GC: n S: SAB – https://bit.ly/2C8ooIK (last access: 4 March 2017); N – https://bit.ly/2SGgNbI (last access: 4 March 2017). N: 1. – deportee (n): 1895; from «deport» («banish,» 1640s, from French déporter, from Latin deportare «carry off, transport, banish, exile,» from de- in its sense of «off, away» + portare
GC: n S: UN – http://www.un.org/en/events/desertification_decade/ (last access: 24 July 2016); NatGeo – https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/desert/ (last access: 13 April 2025). N: 1. c. 1200, «wasteland, wilderness, barren area,» wooded or not, from Old French desert (12c.) «desert, wilderness, wasteland; destruction, ruin» and directly from Late Latin desertum (source of Italian diserto,
GC: n S: FAO – http://www.fao.org/docrep/V0265E/V0265E00.htm (last access: 7 July 2016); WHO – http://www.who.int/globalchange/ecosystems/desert/en/ (last access: 7 July 2016). N: 1. 1973, from desert (n.1) + -fication. In French, désertisation is attested from 1968. 2. Desertification, also called desertization, the process by which natural or human causes reduce the biological
GC: nf S: ADDC – https://www.addictioncenter.com/treatment/drug-and-alcohol-detox/ (last access: 15 August 2021); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64115/ (last access: 15 August 2021). N: 1. – detoxification (n): 1905, of substances, «action of depriving of poisonous qualities;» 1971, «removal of addictive substances from the body,» originally in reference to habitual heavy drinkers of alcohol;
GC: n S: http://www.worldhunger.org/development_assistance.htm (last access: 25 April 2013); http://www.isi-web.org/component/content/article/5-root/root/81-developing (last access: 3 September 2014). N: developed country: An industrialized country which customarily is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Although some world commodity export markets (wheat, corn and some other grains, meat, wool and wood
GC: n S: EC – https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/international-economic-relations/international-development-aid_en (last access: 30 June 2024); UN – https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/humanitarian-aid-and-development-aid-projects-14-countries (last access: 30 June 2024). N: 1. – development (n): 1756, «a gradual unfolding, a full working out or disclosure of the details of something;» see develop + -ment. Meaning «the internal process of expanding and
GC: n S: EC – https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/index_en (last access: 8 June 2024); ILO – https://www.ilo.org/partnering-development/development-cooperation (last access: 8 June 2024). N: 1. – development (n): 1756, «a gradual unfolding, a full working out or disclosure of the details of something;» see develop + -ment. Meaning «the internal process of expanding and
GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/media/presskits/aahd/diabetes.pdf (last access 22 November 2013); OMS – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs312/en/ (last access: 14 June 2015); DORLAND. N: 1. 1560s, from medical Latin diabetes, from late Greek diabetes «excessive discharge of urine» (so named by Aretaeus the Cappadocian, physician of Alexandria, 2c.), literally «a passer-through, siphon,» from
GC: n S: NM (last access: 15 December 2025); NCBI (last access: 15 December 2025). N: 1. «scientific discrimination,» especially in pathology, «the recognition of a disease from its symptoms,» 1680s, medical Latin application of Greek diagnōsis «a discerning, distinguishing,» from stem of diagignōskein «discern, distinguish,» literally «to know thoroughly» or
GC: n S: NKF – https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/dialysisinfo (last access: 13 December 2014). MAYO – http://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=dialysis (last access: 13 December 2014). MNT – http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152902.php (last access: 13 December 2014). KID – http://www.kidney.org.au/ForPatients/Treatmentoptions/tabid/604/Default.aspx (last access: 13 December 2014). N: 1. 1580s, from Latin, from Greek dialysis «dissolution, separation» (of the disbanding of troops,
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/diarrhoea/en/ (last access: 23 May 2015); http://www.medicinenet.com/diarrhea/article.htm (last access: 28 February 2016). N: 1. late 14c., from Old French diarrie, from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Greek diarrhoia «diarrhea» (coined by Hippocrates), literally «a flowing through,» from diarrhein «to flow through,» from dia- «through» (see dia-)
GC: n S: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a689002.html (last access: 4 February 2016); http://www.medicinenet.com/diclofenac/article.htm (last access: 4 February 2016). N: 1. From IUPAC: 2-{2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino)phenyl}acetic acid. 2. Diclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). This medicine works by reducing substances in the body that cause pain and inflammation. Diclofenac is used to treat mild to
GC: n S: EEAS (last access: 19 January 2026); DiPLO (last access: 19 January 2026). N: 1. – digital (adj): mid-15c., «pertaining to numbers below ten;» 1650s, «pertaining to fingers,» from Latin digitalis, from digitus «finger or toe» (see digit). The numerical sense is because numerals under 10 were counted on fingers. Meaning «using
GC: n S: OEJ (last access: 11 May 2026); JSTOR (last access: 11 May 2026). N: 1. – digital (adj): mid-15c., «pertaining to numbers below ten;» 1650s, «pertaining to fingers,» from Latin digitalis, from digitus «finger or toe» (see digit). The numerical sense is because numerals under 10 were counted on fingers. Meaning «using
GC: n S: HLRL – https://www.healthline.com/health/diogenes-syndrome#overview1 (last access: 2 November 2017); HIN – https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cridm/2013/595192/ (last access: 2 November 2017). N: 1. Diogenes syndrome is an eponymous created from two words: Diogenes: Diogenes of Sinope (c. 404-323 BCE) was a Greek Cynic philosopher best known for holding a lantern (or candle)
GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diphtheria (last access: 14 April 2024); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diphtheria/ (last access: 12 March 2021). N: 1. From French diphthérie, coined 1857 by physician Pierre Bretonneau (1778-1862) from Greek diphthera «prepared hide, leather,» of unknown origin; the disease so called for the tough membrane that forms
GC: n S: NatGeo (last access: 13 January 2026); IGI (last access: 13 January 2026). N: 1. 1793, from French diplomatie, formed from diplomate «diplomat» (on model of aristocratie from aristocrate), from Modern Latin diplomaticus (1680s), from Latin diploma (genitive diplomatis) «official document conferring a privilege». Meaning «dexterity or skill in managing negotiations of any kind» is by 1848. 2. diplomacy,
CG: n S: RESG (last access: 9 January 2026); USDiplomacy (last access: 9 January 2026) N: 1. French diplomate, back-formation from diplomatique. “One skilled in diplomacy,” 1813, from French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique “pertaining to diplomatics,” from Modern Latin diplomaticus on model of aristocrate from aristocratique. 2. Occupation Names
GC: n S: AAO – http://www.aao.org/publications/eyenet/200911/feature.cfm?RenderForPrint=1& (last access: 25 November 2014); DRUGS – http://www.drugs.com/health-guide/double-vision-diplopia.html (last access: 25 November 2014) N: 1. The perception of two images of a single object. 2. From Greek διπλόος «double», and ὄψ, ὀπός «vision» 3. There are several types of diplopia: Binocular diplopia is the
GC: n S: UNICEF – http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/Disability-eng.pdf (last access: 22 April 2013); https://www.disability.gov/ (last access: 3 September 2014); https://www.disability.gov/ (last access: 4 June 2015). N: 1. 1570s, «want of ability;» see dis- + ability. Related: Disabilities. 2. a. The condition of being disabled. b. Limitation in the ability to pursue an
GC: n S: Xojane – https://www.xojane.com/issues/i-am-not-a-person-with-a-disability-i-am-a-disabled-person (last access: 27 February 2018); Independent – http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/disabled-tube-underground-public-transport-train-rude-disability-escalator-uk-a8225716.html (last access: 27 February 2018). N: 1. – disabled (adj): «incapacitated,» 1630s, past-participle adjective from disable. Earlier it meant «legally disqualified» (mid-15c.). – person (n): early 13c., from Old French persone «human being, anyone, person» (12c.,
GC: n S: UNISDR – https://bit.ly/2SrFxqY (last access: 3 February 2019); ARC – https://rdcrss.org/2t2K1WX (last access: 18 September 2017). N: 1. 1590s, from Middle French désastre (1560s), from Italian disastro «ill-starred,» from dis-, here merely pejorative + astro «star, planet,» from Latin astrum, from Greek astron «star» (from PIE root
GC: n S: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/drr/ (last access: 3 September 2014); http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2008:0127:FIN:EN:PDF (last access:3 September 2014) N: The European Union (EU) supports the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) among the political objectives of developing countries. These countries are particularly vulnerable on account of their geographical and economic situation and their level