GC: n S: http://www.rpharms.com/clinical-and-pharmacy-practice/united-kingdom-clinical-pharmacy-association.asp (last access: 6 March 2013); https://www.clinicalpharmacology.com/ (last access: 3 September 2014). N: 1. It is underpinned by the basic science of pharmacology, with added focus on the application of pharmacological principles and methods in the real world. It has a broad scope, from the discovery of
GC: n S: https://www.accp.com/about/clinicalpharmacydefined.aspx (last access: 28 July 2015); http://www.escpweb.org/cms/clinical_pharmacy (last access: 28 July 2015). N: 1. Clinical Pharmacy is a health science discipline in which pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes medication therapy and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention. The practice of clinical pharmacy embraces the philosophy of
GC: n S: TheGuardian – https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/12/wastewater-tests-suggest-drop-in-cocaine-use-in-london (last access: 8 April 2020); TheTelegraph – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/03/12/scientists-reveal-cocaine-use-widespread-traces-drug-water-supply/ (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1874, from Modern Latin cocaine (1856), coined by Albert Niemann of Gottingen University from coca (from Quechua cuca) + chemical suffix -ine. A medical coinage, the drug was used
GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/coccidioidomycosis/ (last access: 18 November 2014); MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001322.htm (last access: 18 November 2014). N: 1. From new Latin, Coccidioides, genus of fungi (from coccidium) + mycosis from Greek mykes “fungus, mushroom” and -osis from Greek, word-forming element expressing state or condition. First known use
GC: n S: http://schoolworkhelper.net/bacteria-bacilli-spirilla-cocci/ (last access: 25 June 2016); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=538669 (last access: 1 November 2019). N: 1. From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”). 2. Coccus, plural Cocci, in microbiology, a spherical-shaped bacterium. Many species of bacteria have characteristic arrangements that are useful in identification.
GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526029/ (last access: 15 July 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/codeine/ (last access: 15 July 2020). N: 1. “white crystalline alkaloid present in opium,” 1838, codeina, from French codéine, coined, with chemical suffix -ine (2), from Greek kodeia “poppy head,” related to koos “prison,” literally “hollow place;” kodon “bell, mouth of a trumpet;” koilos “hollow, hollowed out, spacious, deep,”
GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/antibiotic-use/uri/colds.html (last access: 27 November 2014); ND – http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/colds.htm (last access: 27 November 2014); DORLAND p. 383. N: 1. cold (n): c.1300, “coldness,” from cold (adj). Sense in common cold is 1530s, from symptoms resembling those of exposure to cold; compare earlier senses “indisposition caused
GC: n S: SPRING – https://bit.ly/32z9bg8 (last access: 19 October 2019); GEOSCI – https://bit.ly/31ucsf0 (last access: 19 October 2019). N: 1. – cold (adj): Old English cald (Anglian), ceald (West Saxon) “producing strongly the sensation which results when the temperature of the skin is lowered,” also “having a low temperature,”
GC: n S: http://reliefweb.int/disaster/cw-2015-000002-lbn (last access: 21 July 2016; ESS – http://www.ess.uci.edu/~yu/class/ess124/Lecture.14.coldwave.all.pdf (last access: 21 July 2016). N: 1. cold (n): c. 1300, “coldness,” from cold (adj.). Sense in common cold is 1530s, from symptoms resembling those of exposure to cold; compare earlier senses “indisposition caused by exposure to cold”
GC: n S: http://www.caritasindia.org/index.php/network/collaborators/donors/78-national-news/440-eu-humanitarian-aid-volunteers-launched-to-manage-disasters (last access: 23 August 2016); http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/jobs/volunteers-collaborators (last access: 23 August 2016). N: 1. 1802, from French collaborateur, from Latin collaboratus, past participle of collaborare “work with,” from com- “with” + labore “to work”. 2. A person who works with another person or group in order to
GC: n S: AANS – http://www.aans.org/Patient%20Information/Conditions%20and%20Treatments/Vertebral%20Compression%20Fractures.aspx (last access: 8 December 2013); DORLAND. N: 1. collapse (n.): 1801, from collapse (v.). collapse (v.): 1732, from Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi “fall together,” from com- “together” (see com-) + labi “to fall, slip” (see lapse (n.)). The adjective collapsed is attested
GC: n S: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20030312+ITEMS+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN (last access: 6 March 2013) N: 1. Injury inflicted on something other than an intended target; specifically : civilian casualties of a military operation. First Known Use: 1972. 2. Cultural Interrelation: We can mention the movie Collateral Damage (2002) by Andrew Davis. S: 1. MW –
GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/colonoscopy-16695 (last access: 3 August 2017); MedicineNet.com – http://www.medicinenet.com/colonoscopy/article.htm (last access: 3 August 2017). N: 1. by 1902 (earlier procto-colonoscopy, 1896; colonoscope attested from 1884), from colon (“large intestine,” late 14c., from Latinized form of Greek kolon, with a short initial -o-, “large intestine,” which
GC: n S: BrainFoundation – https://goo.gl/JppGfP (last access: 12 November 2017); The Guardian – https://goo.gl/f83fqD (last access: 12 November 2017); NINDS – https://goo.gl/6TQXt8 (last access: 12 November 2017). N: 1. 1640s. State of prolonged unconsciousness, from Latinized form of Greek Κῶμα, koma, (from the genitive form komatos) “deep sleep,” which
GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/heart/picture-of-the-carotid-artery (last access: 13 July 2015); http://radiopaedia.org/articles/common-carotid-artery-2 (last access: 13 July 2015). N: 1. The carotid artery is a major artery located in the front of the neck. Through the carotid artery, blood from the heart goes to the brain. There are 2 “common” carotid arteries the
GC: n S: http://www.tcls.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=17 (4 March 2013); http://www.acwa.org.au/membership/who-is-a-community-worker (last access: 3 September 2014). N: 1. A community worker is a qualified person who, through professional training and field education, has the knowledge, skills and values to work in a social welfare agency or program intended to promote or restore the
GC: n S: http://www.engineeringcivil.com/in-soil-compaction-test-if-a-test-result-exceeds-100-should-engineers-accept-the-result.html (last access: 15 December 2013); GDT; TERMIUMPLUS. N: 1. Artificial increase of the dry density of a granular soil by mechanical means such as rolling the surface layers, or for deep compaction driving sand piles, vibroflotation, or impact methods. 2. Soil compaction is the process of
GC: adj S: EMA – https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory-overview/research-development/compassionate-use (last access: 3 May 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9720497/ (last access: 3 May 2024). N: 1. 1580s, from compassion (mid-14c., from Old French compassion “sympathy, pity” (12c.), from Late Latin compassionem (nominative compassio) “sympathy,” noun of state from past participle stem of compati “to feel
GC: n S: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003642.htm (last access: 11 July 2015); DORLAND p. 425. N: 1. A complete blood count (CBC) is a measure of the hematologic parameters of the blood. Included in the CBC is the calculation of the number of red blood cells (red blood cell count) or white blood