GC: n S: http://www.jneurosci.org/content/18/10/3943.full (last access: 29 August 2015); http://www.human-memory.net/disorders_retrograde.html (last access: 29 August 2015). N: Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memories that formed before a trauma such as brain injury. A person found wandering around in the street, not knowing who he or she is, suffers from retrograde

GC: n S: UNHCR – https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/who-we-protect/returnees, https://www.unhcr.org/news/unhcr-forced-displacement-continues-grow-conflicts-escalate (last access: 7 December 2023); IOM – https://www.iom.int/return-and-reintegration (last access: 15 December 2023). N: 1. Early 14c., returnen, “to come back, come or go back to a former position” (intransitive), from Old French retorner, retourner“turn back, turn round, return” (Modern French retourner), from re-“back” + torner “to turn”). Also, in part from Medieval Latin retornare, returnare. The

Grammatical category: n Term sources: EncBrit; GDT; TERMIUM PLUS. Notes: 1. Reverse osmosis occurs when pressure is applied to the solution on the side of the membrane that contains the lower solvent concentration. The pressure forces the solvent to flow from a region of low concentration to one of high

GC: n S: PubMed Health – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0009576/ (last access: 7 December 2013); http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/osteoarthritis/ (last access: 18 January 2016). N: 1. rheumatoid arthritis, chronic, frequently progressive disease in which inflammatory changes occur throughout the connective tissues of the body. Inflammation and thickening of the synovial membranes (the sacs holding the fluid

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/respiratory/other/Rhinitis_sinusitis/en/ (last access: 17. November 2016); Medplus – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000813.htm (last access: 17. November 2016). N: 1. 1829, medical Latin, from rhino- (before vowels rhin-, word-forming element meaning “nose, of the nose,” from Greek rhino-, comb. form of rhis “nose,” which is of uncertain origin) “nose”

GC: n S: Mednet – http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18061 (last access: 15 June 2015); HL – http://www.healthline.com/symptom/rib-pain (last access: 15 June 2015). N: 1. From rib (Old English ribb “rib,” from Proto-Germanic rebja- literally “a covering” (of the cavity of the chest), from PIE rebh- “to roof, cover”), and cage (early 13c., from Old

See RNA

GC: n S: UMD – http://cort.as/nDtb (last access: 21 October 2016); BSCB – http://cort.as/nDtO/ (last access: 21 October 2016). N: 1. 1958, coined by U.S. microbiologist Richard B. Roberts (1910-1980) from ribo(nucleic acid) (from ribose, the principal sugar in RNA) + -some (Greek soma,”body”). 2. They are large (2.5 MD

GC: n S: http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/intensity.html (last access: 4 July 2015); http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/earthquake6.htm (last access: 4 July 2015). N: 1. Widely used quantitative measure of the magnitude of an earthquake, devised in 1935 by American seismologist Charles F. Richter. The Richter scale was originally devised to measure the magnitude of local earthquakes in

GC: n S: http://www.patient.co.uk/medicine/rifampicin (last access: 12 March 2013); NAVARRO p. 875 N: 1. Rifampicin is a semisynthetic antibiotic produced from Streptomyces mediterranei. It has a broad antibacterial spectrum, including activity against several forms of Mycobacterium. In susceptible organisms it inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity by forming a stable complex

GC: n S: http://www.odilejacob.com/catalogue/documents/testimonials-news-investigations/right-of-interference_9782738103666.php (last access: 14 July 2015); GDT. N: Mario Bettati, a professor of International Law, was the inventor of the “right of interference”. S: http://www.odilejacob.com/catalogue/documents/testimonials-news-investigations/right-of-interference_9782738103666.php (last access: 14 July 2015) SYN: 1. right to intervene. 2. right of intervention. 3. right to interfere. S: 1. European Parliament

GC: n S: UNESCO – https://bit.ly/2TyBFlc (last access: 6 January 2019); RtE – https://bit.ly/1yRs9In (last access: 6 January 2019). N: 1. – right (n): Old English riht (West Saxon, Kentish), reht (Anglian), “that which is morally right, duty, obligation,” also “rule of conduct; law of a land;” also “what someone

GC: n S: EUR-Lex – https://bit.ly/2QtTkbI (last access: 6 January 2019); WHO – https://bit.ly/1AyodQl (last access: 6 January 2019). N: 1. – right (n): Old English riht (West Saxon, Kentish), reht (Anglian), “that which is morally right, duty, obligation,” also “rule of conduct; law of a land;” also “what someone

GC: n S: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wea.6080570409/pdf (last access: 15 July 2015); http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00477254#page-1 (last access: 15 July 2015). N: 1. “hoarfrost,” Old English hrim, from Proto-Germanic *khrima- (cognates: Old Norse hrim, Dutch rijm, German Reif). Old French rime is of Germanic origin. Rare in Middle English, surviving mainly in Scottish and northern English,

GC: n S: http://www.nps.org.au/topics/ages-life-stages/for-individuals/older-people-and-medicines/for-individuals/medicine-risks-and-benefits (last access: 22 August 2015); http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/environmental-risk.html (last access: 22 August 2015); UN – http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/risk_management.html (last access: 6 March 2013). N: 1. risk (n.): 1660s, risque, from French risque (16c.), from Italian risco, riscio (modern rischio), from riscare “run into danger,” of uncertain origin. The anglicized spelling

GC: n S: http://www.ecb.int/press/key/date/2010/html/sp100929_2.en.html (last acccess: 22 April 2013); http://www.mitre.org/publications/systems-engineering-guide/acquisition-systems-engineering/risk-management/risk-identification (last acccess: 2 September 2014). N: Risk identification is the process of determining risks that could potentially prevent the program, enterprise, or investment from achieving its objectives. It includes documenting and communicating the concern. S: http://www.mitre.org/publications/systems-engineering-guide/acquisition-systems-engineering/risk-management/risk-identification (last access: 22 August

GC: n S: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2009:0577:FIN:EN:PDF (last access: 25 April 2013); http://public.csr.nih.gov/StudySections/IntegratedReviewGroups/RPHBIRG/RPIA/Pages/default.aspx (last access: 2 September 2014). N: “To prevent” literally means “to keep something from happening”. The term “prevention” is reserved for those interventions that occur before the initial onset of disorder. S: http://healthvermont.gov/adap/prevention/prevention_fact.aspx#Definition (last access: 6 October 2015) SYN: prevention

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/12/07-050120-ab/en/ (last access: 20 July 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495036/ (last access: 20 July 2016); http://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/RNA-Discovery.aspx (last access: 20 July 2016). N: 1. 1948, abbreviation of ribonucleic acid. ribonucleic (adj): 1931, from ribo-, comb. form of ribose, the sugar component, + nucleic acid. 2. The discovery of RNA

GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9343347 (last access: 19 February 2016); Epidemic.org – http://www.epidemic.org/thefacts/viruses/rnaViruses/ (last access: 19 February 2016). N: 1. RNA (n): 1948, abbreviation of ribonucleic acid . virus (n): Late 14c., “venomous substance,” from Latin virus “poison, sap of plants, slimy liquid, a potent juice. Main modern meaning

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GC: n S: MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000654.htm (last access: 18 November 2014); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430881/ (last access: 3 March 2020). N:1. spot (n): c.1200, “moral stain,” probably from Old English splott “a spot, blot, patch (of land),” and partly from or related to Middle Dutch spotte “spot, speck.” Other cognates are

GC: n S: UCSC – http://artsites.ucsc.edu/sdaniel/177_2015/homelessness_and_meaningofhome.pdf (last access: 18 June 2023); SHELTER – https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/policy_and_research/policy_library/briefing_defining_homelessness (last access: 18 June 2023); Edmsocplan – https://edmontonsocialplanning.ca/2022/11/01/cm-housing-and-homelessness-terminology-and-word-choices/ (last access: 18 June 2023). N: 1. roofless (n): From “roof” and “less”. 1. Without a roof, open to the sky. Before the tornado we had a dining

GC: nf S: https://www.aad.org/dermatology-a-to-z/diseases-and-treatments/q-t/rosacea (last access: 1 April 2015). 4. GDT. 5. TERMIUMPLUS. 6. http://muktiorganicskincare.com/couperose-skin-and-rosacea-whats-the-difference/ (last access: 1 April 2015). SYN: S: CR: erythrophobia

GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rubella (last access: 14 April 2024); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/rubella/index.html (last access: 14 April 2024). N: 1. rubella (n.): “German measles,” 1883, Modern Latin, literally “rash,” from neuter plural of Latin rubellus “reddish,” diminutive of ruber “red”. 2. Rubella, also called German measles, viral disease that