GC: n S: UNHCR – http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c137.html (last access: 4 November 2014); UN – http://bit.do/eAjmK (last access: 7 November 2018). N: 1. Early 15c., earlier asile (late 14c.), from Latin asylum “sanctuary,” from Greek asylon “refuge,” noun use of neuter of asylos “inviolable, safe from violence,” especially of persons seeking protection,
GC: n S: UNESCO – http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/international-migration/glossary/asylum-seeker/ (last access: 25 October 2018); UNHCR – http://www.unhcr.org/asylum-seekers.html (last access: 25 October 2018). N: 1. – asylum (n): Early 15c., earlier asile (late 14c.), from Latin asylum “sanctuary,” from Greek asylon “refuge,” noun use of neuter of asylos “inviolable, safe from violence,” especially of
CG: n S: ATAXIA – http://www.ataxia.org/learn/ataxia-diagnosis.aspx (last access: 4 November 2016); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251489/ (last access: 4 November 2016). N: 1. From Greek ataxia, from a-, privative prefix, + taxis (arrangement, order,) from stem of tassein (to arrange). 2. Friedreich ataxia, which is an autosomal recessive ataxia resulting from a
GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3582858/ (last access: 6 January 2016); Merck – http://goo.gl/B2HQOG (last access: 6 January 2016). N: 1. 1871, from Greek athetos “not fixed, without position or place, set aside” + -osis. 2. Athetosis is an involuntary movement disorder characterized by slow, smooth, sinuous, writhing movements, particularly involving the
GC: n S: http://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/difference-between-add-and-adhd (last access: 30 December 2016); http://www.add-adhd.org/ADHD_attention-deficit.html (last access: 30 December 2016). N: 1. Abbreviation: ADD. 2. The inability to concentrate. 3. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders. ADHD is a broad term, and the condition can vary from person
GC: n S: http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is/asd.aspx (last access: 6 May 2016); http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is.aspx (last access: 6 May 2016); DORLAND. N: 1. autism, also called classic autism or autistic disorder, developmental disorder affecting physical, social, and language skills, with an onset of symptoms typically before age three. The term autism (from the Greek autos,
GC: n S: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17909521 (last access: 12 October 2016); http://www.nature.com/ncb/journal/v9/n10/full/ncb1007-1102.html (last access: 12 October 2016). N: 1. 1960s ; earliest use found in Journal of Cell Biology. From auto- + phagosome, after autophagic, autophagy. 2. A double membrane-bound vesicle that encloses cellular constituents and fuses with lysosomes which digest these
GC: n S: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990190/ (last access: 12 october 2016); http://www.nature.com/emm/journal/v44/n2/full/emm201210a.html (last access: 12 october 2016). N: 1. The word autophagy is derived from Greek words “auto” meaning self and “phagy” meaning eating. Autophagy is a normal physiological process in the body that deals with destruction of cells in the body.
GC: n S: NU – http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ns3s-mrym/autopo.htm (last access: 25 October 2016); SageJournal – http://tcs.sagepub.com/content/23/2-3/116.extract (last access: 30 October 2016). N: 1. Autopoiesis is a compound word: auto meaning oneself and by itself, and poiesis meaning production, creation, and formation. Hence, the word autopoiesis literally is “self-production, and self-creation”. Coined by
GC: n S: MN – http://www.medicinenet.com/autopsy/page5.htm (last access: 11 November 2016); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/autopsy-16080#1 (last access: 11 November 2016). N: 1. 1650s, “an eye-witnessing,” from Modern Latin autopsia, from Greek autopsia “a seeing with one’s own eyes,” from autos- “self” + opsis “a sight”. Sense of “dissection of a body
GC: n S: Humresp – https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/MHB_Feb15_final.pdf (last access: 5 August 2015); NSDIC – https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/snow/science/avalanches.html (last access: 5 August 2015). N: 1. 1763, from French avalanche (17c.), from Romansch (Swiss) avalantze “descent,” altered (by metathesis of -l- and -v-, probably influenced by Old French avaler “to descend, go down”) from Savoy
GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/influenza-avian (last access: 14 September 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553072/ (last access: 14 September 2024). N: 1. – avian (adj): “resembling or pertaining to birds,” 1861, from Latin avis “bird” (from PIE root *awi- “bird”) + -an. – influenza (n): type of infectious disease, now known
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/cancer/events/breast_cancer_month/en/ (last access: 12 March 2013); http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/ebola-create-awareness-among-population-you-must-listen (last access: 27 September 2015). N: 1. 1828, from aware (ate Old English gewær, from Proto-Germanic *ga-waraz (cognates: Old Saxon giwar, Middle Dutch gheware, Old High German giwar, German gewahr), from *ga-, intensive prefix, + waraz “wary, cautious”,
GC: n S: https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/docserver/fulltext/jmm/46/11/medmicro-46-11-903.pdf?expires=1572611695&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=E20D2A44A0BC9E2339134BC704954560 (last access: 1 November 2019); https://answersingenesis.org/biology/microbiology/serratia-marcescens-the-miracle-bacillus/ (last access: 1 November 2019). N: 1. 1877, medical Latin, from Late Latin bacillus “wand,” literally “little staff,” diminutive of baculum “a stick, staff, walking stick,” from PIE *bak- “staff” (also source of Greek bakterion; see bacteria) + instrumentive suffix
GC: n S: MJD – https://bit.ly/2Rkjpzc (last access: 3 November 2016); AFIN p. 111. N: 1. – back (adj): “being behind, away from the front, in a backward direction,” Middle English, from back (n.) and back (adv.); often difficult to distinguish from these when the word is used in combinations.
GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493185/ (last access: 11 March 2020); WHO – https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/262295/PMC2427496.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y (last access: 11 March 2020). N: 1. “virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it,” 1921, from French bactériophage (1917), from bacterio-, combining form of bacteria, + –phage. 2. Any of the viruses that infect bacterial cells;
GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26965627/ (last access: 14 April 2024); Caister – https://www.caister.com/highveld/microbiology/what-is-a-bacterium.html (last access: 14 April 2024). N: 1. bacterium (n): c. 1848, singular of bacteria (q.v.); bacteria (n): “unicellular microorganisms which lack an organized nucleus,” and sometimes cause disease, 1847, plural of Modern Latin bacterium, from Greek
GC: n S: file:///C:/Users/3004/Downloads/SN04103%20(3).pdf (last access: 24 October 2017); https://www.criminaljusticedegreeschools.com/criminal-justice-careers/bailiff/ (last access: 24 October 2017). N: 1. Middle English baillif, bailie, from Anglo-French baillif, from bail power, authority, office, from baillier to govern, administer, from Medieval Latin bajulare to care for, support, from Latin, to carry a burden. First Known
GC: n S: MH – https://hrld.us/2DhF28e (last access: 1 November 2015); BM – https://bit.ly/2GUWSiQ (last access: 1 November 2015). N: 1. Slang term for “Cuban Rafters” or Cuban refugees utilizing a raft to reach the coasts of the United States to escape former Dictator Fidel Castro’s brother Raul Castro’s dictatorship.
GC: n S: PMC – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2826809/ (last access: 6 August 2019); NCB – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20182650/ (last access: 6 August 2019). N: 1. Band-Aid, trademark name (Johnson & Johnson) for a stick-on gauze pad or strip, by 1922. – band (n): “a flat strip,” also “something that binds,” Middle English bende, from