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GC: n S: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7921 (last access: 22 August 2014); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1088248/ (last access: 7 August 2015); DORLAND. N: 1. puerperal fever, also called childbed fever, infection of some part of the female reproductive organs following childbirth or abortion. Cases of fever of 100.4 °F (38 °C) and higher during the first

GC: n S: MAYO – https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20353387 (last access: 30 November 2019); DRUGS – https://www.drugs.com/health-guide/pyelonephritis.html (last access: 30 November 2019). N: 1. From “pyelo-” (before vowels pyel-, medical word-forming element, 19c., from Greek pyelos “oblong trough, bathing-tub,” used for “pelvis.”) and “nephritis” (“inflammation of the kidneys,” 1570s, from Late Latin nephritis,

GC: adj S: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016641150861448X (last access: 15 March 2017); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2181023/pdf/procrsmed00566-0003.pdf (last access: 15 March 2017). N: 1. 1920s: from Greek puknos ‘thick’ + -ic. The word was first used by the German psychiatrist, Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthenic and athletic).

GG: n S: http://www.drhealth.md/pyorrhoea/ (last access: 4 September 2014); http://www.medindia.net/homeremedies/pyorrhea.asp (last access: 8 October 2015). N: 1. : Two meanings: a discharge of pus. an advanced form of chronic periodontitis marked especially by the discharge of pus from the alveoli—called also Riggs’ disease. 2. In Dentistry, the most prevalent periodontal

GC: n S: http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/medical/pyramidal_muscle.htm (last access: 21 November 2014); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19159363 (last access: 21 November 2014); http://www.scopemed.org/?mno=37228 (last access: 21 November 2014). N: 1. pyramidal (adj): From pyramid, 1550s (earlier in Latin form piramis, late 14c.), from French pyramide (Old French piramide “obelisk, stela,” 12c.), from Latin pyramides, plural

See pyramidal muscle and triquetrum bone.

GC: n S: NCBI – https://goo.gl/Hpgaee (last access: 26 October 2017); PT – https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/pyromania (last access: 31 October 2017). N: 1. Term composed of “pyro-” (word-forming element form meaning “fire,” from Greek pyro-) and “mania” (from Late Latin mania “insanity, madness,” from Greek mania “madness, frenzy; enthusiasm, inspired frenzy; mad

GC: n S: DB – http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/disease-health/differences-between-an-arsonist-and-a-pyromaniac/ (last access: 14 November 2017); PSYCHIAT – http://psychiatric-disorders.com/personality-disorders/impulse-control-disorders-pyromania/ (last access: 14 November 2017). N: 1. adjective. 1855, from pyromania (1840, from pyro- “fire” + mania “madness, frenzy.”). As a noun from 1861. 2. Mental illness in which a person feels a strong wish to

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/zoonoses/resources/qfever/en/ (last access: 8 December 2014); CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/qfever/ (last access: 18 November 2014). N: 1. fever (n): from late Old English fefor, fefer, “fever, temperature of the body higher than normal”. From Latin febris, related to fovere “to

GC: n S: STANFMED – http://ophthalmology.stanford.edu/blog/archives/2014/09/neuro-ophthalmo-94.html (last access: 11 November .2016); NCBI- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9109741 (last access: 11 November 2016). N: 1. From quadrant (from late 14c., “a quarter of a day, six hours,” from Middle French quadrant, from Latin quadrantem (nominative quadrans) “fourth part,” also the name of a coin worth

GC: n S: BBC –  https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200527-the-tree-that-changed-the-world-map (last access: 27 December 2023); MNT – https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323692 (last access: 27 December 2023). N: 1. Borrowed from French quinine (1820), with chemical ending -ine, a word-forming element in chemistry, often interchangeable with–in, though modern use distinguishes them; In the early 19th century, French suffix -ine

GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rabies (last acces: 13 April 2024); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html (last access: 14 April 2024). N: 1. 1590s, from Latin rabies “madness, rage, fury,” related to rabere “be mad, rave” (see rage (v.)). Sense of “extremely fatal infectious disease causing madness in dogs” was a secondary

GC: n S: WOAH – https://www.woah.org/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_standards/tahm/3.01.18_RABIES.pdf (last access: 15 September 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8618/ (last access: 15 September 2024). N: 1. – rabies (n): “extremely fatal infectious disease of dogs, humans, and many other mammals,” 1590s, from Latin rabies “madness, rage, fury,” related to rabere “be mad, rave” (see rage

GC: n S: UNESCO – http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001229/122962eo.pdf (last access: 28 January 2016); ForAff – https://www.foreignaffairs.com/topics/race-ethnicity (last access: 28 January 2016). N: 1. “people of common descent,” a word from the 16th century, from Middle French race, earlier razza “race, breed, lineage, family” (16c.), possibly from Italian razza, of unknown origin (cognate

GC: n S: AI – http://www.amnesty.org.au/indigenous-rights/comments/34515/ (last access: 8 December 2014); UN – http://www.un.org/en/events/racialdiscriminationday/ (last access: 8 December 2014). N: 1. – racial (adj): 1862, from race + -ial. Related: Racially. – -ial: variant of -al (suffix forming adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, “of, like, related to, pertaining to,”

GC: n S: DAH – https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=UHIC&u=mlin_s_ccreg&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CCX3401803794&asid=1739059200000~fe1a3863 (last access: 20 October 2016); BR – http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-background-02-01.htm (last access: 23 October 2016). N: 1. – racial (adj): 1862, from noun race (people of common descent,” a word from the 16th century, from Middle French race, earlier razza “race, breed, lineage, family” (16c.), possibly

GG: n S: UNICEF – https://bit.ly/2Si2bmI (last access: 8 February 2019); UN – https://bit.ly/2xJOhOs (8 February 2019). N: 1. racism (n.): 1936; see racist. racist: 1932 as a noun, 1938 as an adjective, from race (n.2); racism is first attested 1936 (from French racisme, 1935), originally in the context of

GC: n S: The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/27/cuba-us-relations-wounded-migrants-florida (last access: 6 December 2018); UNHCR – https://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing-notes/home-made-rafts-arriving-myanmar-refugee-population-density-soaring (last access: 23 March 2025). N: 1. – raft (n.1): “floating platform,” late 15c., originally “rafter” (c.1300), from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse raptr “log” (Old Norse -pt- pronounced as -ft-), related to

See balsero

GC: n S: Met Office – http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/modelling-systems/dispersion-model (last access: 30 October 2014); http://fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/radiation.htm (last access: 31 July 2015). N: 1. rain-out (n.): also rain out, rainout, 1947, from rain (v.) + out (adv.). 2. Radioactive material in the atmosphere brought down by precipitation. Term and definition standardized by NATO. 3.

GC: n S: ANNFAMMED – https://www.annfammed.org/content/6/3/239.full (last access: 20 April 2021); AHA – https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/01.CIR.10.1.81 (last access: 20 April 2021). N: 1. The term appears in 1820-1830; from French râle, derivative of râler “to make a rattling sound in the throat”. 2. An abnormal sound heard accompanying the normal respiratory sounds

GC: n S: WHO – http://apps.who.int/rhl/education/MR000012_seuca_com/en/index.html (last access: 27 December 2015); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2267325/ (last access: 27 December 2015). N: 1. From verb randomize (1926, from random (adj.) + -ize. Related: Randomized; randomizing). 2. A method based on chance alone by which study participants are assigned to a treatment group. Randomization minimizes

GC:n S: UNICEF – https://www.unicef.org/somalia/press-releases/statement-responses-rape-and-sexual-assault (last access: 10 June 2024); UN – https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15621.doc.htm (last access: 10 June 2024). N: 1. rape (n.): early 14c., “booty, prey;” mid-14c., “forceful seizure; plundering, robbery, extortion,” from Anglo-French rap, rape, and directly from Latin rapere “seize” (see rape (v.)). Meaning “act of abducting a