GC: n S: UN – http://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance/2014/calendar2014.shtml (last access: 18 December 2014); HLSUK – http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/concentration_camps_nazi_germany.htm (last access: 18 December 2014). N: 1. concentration camp (n): 1901, “compound for noncombatants in a war zone”; a term for a controversial idea in the second Boer War (1899-1902), and the term emerged with a
GC: n S: The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2Q04IAQ (last access: 17 June 2018); WaPo – https://wapo.st/2rbQgXC (last access: 28 November 2018). N: 1. – concertina (n): “portable, accordion-like musical instrument,” 1835, from concert + fem. ending -ina. Invented 1829 by English inventor Professor Charles Wheatstone (who also invented the stereoscope and
GC: n S: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/255053/13-313k-construction-building-materials-bulletin-october-2013.pdf (last access: 30 March 2014); http://www.cement.org/cement-concrete-basics/how-concrete-is-made (last access: 30 July 2015). N: 1. concrete, in construction, structural material consisting of a hard, chemically inert particulate substance, known as aggregate (usually sand and gravel), that is bonded together by cement and water. 2. Among the ancient Assyrians
GC: n S: OSCE – https://bit.ly/2I1wVUh (last access: 8 February 2019); UNDP – https://bit.ly/1gYRTuc (last access: 8 February 2019). N: – conflict (n): Early 15c., “armed encounter, battle,” from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus “a striking together,” in Late Latin “a fight, conflict,” noun use of past
GC: n S: UN – https://bit.ly/2US8GsZ (11 February 2019); UNFPA – https://bit.ly/2SpADM7 (last access: 11 February 2019). N: – conflict (n): Early 15c., “armed encounter, battle,” from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus “a striking together,” in Late Latin “a fight, conflict,” noun use of past participle of
GC: pln S: TJOHA – https://bit.ly/2Trd29J (last access: 3 January 2019); ICRC – https://bit.ly/2Tw4HSz (last access: 3 January 2019). N: 1. Plural of noun “conflict”. Early 15c., “armed encounter, battle,” from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus “a striking together,” in Late Latin “a fight, conflict,” noun use
GC: adj S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/congenital_anomalies/en/ (last access: 22 May 2015); http://www.geneticalliance.org/diseases (last access: 31 October 2013). N: 1. Congenital is usually confused with genetic or inherited. Sometimes the three characteristics coincide, but they do not mean the same thing. A congenital disease occurs at birth or even before birth.
GC: n S: VWm – https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-consciousness-2795922 (last access: 2 October 2022); ScAm – https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-consciousness/ (last access: 2 October 2022). N: 1. 1630s, “internal knowledge,” from conscious + -ness. Meaning “state of being aware of what passes in one’s own mind” is from 1670s; meaning “state of being aware” of anything is from 1746. Consciousness-raising is
GC: n S: BMC – https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-018-0427-5?utm_campaign=BSLB_TrendMD_2019_LSGR_EnviroHealth&utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc (last access: 3 February 2021); NHS – https://peopleshistorynhs.org/galleries/contagion-and-the-state/ (last access: 3 February 2021); NSC – https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-oxford-jab-for-new-variants-could-be-ready-in-7-months/ (last access: 4 February 2021). N: 1. Late 14c., “a communicable disease; a harmful or corrupting influence,” from Old French contagion and directly from Latin contagionem (nominative contagio) “a touching, contact,” often in
GC: n S: http://www.drugs.com/drug-class/contraceptives.html (last access: 13 December 2013); http://www.sexualityandu.ca/birth-control/birth_control_methods_contraception (last access: 6 February 2016). N: 1. 1891 (n.), 1918 (adj.), from stem of contraception + -ive. 2. An agent to prevent conception. Relating to any measure or agent designed to prevent conception. 3. An agent that diminishes the likelihood
GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1509814/ (last access: 15 August 2021); MEDNT – https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324330 (last access: 15 August 2021). N: 1. 1580s, “a violent and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of the body,” from Latin convulsionem (nominative convulsio) “cramp, convulsion,” noun of action from past-participle stem of convellere “to
GC: n S : http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-86-475/page-1.html (last access: 23 August 2016); http://www.asfcanada.ca/fr/blogue/billet/first-report-of-keiran-gibbs-lawyers-without-borders-canada-volunteer-cooperant-in-guatemala/38 (last access: 23 August 2016). N: 1. Late Latin cooperant-, cooperans, present participle of cooperari. Working in cooperation . 2. A person from a developed country who goes to work in a developing country to assist with that country’s
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/csr/disease/coronavirus_infections/en/ (last access: 17 June 2015); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369385/ (last access: 3 March 2020). N: 1. New Latin, from corona + virus; from their shape as seen under an electron microscope. 2. Coronaviridae is generally considered to contain two genera, Coronavirus and Torovirus, which differ
GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.boots.com/a-to-z-guides/tc/bse-causes-of-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease (last access: 6 November 2014). WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2014/cuban-government-support/en/ (last access: 4 November 2014); DORLAND p. 417. N: 1. 1540s, variant spelling of corps (q.v.). The -p- originally was silent, as in French, and with some speakers still is. The terminal -e was rare before
GC: n S: http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/LegislativeSummaries/Bills_ls.asp?ls=c48&Parl=39&Ses=1&Language=E (last access: 11 December 2014) N: 1. mid-14c., of material things, especially dead bodies, also of the soul, morals, etc., from Latin corruptionem (nominative corruptio), noun of action from past participle stem of corrumpere. Of public offices from early 15c.; of language from late 15c. 2.
GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-updates-clinical-care-guidance-with-corticosteroid-recommendations (last access: 19 November 2023); NBC News – https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/common-pain-treatment-arthritis-faster-progression-rcna58975 (last access: 19 November 2023). N: 1. 1944, from cortico-, combining form of “corticoid”, + “steroid”. So called because they are produced in the adrenal cortex. Related: Corticosterone. 2. Corticosteroids, often known as steroids, are
GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17075058/ (last access: 20 November 2023); NHS – https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/cortisol-day-curve/ (last access: 20 November 2023). N: 1. “hydrocortisone,” 1953; see from “cortisone” + “-ol”. Chosen as a shorter and clearer alternative to hydrocortisone. 2. cortisol, an organic compound belonging to the steroid family that is the
GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/cortisone (last access: 20 November 2023); NCBI – https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Cortisone (last access: 20 November 2023). N: 1. “steroid hormone found in the adrenal cortex,” manufactured synthetically as an anti-inflammatory, 1949, coined by its discoverer, Dr. Edward C. Kendall, from a shortening of its chemical name, 17-hydroxy-11