GC: n S: HA – https://www.hydroassoc.org/hydrocephalus/ (last access: 17 November 2020); RCH – https://www.rileychildrens.org/health-info/hydrocephalus (last access: 17 November 2020). N: 1. It’s known as “accumulation of fluid in the cranial cavity, or as ‘water on the brain,'” was first recorded in 1660s, as a medical Latin, comes from Greek words hydro- “water”
GC: n S: AT – http://www.pima.gov/wwm/education/pdf/2008_06-11_Water_Cycle.pdf (last access: 4 November 2013); http://www.euwfd.com/html/hydrological_cycle.html (8 December 2013). N: 1. The hydrological cycle is also denominated as water cycle because is the way that water is taken up from the sea, rivers, soil, etc. and then comes back down as rain or snow.
GC: n S: HLN – https://www.healthline.com/health/aquaphobia#:~:text=This%20can%20include%20a%20swimming,the%20later%20stages%20of%20rabies. (last access: 19 November 2020); Lifeder – https://en.lifeder.com/hydrophobia/ (last access: 19 November 2020). N: 1. Late 14c., idroforbia, “dread of water, aversion to swallowing water,” a symptom of rabies in man (sometimes used for the disease itself), from Late Latin hydrophobia, from Greek hydrophobos “dreading water,” from
GC: n S: EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/edema (last access: 22 April 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125373/ (last access: 22 April 2016). N: 1. “hydropsy” see “dropsy”: late 13c., a shortening of Middle English ydropsy, from Old French idropsie, from Latin hydropsis, from Greek hydrops (genitive hydropos) “dropsy,” from hydor “water”. 2. Three meanings: edema.
GC: n S: UNICEF – http://www.unicef.org/lac/challenges_05_final.pdf (last access: 4 March 2013); MSF – http://www.msf.org/article/drc-msf-treats-690-people-cholera-bukavu (last access: 2 September 2014). N: Personal hygiene is a routine of personal care that keeps you clean and healthy. It involves regular care of your hair, skin, face, teeth, ears, hangs, nails, and feet. Why
GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/2380 (last access: 26 September 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430900/ (last access: 26 September 2024). N: 1. 1875, from hyper- “over” + glycemia “presence of sugar in the blood.” 2. Hyperglycemia, elevation of blood glucose concentrations above the normal range; it is the laboratory finding that
GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3618837 (last access: 21 July 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18608979 (last access: 21 July 2016). N: 1. New Latin, from hyper- + -mnesia (as in amnesia). First Known Use: 1882 2. Abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past. 3. Perhaps the most famous individual to exhibit hypermnesia
GC: n S: Medscape – http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/241767-treatment (last access: 11 June 2015); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459218/ (last access: 23 March 2025). N: 1. New Latin. First Known Use: circa 1894. 2. Excess uric acid in the blood (as in gout)—called also uricacidemia, uricemia. 3. This may lead to the precipitation of amorphus
GC: n S: NCBI – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1071579/ (last access: 2 December 2016); JHM – https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/hypnosis (last access: 21 October 2024). N: 1. 1850, “the coming on of sleep,” coined (as an alternative to hypnotism) from hypno- “sleep” + -osis “condition.” But the distinction was not sustained, and by 1876 hypnosis was
GC: n S: NCBI – https://bit.ly/2wC9fgo (last access: 2 June 2019); Lobe – https://bit.ly/2WB0KB9 (last access: 2 June 2019). N: 1. hypo- + Greek akousis, hearing. 2. Partial loss of hearing — called also hypacusis. 3. Slightly diminished auditory sensitivity, with hearing threshold levels above the normal limit so that
GC: n S: http://scedc.caltech.edu/Module/sec1pg06.html (last access: 29 July 2015); http://www.kids-fun-science.com/earthquake-focus.html (last access: 29 July 2015). N: 1. From Ancient Greek ὑπό (under) + κέντρον (center). 2. The point within the Earth where an earthquake rupture starts. S: 1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hypocenter (last access: 29 July 2015). 2. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 29
GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/features/worried-sick-help-for-hypochondria (last access: 30 July 2015); NHS – http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hypochondria/Pages/Introduction.aspx (last access: 30 July 2015). N: 1. 1839, “illness without a specific cause,” earlier (1660s) “depression or melancholy without real cause,” earlier still (late 14c.) ipocondrie “upper abdomen,” from Late Latin hypochondria “the abdomen,” from Greek
GC: n S: The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/jan/17/health-and-wellbeing-anxiety (last access: 25 August 2016); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/balance/features/internet-makes-hypochondria-worse (last access: 25 August 2016). N: 1. From French hypocondriaque, from Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό
GC: n S: ACOG – https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2017/06/choosing-the-route-of-hysterectomy-for-benign-disease (last access: 7 January 2024); MDPI- https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/23/6940 (last access: 7 January 2024). N: 1. “surgical excision of the uterus,” 1881, coined in English from Greek hystera “womb” + -ectomy (word-forming element meaning “surgical removal,” from Latinized form of Greek -ektomia “a cutting out of,” from ektemnein