GC: n S: http://www.healthgrades.com/conditions/marasmus (last access: 27 July 2015); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/marasmus (last access: 27 July 2015). N: 1. “wasting away of the body,” 1650s, Modern Latin, from Greek marasmos “a wasting away, withering, decay,” from marainein “to quench, weaken, wither,” from PIE root *mer- “to rub away, harm” (see

See Marburg hemorrhagic fever

GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/marburg.htm (last access: 1 December 2013); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/marburg-hemorrhagic-fever (last access: 28 July 2015). N: 1. Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. Caused by a genetically unique zoonotic (that is, animal-borne) RNA virus

GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/marburg/qa.htm (last access: 29 November 2013); Newsmed – http://www.news-medical.net/health/Marburg-Virus.aspx (last access: 28 July 2015). N: 1. The causative virus of Marburg disease, a severe febrile illness with a case mortality of over 20 per cent. It appeared in 1967 as a laboratory outbreak in Marburg,

GC: n S: Van Hoff, D. et al (2005): Pancreatic Cancer. Massachusetts, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, p. 188; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6540742 (last access: 29 June 2017). N: 1. Abbreviated term: MTD. 2. The highest dose of a drug or treatment that does not cause unacceptable side effects. The maximum tolerated dose is

GC: npl S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/measles (last access: 7 April 2024); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/ (last access: 2 April 2024). N: 1. Infectious disease, early 14c., plural of Middle English masel, perhaps from Middle Dutch masel “blemish” (in plural “measles”) or Middle Low German masele, from Proto-Germanic *mas- “spot, blemish” (cognates:

GC: n S: MDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000081.htm (last access: 9 December 2014); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/372180/mediastinitis (last access: 14 December 2014). N: 1. mediastinitis (n): mediastinal comes from Latin mediastinus, midway + –itis: noun suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, Modern Latin, from Greek -itis, feminine of adjectival suffix -ites “pertaining to.”

GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/medical-care-service (last access: 3 July 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53339/ (last access: 3 July 2024). N: 1. – medical (adj): “pertaining or relating to the art or profession of healing or those who practice it,” 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis “of a physician,”

See medical record

GC: n S: NIH – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001927.htm (last access: 6 March 2013); http://lexington.wakehealth.edu/Services/Emergency/What-Is-a-Medical-Emergency.htm (last access: 29 July 2015). N: 1. – medical (adj): 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis “of a physician,” from Latin medicus “physician, surgeon, medical man” (n.); “healing, madicinal” (adj.), from mederi “to heal, give medical

GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/medical-examiner (last access: 6 February 2021); NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16948511/ (last access: 6 February 2021). N: 1. – medical (adj): “pertaining or relating to the art or profession of healing or those who practice it,” 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis “of a physician,” from Latin medicus “physician, surgeon,

GC: n S: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-science/genetics-molecular-medicine/family-history.page? (last access: 2 September 2014); EncBrit – http://www.britannica.com/topic/diagnosis (last access: 2 September 2014). N: Two meanings: In clinical medicine, the patient’s past and present which may contain relevant information bearing on their health past, present, and future. The medical history, being an account of all medical

GC: n S: http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0213.pdf (last access: Marcfh 2013); HHS – http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/medicalrecords.html (last access: 29 July 2015). N: – medical (adj): “pertaining or relating to the art or profession of healing or those who practice it,” 1640s, from French médical, from Late Latin medicalis “of a physician,” from Latin medicus “physician,

GC: n S: http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/treatment/ (last access: 6 March 2013); http://www.lni.wa.gov/CLAIMSINS/PROVIDERS/TREATINGPATIENTS/TREATGUIDE/DEFAULT.ASP (last access: 1 September 2015). N: 1. therapy (redirected from Medical treatment): a. the treatment of physical, mental, or social disorders or disease b. (in combination): physiotherapy; electrotherapy. 2. Related to Mental Health: The old definition was “medical treatment” includes

GC: n S: http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.nat-opinions.34335 (last access: 8 December 2015); GDT – http://www.granddictionnaire.com/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=8870774 (last access: 8 December 2015). N: 1. imbued with a medicinal substance. 2. medicate: to impregnate with a medicinal substance. S: 1. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/medicated (last access: 8 December 2015). 2. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 8 December 2015). SYN: drug

GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx (last access: 8 December 2015); http://www.medicinenet.com/medications/article.htm (last access: 8 December 2015). N: 1. early 15c., “medical treatment of a disease or wound,” from Middle French médication and directly from Latin medicationem (nominative medicatio) “healing, cure,” from past participle stem of medicare, medicari “to medicate,

GC: adj S: http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/seeds/seeds.php (last access: 25 April 2013) N: late 14c., from Old French medicinal and directly from Latin medicinalis “pertaining to medicine,” from medicina (see medicine). Related: Medicinally. S: OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=medicinal&searchmode=none (last access: 4 September 2014) SYN: S: CR: drug

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2004/pr44/en/ (last access: 1.05.2017); MEDNT – https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323679 (last access: 13 January 2024). N: 1. c. 1200, “medical treatment, cure, remedy,” also used figuratively, of spiritual remedies, from Old French medicine (Modern French médecine) “medicine, art of healing, cure, treatment, potion,” from Latin medicina “the healing

GC: n S: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Pharmacy/Pages/Yourmedicinecabinet.aspx (last access: 6 August 2015); TERMIUMPLUS; GDT. N: medicine chest or medicine cabinet: a cupboard used especially for storing medicines or first-aid supplies S: MW – http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/medicine%20chest; http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/medicine%20cabinet (last access: 6 August 2015). GV: medecine cabinet S: GDT SYN: medecine chest, medicine chest, medicine cupboard. S:

GC: n S: http://www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/melanoma.html (last access: 7 May 2016); DORLAND p. 1125. N: 1. “tumor containing melanin,” 1826, medical Latin, from Greek melas (genitive melanos) “black” (see melanin) + -oma. 2. New Latin. First Known Use: 1838. a tumor containing dark pigment. a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes

GC: n S: NCBI – https://bit.ly/31yDJO7 (last access: 10 August 2019); WebMD – https://wb.md/2HkWdZq (last access: 10 August 2019). N: 1. Chemical formed in the pineal gland of mammals that regulates certain physiological activities, 1958, from Greek melas “black, dark” (see melano-) + ending from “serotonin”. So called because its

GC: n S: EuroAlert – http://euroalert.net/en/news.aspx?idn=16498 (last access: 22 April 2013); UN – https://www.un.org/en/member-states/ (last access: 7 February 2021) N: 1. – member (n): c. 1300, “body part or organ, an integral part of an animal body having a distinct function” (in plural, “the body”), from Old French membre “part, portion; topic,

GC: n S: http://www.simplypsychology.org/memory.html (last access: 1 July 2016); https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/memory.html (last access: 1 July 2016). N: 1. mid-13c., “recollection (of someone or something); awareness, consciousness,” also “fame, renown, reputation,” from Anglo-French memorie (Old French memoire, 11c., “mind, memory, remembrance; memorial, record”) and directly from Latin memoria “memory, remembrance, faculty of

GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/meningitis (last access: 14 April 2024); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/meningitis/ (last access: 14 April 2024). N: 1. “inflammation of the meninges,” 1825, coined from Modern Latin meninga, from Greek meninx (genitive meningos) “membrane,” in medical Latin especially that of the brain (see member) + -itis “disease.”