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.”

GC: n S: ScDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/meninx (last access: 14 April 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6520190/ (last access: 14 April 2024). N: 1. New Latin, from Greek mēning-, mēninx membrane. First Known Use: 1545. . meninges, plural of meninx, 1610s, “one of the three membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord,” from

GC: n S: WHO – http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/41841/1/WHO_TRS_866.pdf (last access: 15 January 2016); http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/menopause-treatment.html (last access: 15 January 2016). N: 1. 1852 (from 1845 as a French word in English), from French ménopause, from medical Latin menopausis, from Greek men (genitive menos) “month” + pausis “a cessation, a pause,” from pauein “to

GC: n S: CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm (last access: 28 December 2023); APA – https://www.apa.org/topics/mental-health (last access: 28 December 2023) N: 1. – mental (adj): “in, of, or pertaining to the mind; characteristic of the intellect,” from Late Latin mentalis “of the mind,” from Latin mens (genitive mentis) “mind,” from PIE root men- “to think.” In

See “intellectual disability”: https://humantermuem.es/content/intellectual-disability/?lang=en

See mercury poisoning

GC: n S: WHO – https://bit.ly/2QfzkhL (last access: 1 June 2019); NCBI – https://bit.ly/2QCtfJ7 (last access: 1 June 2019). N: 1. silver-white fluid metallic element, late 14c., from Medieval Latin mercurius, from Latin Mercurius (Mercury, the Roman god). Prepared in ancient times from cinnabar, it was one of the seven

GC: n S: MN – https://bit.ly/2HPHac3 (last access: 1 June 2019); MEDNT – https://bit.ly/2D0wfeE (last access: 1 June 2019). N: 1. – mercury (n): silver-white fluid metallic element, late 14c., from Medieval Latin mercurius, from Latin Mercurius (Mercury, the Roman god). Prepared in ancient times from cinnabar, it was one

GC: n S: Rspb – https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/merlin/ (last access: 4 January 2023); Audubon – https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/merlin (last access: 4 January 2023). N: 1. small, strong European species of falcon, late 14c., merlioun (perhaps early 14c.), from Anglo-French merilun, a shortened form of Old French esmerillon “merlin, small hawk” (12c., Modern French émerillon),

MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome or camel flu). See coronavirus.

GC: n S: NIH – https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Messenger-RNA-mRNA (last access: 10 December 2024); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/messenger-rna (last access: 10 December 2024). N: 1. – messenger (n): c. 1200, messager (late 12c. as a surname), “one who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication,” from Old French messagier “messenger,

GC: n S: NASA – https://tinyurl.com/y77hvans (last access: 29 November 2018); TME – https://bit.ly/2zDjDXb (last access: 2 December 2018). N: 1. From Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), from μετέωρος (metéōros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from μετά (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) (English meta) + ἀείρω (aeírō, “to

GC: n S: http://www.wmo.int/pages/themes/climate/applications_humanitarian.php (last access: 17 July 2016); https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/meteorology.htm (last access: 17 July 2016). N: 1. “science of the atmosphere, weather forecasting,” 1610s, from French météorologie and directly from Greek meteorologia “treatise on celestial phenomena, discussion of high things,” from meteoron, literally “thing high up”, + -logia “treatment of”.

GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0301008296000275 (last access: 19 November 2020); ChrisJS – http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1010.2563&rep=rep1&type=pdf (last access: 19 November 2020). N: 1. From the word “methylene” [hydrocarbon radical occurring in many compounds, 1835, from French méthylène from Greek methy “wine” + hylē “wood” (which is of uncertain etymology) + Greek name-forming element

See microorganism

GC: n  S: CDC – https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/8/23-0677_article (last access: 19 December 2024); NCBI – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9034083/ (last access: 19 December 2024). N: 1. From word-forming element “micro-” (meaning “small in size or extent, microscopic; magnifying;” in science indicating a unit one millionth of the unit it is prefixed to; from Latinized form

GC: n S: HHP – https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/micronutrients-have-major-impact-on-health (last access: 9 January 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2585731/ (last access: 9 January 2024). N: 1. From word-forming element micro- and word nutrient: micro-: word-forming element meaning “small in size or extent, microscopic; magnifying;” in science indicating a unit one millionth of the unit it

GC: Scdaily – http://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/microorganism.htm (last access: 2 September 2015); EC – https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/pesticides/micro-organisms_en (last access: 28 November 2024). N: 1. also microorganism, “a microscopic organism,” 1855, from “micro-” + “organism”. micro- (combining form): Word-forming element meaning “small in size or extent, microscopic; magnifying;” in science indicating a unit one millionth of

GC: n S: ECHA – https://echa.europa.eu/hot-topics/microplastics (last access: 6 December 2024); NOAA – https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html (last access: 6 December 2024). N: 1. The first known use of microplastic was in 1990. 2. A very small piece of plastic especially when occurring as an environmental pollutant . —usually used in plural (microplastics).

GC: n S: ELSEVIER – http://www.elsevier.es/ficheros/publicaciones/02134853/addon/S0213485310002306/S300/en/295v26n03a90001695pdf001_2.pdf (last access: 4 November 2016); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25160537 (last access: 9 November 2016); NbN p. 414. N: 1. Micropsia comes from the greek mikros which means ‘small’ and opsis, which means ‘sight’. 2. A decrease in the apparent size of objects as a result of disease

GC: n S: HECARE – https://bit.ly/2Kowb99 (last access: 21 November 2018); WHO – https://bit.ly/2DAtSyv (last access: 21 November 2018). N: 1. c. 1300, “woman assisting,” literally “woman who is ‘with’ ” (the mother at birth), from Middle English mid “with” + wif “woman”. Cognate with German Beifrau. 2. A midwife

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs277/en/ (last access: 5 November 2014); MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/migraine.html (last access: 5 November 2014). N: 1. Late 14c. megrim from Old French migraigne (13 century), from vulgar pronunciation of Late Latin hemicrania “pain in one side of the head, headache,” from Greek hemikrania, from hemi-

GC: n S: UNESCO – https://bit.ly/1P0J7AK (last access: 27 May 2017); TMO – https://bit.ly/2vYbTi2 (last access: 27 May 2017). N: 1. “person who migrates,” 1760, from migrant (adj.). 2. A person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions. 3. Person