GC: S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10620433/ (last access: 14 August 2024); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/php/toolkit/potential-range-of-aedes.html (last access: 14 August 2024). N: 1. Aedes aegypti (/ˈiːdiːz/ from Greek αηδής: “hateful” and /aɪˈdʒɛpti/ from Latin, meaning “of Egypt”). In 1757, Fredrik Hasselqvist (a protégé of Carl Linnaeus) first described a mosquito collected in Egypt
GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/anopheles (last access: 15 August 2024); PAHO – https://www3.paho.org/hq/dmdocuments/2012/2012-Training-manual-malaria-entomology.pdf (last access: 15 August 2024). N: 1. anopheline (adj & n). The earliest known use of the word anopheline is in the 1910s. OED’s earliest evidence for anopheline is from 1915, in Indian Journal of Medical
GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1471492213001554 (last access: last access: 15 August 2024); SL – https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-349-16334-2_6 (last access: 15 August 2024). N: 1. – culicine (n): another word for culex (in British English). culex (n): any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito (in British
GC: n S: NCBI – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8594038/ (last access: 21 December 2024); HLN – https://www.healthline.com/health/breastfeeding/dysphoric-milk-ejection-reflex (last access: 21 December 2024). N: 1. – dysphoric (adj): From noun “dysphoria” (“impatience under affliction,” 1842, from Greek dysphoria “pain hard to be borne, anguish,” etymologically “hard to bear,” from dys– “bad, hard” (see dys-)
GC: n S: HHP – https://www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/high-protein-foods-the-best-protein-sources-to-include-in-a-healthy-diet (last access: 18 January 2024) NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6413020/ (last access: 18 January 2024) N: 1. From word-forming element macro- and word nutrient: macro- (prefix): word-forming element meaning “long, abnormally large, on a large scale,” taken into English via French and Medieval Latin from Greek
GC: n S: Lawpath – https://lawpath.com.au/blog/what-are-the-differences-between-magistrates-and-judges (last access: 5 March 2025); Timespro – https://timespro.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-a-magistrate-and-a-judge (last access: 5 March 2025). N: 1. late 14c., “a civil officer in charge of administering laws,” also “office or function of a magistrate,” from Old French magistrat, from Latin magistratus “a magistrate, public functionary,” originally
GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri (last access: 26 January 2016); http://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri (last access: 26 January 2016); http://www.journals.elsevier.com/magnetic-resonance-imaging/ (last access: 26 January 2016). N: 1. magnetic (adj): 1610s, literal; 1630s, figurative, from Modern Latin magneticus, from Latin magnes (see magnet). resonance (n): mid-15c., in acoustics, “prolongation of sound by reverberation;” 1660s, “act
GC: n S: Rspb – https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/magpie (last access: 10 November 2024); WildlifeT – https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/crows-and-shrikes/magpie (last access: 10 November 2024). N: 1. Popular name of a common bird of Europe, Asia, and America, known for its chattering, acquisitiveness, curiosity, and mimicry, c. 1600, earlier simply pie (mid-13c.). The first element is Mag,
GC: n S: Medscape – https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/524310 (last access: 1 November 2022); NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6509257/ (last access: 1 November 2022). N: 1. c. 1300, maleise “pain, suffering; sorrow, anxiety,” also, by late 14c., “disease, sickness,” from Old French malaise “difficulty, suffering, hardship,” literally “ill-ease,” from mal “bad” (see mal-) + aise
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ (last access: 31 October 2013); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551711/ (last access: 15 August 2024). N: 1. 1740, from Italian mal’aria, from mala aria, literally “bad air,” from mala “bad” (fem. of malo, from Latin malus; see mal-) + aria “air” (see air (n.1)). Probably first
GC: n S: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1756-3305-3-5 (last access: 11 May 2016); CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/biology/parasites.html (last access: 11 May 2016). N: 1. malaria (n): 1740, from Italian mal’aria, from mala aria, literally “bad air,” from mala “bad” (fem. of malo, from Latin malus; see mal-) + aria “air”. Probably first used by Italian
GC: n S: Mednet – http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=22055 (last access: 10 October 2015); EUR-LEX – http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2009:277:0102:0108:EN:PDF (last access: 25 April 2013). N: 1. Also mal-formation, 1731, from mal- + formation. 2. A structural defect in the body due to abnormal embryonic or fetal development. There are many types of malformations. For example, cleft
GC: n S: NIH – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000404.htm (last access: 27 July 2015); FAO – https://www.fao.org/assets/infographics/FAO-Infographic-Nutrition-en.pdf (last access: 9 August 2024). N: 1. “defect of sustenance from imperfect assimilation of food,” 1843, from mal- + nutrition. 2. malnutrition, physical condition resulting either from a faulty or inadequate diet (i.e., a diet that
GC: n S: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jan/28/pinochet.chile1 (last access: 2 September 2014); NAVARRO. N: 1. man of straw, plural men of straw (count) chiefly British: straw man. 2. straw man: a weak or imaginary argument or opponent that is set up to be easily defeated. a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument
GC: adj S: UN – http://www.un.org/staffdevelopment/viewPage.asp?selMenu=mandatory.asp (last access: 4 September 2014); NAVARRO p. 602. N: 1. 1570s, “of the nature of a mandate,” from Late Latin mandatorius “pertaining to a mandator,” from Latin mandatus, past participle of mandare (see mandate (n.)). Sense of “obligatory because commanded” is from 1818. 2.
GC: n S: NAVARRO p. 602; https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/governance/Pages/Mandatory-requirements.aspx (last access: 3 October 2015). N: The phrase “mandatory requirement” is redundant. A mandatory action is something that is required, obligatory, or compulsory. Like letting your Great Aunt Edna pinch your cheeks or passing gym to get your diploma. Mandatory is often used