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GC: n S: http://www.wunderground.com/resources/severe/hail.asp (last access: 14 July 2015); http://www.n-d-a.org/snow-hail-storm.php (last access: 14 July 2015). N: 1. “frozen rain, pellets of ice falling in showers,” Old English hægl, hagol (Mercian hegel) “hail, hailstorm,” also the name of the rune for H, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz, probably from PIE *kaghlo- “pebble”. 2.

GC: n S: http://enrin.grida.no/htmls/tadjik/vitalgraphics/eng/html/text_c7.htm (last access: 14 July 2015); https://carramar-natural-disasters.wikispaces.com/How+is+hail+formed%3F (last access: 14 July 2015). N: 1. Old English hagolstan; see hail (n.) + stone (n.). 2. Globule or piece of ice, with a diameter varying between 5 and 50 mm or even more, the fall of which constitutes hail.

GC: n S: SDir – https://bit.ly/2K2TNA0 (last access: 14 November 2018); NarcDiv – https://bit.ly/2RWEwnb (last access: 14 November 2018). N: 1. “drug which induces hallucinations,” 1954, from stem of hallucination (“a seeing or hearing something which is not there,” 1640s, from Latin hallucinationem, nominative hallucinatio, earlier alucinatio, noun of action

GC: n S: WOL – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/acr.20396 (last access: 26 November 2020); ScDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1063458409002076 (last access: 26 November 2020) N: 1. It comes from the Modern Latin word hallux (1831, corruption of Late Latin allex “great toe,” which is of unknown origin) and from the Latin word valgus (“bandy-legged, bow-legged, having

GC: n S: WHO – http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/41003/1/9241541261_eng.pdf (last access: 11 October 2015); http://www.pediatrics.emory.edu/divisions/neonatology/dpc/Impairment%20MX.html (last access: 11 October 2015). N: 1. handicap (v): “equalize chances of competitors,” 1852, but implied in the horse-race sense from mid-18c., from handicap (n.). Meaning “put at a disadvantage” is from 1864. Earliest verbal sense, now obsolete,

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/ith/diseases/hantavirus/en/ (last access: 6 November 2014); DORLAND; EncBrit. N: 1.Hanta: New Latin from Hantaan, river in South Korea near where rodents carrying the virus were collected 1974–78 + virus: late 14c., “venomous substance,” from Latin virus “poison, sap of plants, slimy liquid, a potent juice,”

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GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/women/hashimotos-thyroiditis-symptoms-causes-treatments#1 (last access: 12 July 2017); http://www.medicinenet.com/hashimotos_thyroiditis/article.htm (last access: 12 July 2017). N: 1. – Hashimoto (pn): Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is named after the Japanese surgeon who discovered it in 1912. It is an autoimmune disorder, which means it occurs when immune cells attack healthy tissue instead of

GG: adj S: http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/basics/substance.htm (last access: 11 October 2015); http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2677/regulation/7/made (last access: 11 October 2015); NAVARRO p. 444. N: 1. Within COSHH a “substance hazardous to health” means: Chemicals and products containing chemicals. dusts. fumes, mists, vapours. nanoparticles/nanotubes. toxic gases and asphyxiating gases. biological agents (micro-organisms). If the packaging has

GC: n S: CWB – https://bit.ly/2v0sWhk (last access: 11 April 2019); SPC – https://bit.ly/2IcpVmI (last access: 11 April 2019). N: 1. “opaqueness of the atmosphere,” 1706, probably a back-formation of hazy (q.v.). Sense of “confusion, vagueness” is 1797. The differentiation of “haze”, “mist”, “fog” (and other dialectal words) is unmatched

GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/hdl-cholesterol-the-good-cholesterol (last access: 15 January 2016); http://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/ldl_hdl.htm (last access: 15 January 2016). N: 1. HDL: Abbreviation for high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. cholesterol (n): white, solid substance present in body tissues, 1894, earlier cholesterin, from French cholestrine (Chevreul, 1827), from Greek khole “bile” (see cholera) + steros “solid, stiff”

GC: n S: HEAD – http://www.headachejournal.org/view/0/mostViewedArticles.html (last access: 9 November 2014); DORLAND p. 824. N: 1. Old English heafodece; see head (n.) + ache (n.). Colloquial sense of “troublesome problem” is first recorded 1934. 2. The most common type of headache is a tension headache. Tension headaches are due to

GG: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/en/ (last access: 21 September 2014); http://www.health.gov/ (last access: 21 September 2014). N: 1. Old English hælþ “wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,” from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- “whole, uninjured, of good omen” (cognates: Old English hal “hale, whole;” Old Norse heill “healthy;”

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK235460/ (last access: 2 July 2024); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/health-care (last access: 2 July 2024). N: 1. – healthcare (n.): also health care, 1940, U.S. government-ese, from health (Old English hælþ “wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,” from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- “whole, uninjured,

GC: n S: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001933.htm (last access: 26 April 2013); http://www.uhc.com/physicians.htm (last access: 3 September 2014). N: 1. An individual or an organization that can provide health care to any community member. 2. Collectively, health care providers make up the health care workforce. Health care providers include medical personnel such as

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.euro.who.int/en/who-we-are/partners/observatory (last access: 26 April 2013); WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/health_systems/en/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: 1. – health (n): Old English hælþ “wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,” from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- “whole, uninjured, of good omen” (source also of Old English

GC: n S: http://www.ohe.org/page/index.cfm (last access: 22 January 2013); http://www.healtheconomics.com/ (last access: 4 September 2014); https://www.healtheconomics.org/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: Health Economics is an applied field of study that allows for the systematic and rigorous examination of the problems faced in promoting health for all. By applying economic

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/health_education/en/ (last access: 4 September 2014); http://her.oxfordjournals.org/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: Health education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes. S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/health_education/en/ (last access: 4

GC: n S: http://www.healthfoodandmore.co.uk/home (last access: 30 July 2015); http://ukhealthfoodcentre.co.uk/ (last access: 30 July 2015). N: 1. health (adj): Old English hælþ “wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,” from Proto-Germanic hailitho, from PIE kailo- “whole, uninjured, of good omen”. Of physical health in Middle English, but also “prosperity, happiness,

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/ith/precautions/insurance_travellers/en/ (last access: 12 March 2013); https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ (last access: 4 September 2014); http://www.uhc.com/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: A type of insurance coverage that pays for medical and surgical expenses that are incurred by the insured. Health insurance can either reimburse the insured for

GG: n S: http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/HealthCenters/Women/85,P01570 (last access: 25 April 2013); http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: Childhood tuberculosis cases should be analyzed as “sentinel health events” to determine how and why they occurred and what program changes are needed to prevent future cases. S: TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 4 October

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/hrh/professionals/en/ (last access: 9 October 2015); http://www.humanservices.gov.au/health-professionals/ (last access: 9 October 2015). N: Health professionals play a central and critical role in improving access and quality health care for the population. They provide essential services that promote health, prevent diseases and deliver health care services

GC: n S: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?newsid=34396&cr=volcano (last access: 4 March 2013); http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/global_health_risks/en/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: 1. A disease precursor associated with a higher than average morbidity or mortality rate. Disease precursors include demographic variables, certain individual behaviors, familial and individual histories, and certain physiologic changes. 2. human health risk: