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-)

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/ (last access: 4 July 2016); https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/ (last access: 4 July 2016). N: 1. Abbreviation: BMI. 2. Body Mass Index (BMI), an estimate of total body fat. The BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres: weight

GC: n S: Antislav – https://bit.ly/2SrOYI0 (last access: 11 February 2019); BBC – https://bbc.in/2SEgjpM (last access: 11 February 2019). N: 1. – bonded (adj): “legally confirmed or secured by bond,” 1590s, from verb “bond” (1670s, “to put in a bond” (transitive), from bond (n.). Intransitive sense “hold together from being

GC: n S: MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/bonediseases.html (last access: 26 July 2017); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK45506/ (last access: 26 July 2017). N: 1. – bone (n): Old English ban “bone, tusk, hard animal tissue forming the substance of the skeleton; one of the parts which make up the skeleton,” from Proto-Germanic *bainam

GC: n S: UQCivil – https://staff.civil.uq.edu.au/h.chanson/mascaret.html (22 April 2024); NOC – https://noc.ac.uk/files/documents/business/Tidal-River-Bores.pdf (22 April 2024). N: 1. bore: Middle English *bore wave, from Old Norse bāra. . bore: A tidal flood with a high abrupt front. Example: A dangerous bore at the mouth of the Amazon. . First Known Use:

GC: n S: http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/emerging_and_vector-borne_diseases/tick_borne_diseases/lyme_disease/pages/index.aspx (last access: 1st September 2014); http://www.bada-uk.org/borreliosis-lyme-disease-cats (last access: 1st September 2014). N: 1. Borreliosis, also known as Lyme disease, is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks. Ticks become infected when they feed on birds or

GC: n S: PMC / NCBI – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2856357/ (last access: 3 November 2024); NIH – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557387/ (last access: 3 November 2024). N: 1. – botulinum (n): New Latin, from Latin botulus sausage. The first known use of botulinum was in 1916. Variants or less commonly “botulinus”. botulinal (adjective). A spore-forming

GC: n S: DORLAND p. 242; PPID p. 3097. N: 1. 1878, from German Botulismus (1878), coined in German from Latin botulus “sausage” (see bowel) + -ismus suffix of action or state (see -ism). Sickness first traced to eating tainted sausage (sausage poisoning was an old name for it). 2.

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/zoonoses/diseases/bse/en/ (last access: 21 August 2014); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/prions/bse/index.html (last access: 10 November 2018). N: 1. bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also called mad cow disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. 2. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is caused by an infectious agent that has a long

GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292535/ (last access: 19 November 2014); DORLAND p. 245. N: 1. From Greek Brady- (slow) + kardia (heart). 2. Slowness of the heartheat, as evidenced by slowing of the pulse rate to less than 60. 3. Due to bradycardia, your organs may not get the

GC: n S: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/mainlander/6742485/War-hero-or-a-braggart (last access: 18 March 2016); http://humanitariannews.org/20160222/trumping-jesus-or-thoughts-about-leadership-sunday (last access: 18 March 2016). N: 1. Late 16th century: from French bragard, from braguer ‘to brag’. 2. A person who boasts about their achievements or possessions. 3. 1570s, from French bragard (16c.), with pejorative ending (see -ard) + Middle

GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20140103/brain-dead-faq (last access: 10 October 2015); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2772257/ (last access: 10 October 2015). N: State of irreversible destruction of the brain. Before the invention of life-support systems, brain death always led quickly to death of the body. Ethical considerations are crucial to defining criteria for

GC: n S: https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/8-382-5580?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true&bhcp=1 (last access: 21 July 2017); https://www.oxbridgenotes.co.uk/revision_notes/law-trusts-and-equity/samples/breach-of-trust (last access: 21 July 2017). N: 1. – breach (n): Old English bryce “breach, fracture, a breaking,” from brecan, influenced by Old French breche “breach, opening, gap,” from Frankish; both from Proto-Germanic *brecho, *bræko “broken,” from PIE root *bhreg- “to

GC: n S: UNTERM – http://unterm.un.org/DGAACS/unterm.nsf/0/$searchForm?SearchView&Seq=1 (last access: 27 November 2014); http://www.transparency.org/topic/detail/humanitarian_assistance (last access: 11 December 2014). N: 1. From Old French: bribe, “thing stolen” or “practice extorsion”. Late 14c, “thing stolen”. From briber, brimber: “to beg”, a general Romanic word of uncertain origin. Old sources suggest Celtic (compare breva

GC: n S: EncBrit; TERMIUM PLUS. N: 1. bribery (n): late 14c, “theft, robbery, swindling, pilfering” see bribe (n) + -ery. 2. Bribery, the act of promising, giving, receiving, or agreeing to receive money or some other item of value with the corrupt aim of influencing a public official in

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0027326/ (last access: 10 June 2017); APHASIA – https://www.aphasia.org/aphasia-resources/brocas-aphasia/ (last access: 1 March 2018). N: 1. – Broca (pn): Paul Broca was a French pathologist, neurosurgeon, and anthropologist (1824 – 1880) – aphasia (n): Loss of ability to speak, especially as result of brain injury