GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpvandoralcancer.htm (last access: 11 November 2014); DORLAND p. 1337. N: 1. From oro + pharynx. Oro- word-forming element meaning “mountain,” from greek oros “mountain”. Pharynx- from greek pharynx (genitive pharyngos) “windpipe, throat,” related to pharanx “cleft, chasm”.” 2. The portion of the pharynx that lies

GC: n S: Healthology – http://www.healthology.com.au/nutrition/orthorexia/ (last access: 5 March 2016); Orthorexia.com – http://www.orthorexia.com/ (last access: 5 March 2016). N: 1. “Anorexia” comes from the Greek word “orexis”, which means appetite and the prefix “an”, which means “without”. A word related to anorexia is “orthorexia”. “Ortho” is a Greek word

GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/ (last access: 18 January 2016); http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/osteoarthritis/ (last access: 18 January 2016). N: 1. New Latin. First Known Use: 1878. 2. medical : a disease that causes the joints to become very painful and stiff. 3. Osteoarthritis is a form of non-inflammatory arthritis, which is caused by

GC: n S: IntechOpen – https://www.intechopen.com/books/osteogenesis-and-bone-regeneration/bone-development-and-growth (last access: 27 October 2019); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10056/ (last access: 27 October 2019). N: 1. New Latin. First Known Use of osteogenesis: 1830. development and formation of bone. 2. A formation of bone or development of bones. 3. osteogenesis: term and definition standardized by

GC: n S: MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/osteogenesisimperfecta.html (last access: 26 October 2019); NIH – https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/osteogenesis-imperfecta (last access: 26 October 2019). N: 1. First Known Use of osteogenesis imperfecta: 1899. History and Etymology for osteogenesis imperfecta: New Latin, imperfect osteogenesis. A hereditary disease caused by defective or deficient collagen production and marked

GC: n S: SDir – https://bit.ly/2BJwQ1p (last access: 26 October 2019); Ark – https://bit.ly/2PhwMOx (last access: 26 October 2019). N: 1. “the branch of anatomy which treats of the bones,” 1660s, from French ostèologie, from Modern Latin osteologia, from Greek osteon “bone” (from PIE root *ost- “bone”) + -logia (see

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GC: n S: NOS – https://www.nos.org.uk (last access: 18 December 2014); Patient.co.uk – http://www.patient.co.uk/health/osteoporosis-leaflet (last access: 18 December 2014). N: 1. 1846, from osteo– + stem of Greek poros “passage, pore, voyage” (pore (n.)) + –osis. 2. Osteoporosis is a condition that affects bone strength (the word osteoporosis literally means

GC: n S: EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/topic/ostracism (last access: 31 July 2015); http://history.howstuffworks.com/ancient-greece/ostracism.htm (last access: 12 November 2013). N: 1. Ostracism, according to tradition, was introduced by Cleisthenes about 506 B.C., but the first known banishment was about 487 B.C. The practice was dropped after 417 B.C. because it had become

GC: n S: AAFP- https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/1001/p435.html  (last access: 11 November 2020); MEDLP-https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001336.htm (last access: 13 November 2020 ). N: 1. Late 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek ous, ōt- ‘ear’ + -itis ‘forming names of inflammatory diseases’. From Greek feminine form of adjectives ending in -itēs (combined with nosos ‘disease’ implied). 2. Inflammation of the ear, which may

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ (last access: 20 April 2016); http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28755033 (ast access: 20 April 2016); http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/ (last access: 20 April 2016). N: 1. “eruption” (of disease, hostilities, etc.), c. 1600, from out + break (v.). Outbreak was a verb in Middle English (c. 1300). 2. The occurrence of

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/ (last access: 23 October 2014); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1522401/overweight (last access: 23 October 2014); DORLAND. N: 1. overweight (adj.): “in excess of proper or ordinary weight,” 1630s, from over- + weight (n.). Of persons, as a noun, “obesity” from 1917. 2. An excess of body

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507848/ (last access: 18 September 2024); WHO – https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240013926 (last access: 18 September 2024). N: 1. oxytocin. noun. Etymology: From oxytoc(ic) + -in. A pituitary octapeptide hormone C43H66N12O12S2 that stimulates especially the contraction of uterine muscle and the secretion of milk. Note: According to Science

GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3390128/ (last access: 6 January 2016); https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001627.htm (last access: 6 January 2016); DORLAND (last access: 6 January 2016). N: 1. From Greek, ozein, to have an odor. 2. A chronic disease of the nose accompanied by a fetid discharge and marked by atrophic changes in the nasal

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/ozone-layer

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/quality_safety/guide_on_pain/en/ (last access: 20 September 2015); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/drugs/condition-3079-Pain.aspx (last access: 20 September 2015). N: 1. late 13c., “punishment,” especially for a crime; also “condition one feels when hurt, opposite of pleasure,” from Old French peine “difficulty, woe, suffering, punishment, Hell’s torments” (11c.), from Latin

GC: n S: http://www.getpalliativecare.org/ (last access: 28 February 2013); DTM p. 435. N: S: SYN: S: CR: primary care

GC: n S: PMC – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ (last access: 5 December 2014); DORLAND p. 679. N: 1. From Greek, pan + kytos, cell, penia, poverty. 2. Pancytopenia is a relatively common hematological entity. It is a striking feature of many serious and life-threatening illnesses, ranging from simple drug-induced bone marrow hypoplasia,

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/pandemic/en/ (last access: 25 April 2013); Medicinenet – http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4751 (last access: 9 September 2015). N: 1. 1660s, from Late Latin pandemus, from Greek pandemos “pertaining to all people; public, common,” from pan- “all” (see pan-) + demos “people” (see demotic). Modeled on epidemic. The noun is

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/csr/don/2006_02_28a/en/ (last access: 2 June 2016); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22857789 (last access: 2 June 2016). N: 1. From Greek παν pan all + ζόιον zoion animal. 2. A disease affecting animals of many species especially over a wide area. 3. As adjectives the difference between panzootic

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/initiative/tools/BCG_Vaccine_rates_information_sheet.pdf (last access: 13 November 2014); DORLAND. N:1. From Latin papula “pustule, pimple, swelling”, related: papular. 2. Area of abnormal skin tissue that is less than 1 centimeter around. A papule has distinct borders, and it can appear in a variety of shapes. Papules are

GC: n CT: Paraneoplastic syndromes may be the first or most prominent manifestation of a cancer. When a patient without a known cancer presents with one of the “typical” paraneoplastic syndromes, a diagnosis of cancer should be considered and investigated. Because of their protean manifestations, paraneoplastic syndromes should be managed

GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/ (last access: 10 May 2016); NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27726821/ (last access: 20 November 2024). N: 1. parasite (n): 1530s, “a hanger-on, a toady, person who lives on others,” from Middle French parasite (16c.) or directly from Latin parasitus “toady, sponger,” and directly from Greek parasitos