lafeber – https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/species/lovebird/ (last access: 12 September 2021); JSTOR – http://www.jstor.org/stable/24937198 (last access: 12 September 2021). N: 1. love-bird, also lovebird, 1590s, small species of West African parrot, noted for the remarkable attention mating pairs pay to one another; figurative sense of “a lover” is attested from
GC: n S: 1. WHO – http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/81/9/Ehrlich.pdf (last access: 16 November 2014); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572334/ (last access: 3 October 2022). N: 1. From “low” (“not high, below the usual level,” late 13c., earlier lah -late 12c.-, “not rising much, being near the base or ground” -of objects or persons-, also “lying
GC: n S: https://content.meteoblue.com/en/meteoscool/large-scale-weather/high-low-pressure (last access: 2 July 2015); http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wlowpres/wlowpres.htm (last access: 2 July 2015). N: 1. – low (adj): “not high, below the usual level,” late 13c., earlier lah (late 12c.), “not rising much, being near the base or ground” (of objects or persons), also “lying on the ground
GC: n S: ODI – https://bit.ly/2WgGbGU (last access: 27 October 2016); EC – https://bit.ly/2RIWHky (last access: 27 October 2016). N: 1. – LRRD (initialism): Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development. – approach (n): mid-15c., from approach (v.). Figurative sense of “means of handling a problem, etc.” is first attested 1905. 2.