GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-625-chitosan.aspx?activeingredientid=625 (last access: 25 July 2016); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014305712004181 (last access: 25 July 2016). N: 1. International Scientific Vocabulary chit- (from chitin) + -ose + -an. 2. A polysaccharide made of glucosamine, naturally present in the exoskeleton of crustaceans. It resists digestion in the stomach but degrades in the

GC: n S: http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/cl.htm (last access: 14 October 2012); http://bioredox.mysite.com/CLOXhtml/CLOXilus.htm (last access: 7 July 2015). N: 1. onmetallic element, the name coined 1810 by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) from Latinized form of Greek khloros “pale green” (see Chloe) + chemical suffix -ine (2). Named for its color. Discovered

GC: n S: CNM – http://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2008/april/0404.pdf. (last access: 4 December 2013); PCU – Patient.co.uk – http://www.patient.co.uk/medicine/chloroquine (last access: 4 December 2013). N: 1. Chloroquine (CHQ) is a cheap, relatively well tolerated drug initially developed for the treatment of malaria in the 1930s. CHQ has, however, since accrued a plethora of

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/en/ (last access: 23 December 2015); CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/cholera/general/index.html (last access: 2 December 2013); DORLAND p. 349, 350. N: 1. late 14c., “bile, melancholy” (originally the same as choler), from Middle French cholera or directly from Late Latin cholera, from Greek kholera “a type of

GC: n S: MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cholesterol.html (last access: 15 December 2013); http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cholesterol/pages/introduction.aspx (last access: 5 November 2016). N: 1. white, solid substance present in body tissues, 1894, earlier cholesterin, from French cholestrine (Chevreul, 1827), from Greek khole “bile” (see cholera) + steros “solid, stiff” (see sterility). So called because originally

GC: n S: Drugs.com – http://www.drugs.com/dict/cholesteremia.html (last access: 12 December 2013); DORLAND; COSNAUTAS (last access: 10 December 2013). N: The presence of enhanced quantities of cholesterol in the blood. S: TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 10 December 2013) SYN: 1. cholesterolaemia, cholesteremia, cholesteraemia, cholesterinemia. 2. cholesteremia, cholesterinemia. 3. cholesterolemia, cholesteremia, cholesterinemia,

GC: n S: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1149854-treatment (last access: 3 January 2016); http://www.healthline.com/symptom/chorea (last access: 3 January 2016). N: 1. 1806, from Modern Latin chorea Sancti Viti “St. Vitus dance” (originally a mass hysteria in 15c. Europe characterized by uncontrolled dancing); from Latin chorea “a dance,” from Greek khoreia “dance” (see chorus). Extension

GC: n S: MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002327.htm (last access: 21 November 2019); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22266/ (last access: 21 November 2019). N: 1. 1889, from German Chromosom, coined 1888 by German anatomist Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921), from Latinized form of Greek khrōma “color” + -some (3). So called because the structures contain

GC: n S: EUROPARL – http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20090113+ITEMS+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN (last access: 6 March 2013); FAO – http://www.fao.org/hunger/en/ (last access: 3 September 2014). N: 1. – chronic (adj): early 15c., of diseases, “lasting a long time,” from Middle French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos “of time, concerning time,” from khronos “time”. Vague

GC: n S: RHS – https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/chrysanthemum (last access: 5 September 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10582400/ (last access: 5 September 2024). N: 1. chrysanthemum (n): Composite plant native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, the national flower of Japan, 1550s, from Latin chrysanthemum, from Greek khrysanthemon “marigold,” literally “golden flower,” from khrysos

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22772324 (last access: 17 May 2017); WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/churg-strauss-syndrome#1 (last access: 7 March 2018). N: 1.- Churg (pn): Jacob Churg was an American pathologist, born July 16, 1910, Dolhinow, then in Russia, now Poland and he died July 27, 2005. – Strauss (pn): Lotte Strauss

See cheilitis (note 4)

GC: n S: MDC – https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/annual-cicadas (last access: 13 October 2024); HHP – https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-cicadas-are-here-hows-your-appetite-202406143048 (last access: 13 October 2024). N: 1. Popular name of many insects which make a rhythmic chirping or creaking noise, late 14c., from Latin cicada “cicada, tree cricket,” not a native Latin word; perhaps a loan-word

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/circular-economy

GC: n S: http://ec.europa.eu/echo/ (last access: 3 September 2014); http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2002:045E:0041:0052:EN:PDF (last access: 26 April 2013). N: Civil protection assistance consists of governmental aid delivered in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. It can take the form of in-kind assistance, deployment of specially-equipped teams, or assessment and coordination by experts sent

GC: n S: UN – http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50132#.Vb-WXpPtlHw (last access: 26 July 2015); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/topic/civil-war (last access: 26 July 2015). N: A civil war is a high-intensity conflict, often involving regular armed forces, that is sustained, organized and large-scale. Civil wars may result in large numbers of casualties and the consumption

GC: n S: AI – http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE24/067/2012/en/2fcc3f25-7412-45a5-bccd-3d2a4f8b6c66/mde240672012en.html (last access: 9 December 2014); ICRC – https://www.icrc.org/ihl/WebART/470-750064?OpenDocument (last access: 9 December 2014). N: 1. civilian (adj.): late 14c., ‘judge or authority on civil law,’ from Old French civilien ‘of the civil law,’ created from Latin civilis ‘relating to a citizen, relating to public

GC n S: GCH – http://www.generalchemical.com/Water-clarification.html (last access: 4 December 2013); http://www.h2ou.com/h2trtmntstages.htm (last access: & July 2015). N: 1. 1610s, “act of clearing or refining” (especially of liquid substances), from French clarification, from Late Latin clarificationem (nominative clarificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of clarificare (see clarify). The

GC: S: WOAH – https://www.woah.org/en/disease/classical-swine-fever/ (last access: 19 October 2024); CDC – https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/4/17-1319_article (last access: 19 October 2024). N: 1. – classical (adj): 1590s, “of the highest rank” (originally in literature), from “classic” + “-al” (1). Classical music (1836) was defined originally against romantic music. – swine (n): Old English

GC: n S: NHS – http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/claustrophobia/Pages/Introduction.aspx (last access: 28 November 2016); https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/claustrophobia (last access: 28 November 2016). N: 1. “morbid fear of being shut up in a confined space,” coined 1879 (in article by Italian-born, French-naturalized Swiss-English physician Dr. Benjamin Ball (1834-1892)) from Latin claustrum “a bolt, a means of

GC: n S: CUNY – http://www.rochelleterman.com/ComparativeExam/sites/default/files/Bibliography%20and%20Summaries/Comparative%20Politics_0.pdf (last access: 4 December 2014); NDRI –

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/climate-change

GC: n S: http://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/drought-and-humanitarian-crisis-central-and-southwest-asia-climate-perspective (last access: 17 July 2016 ); http://drought.unl.edu/DroughtBasics/WhatisClimatology.aspx (last access: 17 July 2016). N: 1. “scientific study of climates,” 1803, from climate (late 14c., “horizontal zone of the earth,” Scottish, from Old French climat “region, part of the earth,” from Latin clima (genitive climatis) “region; slope of

GC: n S: http://vrfoundation.org/education/newsroom/climatotherapy-for-vitiligo-our-research-continues (last access: 19 July 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18755366 (last access: 19 July 2016); http://www.thermalsprings.gr/index.php/en/therapies/climatotherapy (last access: 19 July 2016). N: 1. International Scientific Vocabulary climat- (from Late Latin climat-, clima climate) + -o- + therapy: treatment of disease by means of residence in a suitable climate. 2. Use