GC: n S: NIH – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000404.htm (last access: 27 July 2015); FAO – https://www.fao.org/assets/infographics/FAO-Infographic-Nutrition-en.pdf (last access: 9 August 2024). N: 1. “defect of sustenance from imperfect assimilation of food,” 1843, from mal- + nutrition. 2. malnutrition, physical condition resulting either from a faulty or inadequate diet (i.e., a diet that

GC: n S: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jan/28/pinochet.chile1 (last access: 2 September 2014); NAVARRO. N: 1. man of straw, plural men of straw (count) chiefly British: straw man. 2. straw man: a weak or imaginary argument or opponent that is set up to be easily defeated. a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument

GC: n S: NAVARRO p.602 N: S: SYN: managed health care S: NAVARRO p. 602

GC: adj S: UN – http://www.un.org/staffdevelopment/viewPage.asp?selMenu=mandatory.asp (last access: 4 September 2014); NAVARRO p. 602. N: 1. 1570s, “of the nature of a mandate,” from Late Latin mandatorius “pertaining to a mandator,” from Latin mandatus, past participle of mandare (see mandate (n.)). Sense of “obligatory because commanded” is from 1818. 2.

GC: n S: NAVARRO p. 602; https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/governance/Pages/Mandatory-requirements.aspx (last access: 3 October 2015). N: The phrase “mandatory requirement” is redundant. A mandatory action is something that is required, obligatory, or compulsory. Like letting your Great Aunt Edna pinch your cheeks or passing gym to get your diploma. Mandatory is often used

See scabies

See homicide (note 4) or murder (note 3).

GC: n S: eBird – https://ebird.org/species/marsto1 (last access: 25 October 2024); SeaWorld – https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/birds/marabou-stork/ (last access: 25 October 2024). N: 1. French marabout, literally, marabout. The first known use of marabou was in 1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1a. 1a. marabou: a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from

GC: n S: Tandfonline – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00168890.2021.1977228 (last access: 11 September 2024); AntWiki – https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Human_Culture_and_Ants (last access: 11 September 2024). N: 1. marabunta (applied to ants). From the 1954 movie The Naked Jungle, perhaps directly from the other etymology, or from a parallel South American source, though this would apparently have

GC: n S: http://www.healthgrades.com/conditions/marasmus (last access: 27 July 2015); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/marasmus (last access: 27 July 2015). N: 1. “wasting away of the body,” 1650s, Modern Latin, from Greek marasmos “a wasting away, withering, decay,” from marainein “to quench, weaken, wither,” from PIE root *mer- “to rub away, harm” (see

See Marburg hemorrhagic fever

GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/marburg.htm (last access: 1 December 2013); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/marburg-hemorrhagic-fever (last access: 28 July 2015). N: 1. Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. Caused by a genetically unique zoonotic (that is, animal-borne) RNA virus

GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/marburg/qa.htm (last access: 29 November 2013); Newsmed – http://www.news-medical.net/health/Marburg-Virus.aspx (last access: 28 July 2015). N: 1. The causative virus of Marburg disease, a severe febrile illness with a case mortality of over 20 per cent. It appeared in 1967 as a laboratory outbreak in Marburg,

GC: n S: Van Hoff, D. et al (2005): Pancreatic Cancer. Massachusetts, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, p. 188; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6540742 (last access: 29 June 2017). N: 1. Abbreviated term: MTD. 2. The highest dose of a drug or treatment that does not cause unacceptable side effects. The maximum tolerated dose is

GC: npl S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/measles (last access: 7 April 2024); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/ (last access: 2 April 2024). N: 1. Infectious disease, early 14c., plural of Middle English masel, perhaps from Middle Dutch masel “blemish” (in plural “measles”) or Middle Low German masele, from Proto-Germanic *mas- “spot, blemish” (cognates:

GC: n S: MDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000081.htm (last access: 9 December 2014); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/372180/mediastinitis (last access: 14 December 2014). N: 1. mediastinitis (n): mediastinal comes from Latin mediastinus, midway + –itis: noun suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, Modern Latin, from Greek -itis, feminine of adjectival suffix -ites “pertaining to.”

GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/medical-care-service (last access: 3 July 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53339/ (last access: 3 July 2024). N: 1. – medical (adj): “pertaining or relating to the art or profession of healing or those who practice it,” 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis “of a physician,”

See medical record

GC: n S: NIH – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001927.htm (last access: 6 March 2013); http://lexington.wakehealth.edu/Services/Emergency/What-Is-a-Medical-Emergency.htm (last access: 29 July 2015). N: 1. – medical (adj): 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis “of a physician,” from Latin medicus “physician, surgeon, medical man” (n.); “healing, madicinal” (adj.), from mederi “to heal, give medical

GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/medical-examiner (last access: 6 February 2021); NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16948511/ (last access: 6 February 2021). N: 1. – medical (adj): “pertaining or relating to the art or profession of healing or those who practice it,” 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis “of a physician,” from Latin medicus “physician, surgeon,

GC: n S: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-science/genetics-molecular-medicine/family-history.page? (last access: 2 September 2014); EncBrit – http://www.britannica.com/topic/diagnosis (last access: 2 September 2014). N: Two meanings: In clinical medicine, the patient’s past and present which may contain relevant information bearing on their health past, present, and future. The medical history, being an account of all medical

GC: n S: http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0213.pdf (last access: Marcfh 2013); HHS – http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/medicalrecords.html (last access: 29 July 2015). N: – medical (adj): “pertaining or relating to the art or profession of healing or those who practice it,” 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis “of a physician,” from Latin medicus “physician,

GC: n S: http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/treatment/ (last access: 6 March 2013); http://www.lni.wa.gov/CLAIMSINS/PROVIDERS/TREATINGPATIENTS/TREATGUIDE/DEFAULT.ASP (last access: 1 September 2015). N: 1. therapy (redirected from Medical treatment): a. the treatment of physical, mental, or social disorders or disease b. (in combination): physiotherapy; electrotherapy. 2. Related to Mental Health: The old definition was “medical treatment” includes

GC: n S: http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.nat-opinions.34335 (last access: 8 December 2015); GDT – http://www.granddictionnaire.com/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=8870774 (last access: 8 December 2015). N: 1. imbued with a medicinal substance. 2. medicate: to impregnate with a medicinal substance. S: 1. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/medicated (last access: 8 December 2015). 2. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 8 December 2015). SYN: drug