GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15990698 (last access: 27 July 2015); http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ng/ep3/ep3_region.html (last access: 22 April 2013). N: 1. «bad general state of health,» 1540s, from Latinized form of Greek kakhexia «bad habits,» from kakos «bad» (see caco-) + -exia, related to exis «habit or state,» from exein «to have, be in

GC: n S: TheTimes – https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/full-of-beans-costa-coffee-has-more-caffeine-than-red-bull-fvc3m79ld (last access: 8 April 2020); TheGuardian – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/17/is-drinking-coffee-safe-during-your-pregnancy-get-ready-for-some-nuance (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1830, from German Kaffein, coined by chemist F.F. Runge (1795-1867), apparently from German Kaffee “coffee”. So called because the alkaloid was found in coffee beans; its presence accounts for

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/ (last access: 1 March 2015); http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancer.html (last access: 1 March 2015). N: 1. Old English cancer «spreading sore, cancer» (also canceradl), from Latin cancer «a crab,» later, «malignant tumor,» from Greek karkinos, which, like the Modern English word, has three meanings: crab, tumor, and

Cf. carcinogenic

GC: n S: JPGM – http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1978;volume=24;issue=2;spage=68;epage=90;aulast=Kothari (last access: 20 September 2016); JofCanc – http://www.journalofcancerology.com/ (last access: 20 September 2016). N: 1. 1930s; earliest use found in American Speech. From cancer + -ology. Compare French cancérologie. 2. The study of cancerous tumors. 3. The term oncology literally means a branch of

GC: adj S: NPR – http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130754101 (last access: 16 September 2016); Mednet – http://www.medicinenet.com/image-collection/skin_cancer_picture/picture.htm (last access: 16 September 2016). N: 1. 1560s, from cancer (Old English cancer «spreading sore, cancer», from Latin cancer «a crab,» later, «malignant tumor,» from Greek karkinos, which, like the Modern English word, has three meanings:

GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/candidiasis (last access: 31 December 2015); https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/candidiasis/ (last access: 31 December 2015). N: 1. From Candida albicans (from latin candidus, meaning «white» and from latin albicāns, meaning «white»), a polymorphic fungus, that is responsible for a number of infections + -iasis (medical Latin word-forming element

GC: n S: IUCN – https://portals.iucn.org/library/efiles/documents/1990-008.pdf (last access: 22 April 2025); AKC – https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/what-makes-animal-canid/ (last access: 22 April 2025). N: 1. «a carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family» (dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals), 1879, from Modern Latin Canidae, from Latin canis «dog» (from PIE root *kwon- «dog») + -idae. 2. any

GC: n S: OMS – https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/cannabidiol-(compound-of-cannabis) (last access: 24 April 2020); Cochrane – https://www.cochrane.org/CD005175/HIV_medical-use-of-cannabis-in-patients-with-hivaids. (last access: 24 April 2020). N: 1. 1798, from Cannabis, Modern Latin plant genus named (1728), from Greek kannabis “hemp”, a Scythian or Thracian word. Also source of Armenian kanap’, Albanian kanep, Russian konoplja, Persian kanab,

GC: n S: NCBI – https://goo.gl/wLsLlg (last access: 18 November 2016); Psychnet – https://goo.gl/wWpxEN (last access: 18 November 2016); WNMDT – https://goo.gl/3ibwBt (last access: 18 November 2016). N: 1. Capgras (proper noun): From Joseph Capgras (1873-1950), the French psychiatrist who first described «Capgras syndrome». syndrome (n): «a number of symptoms

GC: n S: HSPH – https://goo.gl/JVyDcg (last access: 7 December 2017); LSC – https://goo.gl/BpZVYL (last access: 7 December 2017). N: 1. From the word-forming element «carbo-» (before vowels carb-, meaning «carbon,» abstracted 1810 from carbon) and the noun «hydrate» («compound of water and another chemical,» 1802, from French hydrate, coined

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/carbon

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/carbon-credit/?lang=en

carbon dioxide or CO2: See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/carbon-dioxide/?lang=en

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/carbon-footprint

carbon monoxide or CO. See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/carbon-monoxide/?lang=en

GG: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/carbuncles-causes-treatments (last access: 13 September 2015) NIH – https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000825.htm (last access: 13 September 2015). N: 1. early 13c., «fiery jewel,» from Old North French carbuncle (Old French charbocle, charboncle) «carbuncle-stone,» also «carbuncle, boil,» from Latin carbunculus «red gem,» also «red, inflamed spot,» literally «a little coal,»

GC: adj S: WHO – http://www.who.int/cancer/prevention/en/ (last access: 21 September 2016); http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/08/15/17-carcinogenic-foods-you-probably-eat-every-day/ (last access: 21 September 2016). N: 1. 1926, from carcinogen («cancer-causing substance,» 1853, from carcinoma + -gen) + -ic (Middle English -ik, -ick, word-forming element making adjectives, «having to do with, having the nature of, being, made of,

GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/cancer/what-is-carcinoma (last access: 1 March 2015); DORLAND pp. 290-293. N: 1. «malignant tumor,» 1721, from Latin carcinoma, from Greek karkinoma «a cancer,» from karkinos «cancer,» literally «crab» (see cancer) + -oma (word-forming element, from Greek -oma, with lengthened stem vowel + -ma, suffix forming neuter nouns and

GC: n S: NIH – https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003419.htm (last access: 21 September 2015); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/cardiac-catheterization (last access: 21 September 2015). N: 1. cardiac (adj): c. 1600, from French cardiaque (14c.) or directly from Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakos «pertaining to the heart,» from kardia «heart,» from PIE root *kerd- «heart». Cardiac

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2204/ (last access: 22 March 2025); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/cardiology (last access: 22 March 2025). N: 1. «the study of the heart,» 1847, from «cardio-» + «-logy». Cardiologist attested from 1885. 2. cardiology, medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and abnormalities involving

GC: adj S: http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/carminative_herbs.html (last access: 16 July 2016); http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.aspx?Id=1471 (last access: 16 July 2016). N: 1. early 15c., from Latin carminat- (past participle stem of carminare «to card,» from carmen, genitive carminis, «a card for wool or flax,» which is related to carrere «to card;» + -ive. As a

GC: n S: WHO – http://apps.who.int/rhl/newborn/reviews/cd000950/en/index.html (last access: 26 October 2016); NIH – https://goo.gl/ivVZry (last access: 21 October 2016 ); PMC – https://goo.gl/6MitLp (last access: 21 October 2016). N: 1. Its name is derived from the Latin carnus (flesh), as the compound was isolated from meat. 2. Substance that helps

GC: n S: EMAP (last access: 11 January 2026); BBC (last access: 11 January 2026). N: 1. Learned borrowing from Late Latin carnyx, from Byzantine Greek κάρνυξ (kárnux, “carnyx”), from κάρνον (kárnon, “carnyx”) (both translating Galatian words into Greek), from Gaulish carno- (“horn of an animal”) (used in names), from Proto-Celtic *karnos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn of an animal”). 2. Music; Historical: A bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type