GC: n S: Bio.org – https://www.bio.org/articles/what-biotechnology (last access: 19 June 2015); Nature – http://www.nature.com/subjects/biotechnology (last access: 19 June 2015). N: 1. biotechnology: also bio-technology, 1947, “use of machinery in relation to human needs;” 1972 in sense of “use of biological processes in industrial production,” from bio- + technology. 2. The

GC: n S: CDC – http://emergency.cdc.gov/bioterrorism/ (last access: 1 November 2014); MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html (last access: 1 November 2014). N: 1. From bio + terrorism. Bio-, word-forming element, from Greek bio-, comb. form of bios “one’s life, course or way of living, lifetime” (as opposed to zoe “animal life, organic

GC: n S: 1. WRLDAT – https://goo.gl/tWuxC1 (last access: 7 November 2018 ); SCDT- https://goo.gl/7TRCbR (last access: 7 November 2018). N: 1. The word “biotope” is derived from two Greek words “bios” (meaning life) and “topos” (which means place). 2. A biotope is a small area, such as the bark

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/selection_medicines/committees/expert/17/sixteenth_adult_list_en.pdf (last access: 12.11.2013); TERMIUMPLUS. N: As biperiden decreases sweating, the patient should avoid extremely hot and humid conditions to reduce risk of heat-stroke and severe hyperthermia. This is especially important for elderly patients and those who abuse alcohol or have chronic illness or CNS

GC: n S: NIH – https://n9.cl/73wi6 (last access: 28 October 2020); HLN – https://n9.cl/a6omt (last access: 28 October 2020). N: 1. – bipolar (adj): “having two poles;” see bi- “two” + polar. From 1810 in figurative sense of “of double aspect;” 1859 with reference to anatomy (“having two processes from

GC: n S: ABCBirds – https://abcbirds.org/ (last access: 8 September 2024); Audubon – https://www.audubon.org/ (last access: 8 September 2024). N: 1. “feathered, warm-blooded vertebrate animal of the class Aves,” Old English bird, a rare collateral form of bridd, originally meaning “young bird, nestling” (the usual Old English for “bird” being

GC: n S: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm064437.htm (last access: 26 August 2016); https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/ (last access: 26 August 2016). N: 1. bis (word-forming element meaning “twice,” from Latin bis “twice, in two ways, doubly,” from Old Latin dvis, cognate with Sanskrit dvih, Avestan bish, Greek dis, Middle High German zwis “twice,” from PIE *dwo-

GC: n S: http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp-country/en_au/products-services/bp-bitumen/all-pages/Bitumen-basics.pdf (last access: 30 July 2015); http://www.eurobitume.eu/bitumen/what-bitumen (last access: 29 March 2014). N: 1. mid-15c., from Latin bitumen “asphalt,” probably, via Oscan or Umbrian, from Celtic *betu- “birch, birch resin” (compare Gaulish betulla “birch,” used by Pliny for the tree supposedly the source of bitumen). 2. Bitumen

GC: n S: Reuters – http://global.britannica.com/science/bituminous-coal (last access: 25 November 2015); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/bituminous-coal (last access: 29 March 2015). N: 1. bituminous coal, also called soft coal, the most abundant form of coal, intermediate in rank between subbituminous coal and anthracite according to the coal classification used in the United

Cf. plague (note 6).

See plague (note 6).

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/black-water

GC: n S: NatGeo – https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/black-widow-spiders (last access: 31 August 2024); WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/black-widow-spider-bite (last access: 31 August 2024). N: 1. black widow, type of venomous spider (Latrodectus mactans) in U.S. South, 1904, so called from its color and from the female’s supposed habit of eating the male after mating

GC: n S: http://healthychildcarenc.org/PDFs/ccnews_2007_06.pdf (last access: 12 March 2013); http://www.waterandhealth.org/chlorine-bleach-trusted-ally-battle-ebola/ (last access: 31 July 2015). N: 1. “act of bleaching,” 1887; “a bleaching agent,” 1898, probably directly from bleach (v.). The Old English noun blæce meant “leprosy;” Late Old English also had blæco “paleness,” and Middle English had blech “whitening

GC: n S: http://www.phobiasource.com/blennophobia-fear-of-slime/ (last access: 26 July 2015); http://common-phobias.com/blenno/index.htm (last access: 26 July 2015). N: 1. From Ancient Greek βλέννος (blénnos, “mucus, slime”) + Latin -phobia, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). 2. An excessive and irrational fear of moist and viscuous fluid, such as slime. 3. Blennophobia is

See gonorrhea

GC: nf S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0023008/ (last access: 3 April 2015); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/blepharitis/ (last access: 29 November 2019). N: 1. Etymology: Gk, blepharon + itis. 2. Inflammation of the eyelids; called also palpebritis. 3. Blepharitis occurs in two forms: Anterior blepharitis affects the outside front of the eyelid, where

CG: n S: NYT – https://nyti.ms/2CGW66s (last access: 17 November 2018); WHO – https://bit.ly/2RXEewo (last access: 17 November 2018). N: N: 1. Old English blindnysse, blendes, from blind + –ness. Figurative sense was in Old English. 2. Lack or loss of ability to see; lack of perception of visual stimuli,

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30395395 (last access: 8 November 2018); MedicineNet.com – https://www.medicinenet.com/blisters/symptoms.htm (last access: 8 November 2018). N: 1. c. 1300, ‘thin vesicle on the skin containing watery matter’, perhaps via Old French blestre ‘blister, lump, bump’ from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse blāstr ‘a blowing’, dative

GC: n S: http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/blood-coagulation.php (last access: 7 July 2015); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4260295/ (last access: 2 August 2021). N: 1. blood coagulation: coagulation is the replacement of a relatively unstable platelet plug with a stronger, more resilient blood clot through a series of interdependent, enzyme-mediated reactions that bring about the generation

GC: n S: http://www.bloodpressureuk.org/BloodPressureandyou/Thebasics/Bloodpressurechart (last access: 13 July 2015); http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HighBloodPressure/AboutHighBloodPressure/Understanding-Blood-Pressure-Readings_UCM_301764_Article.jsp (last access: 13 July 2015). N: Blood pressure is typically recorded as two numbers, written as a ratio like this: Systolic: The top number, which is also the higher of the two numbers, measures the pressure in the arteries when

See body mass index

GC: n S: HLSUK – https://bit.ly/2SjWGnk (last access: 10 February 2019); TheGuardian – https://bit.ly/2GFuyEr (last access: 10 February 2019). N: 1. – boat (n): “small open vessel (smaller than a ship) used to cross waters, propelled by oars, a sail, or (later) an engine,” Old English bat, from Proto-Germanic *bait-

GC: n S: The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2TAvr5b (last access: 23 November 2018); BBC – https://bbc.in/2S3MlY0 (last access: 23 November 2018). N: 1. From boat (“small open vessel (smaller than a ship) used to cross waters, propelled by oars, a sail, or (later) an engine,” Old English bat, from Proto-Germanic *bait-)