GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/ (last access: 23 October 2014); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/ (last access: 23 October 2014). N: 1. 1610s, from French obésité and directly from Latin obesitas “fatness, corpulence,” from obesus “that has eaten itself fat,” past participle of obdere “to eat all over, devour,” from ob

GC: n S: NYTIMES – https://goo.gl/8XZupj (last access: 11 November 2016); IntOCDF – http://oc87recoverydiaries.com/student-with-ocd-anxiety/ (last access: 11 November 2016). N: 1. This term is composed of a noun and an adjective. The noun “disorder” is derivated from the verb “disorder” which comes from Medieval Latin disordinare “throw into disorder,” and

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/obstetric_fistula/en/ (last access: 7 August 2015); UNFPA – http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/mothers/pid/4386 (last access: 7 November 2013); https://www.fistulafoundation.org/what-is-fistula/ (last access: 7 August 2015). N: 1. obstetric fistula, abnormal duct or passageway that forms between the vagina and a nearby organ. This type of fistula most often forms either

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GC: adj S: ELSEVIER – http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-oncological-science/ (last access: 21 September 2016); Hindawi – https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crionm/ (last access: 21 September 2016). N: 1. oncology (1857, coined in English from onco- “tumor” + -logy “science or study of.” Related: Oncologist; oncological) +‎ -ical (combination of -ic from French -ique, from Latin -icus, related

GC: n S: http://www.healthline.com/health/open-wound#Overview1 (last access: 27 July 2015); http://azkidsheart.com/body.cfm?id=6&action=detail&AEArticleID=000045&AEProductID=Adam2004_1&AEProjectTypeIDURL=APT_1 (last access: 12 March 2013). N: An open wound is an injury involving an external or internal break in body tissue, usually involving the skin. Nearly everyone will experience an open wound at some point in his or her life.

GC: n S: WHO – https://bit.ly/2ZPVI2r (last access: 2 May 2019); PMC – https://bit.ly/2VDTuE2 (last access: 2 May 2019). N: 1. – operating (adj): From present participle of OPERATE; of, relating to, or used for or in operations. First Known Use: 1728. – room (n): Middle English, from Old English

GC: n S: NMN – http://www.news-medical.net/health/Ophthalmology.aspx (last access: 18 November 2016); PUBLIC HEALTH – http://www.publichealthjrnl.com/article/S0033-3506(14)00272-8/fulltext (last access: 18 November 2016). N: 1. Ophthalmo- (before vowels ophthalm-, word-forming element meaning “eye,” mostly in plural, “the eyes,” from Greek ophthalmo-, combined form of ophthalmos “eye,” originally “the seeing,” of uncertain origin. Perhaps

GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19471817/ (last access: 15 July 2020); DRUGS – https://www.drugs.com/illicit/opium.html (last access: 15 July 2020). N: 1. “inspissated juice of the poppy plant,” especially as used in medicine from 17c. for relief of pain and production of sleep, late 14c., from Latin opium, from Greek opion “poppy juice, poppy,” diminutive

GC: n S: WHO – https://bit.ly/2G4CuiI (last access: 1 February 2019); UNODC – https://bit.ly/2WC4gIL (last access: 1 February 2019). N: 1. – organ (n): fusion of late Old English organe, and Old French orgene (12c.), both meaning “musical instrument,” both from Latin organa, plural of organum “a musical instrument,” from

GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18075622 (last access: 16 July 2012); http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/food-labeling/organic-foods (last access: 30 July 2015). N: 1. organic (adj): 1510s, “serving as an organ or instrument,” from Latin organicus, from Greek organikos “of or pertaining to an organ, serving as instruments or engines,” from organon “instrument”. Sense of “from organized

GC: n S: http://www.unicefusa.org/about/ (last access: 12 March 2013) N: mid-15c., “act of organizing,” from Middle French organisation and directly from Medieval Latin organizationem (nominative organizatio), noun of action from past participle stem of organizare, from Latin organum “instrument, organ” (see organ). Meaning “system, establishment” is from 1873. Organization man

GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpvandoralcancer.htm (last access: 11 November 2014); DORLAND p. 1337. N: 1. From oro + pharynx. Oro- word-forming element meaning “mountain,” from greek oros “mountain”. Pharynx- from greek pharynx (genitive pharyngos) “windpipe, throat,” related to pharanx “cleft, chasm”.” 2. The portion of the pharynx that lies

GC: n S: Healthology – http://www.healthology.com.au/nutrition/orthorexia/ (last access: 5 March 2016); Orthorexia.com – http://www.orthorexia.com/ (last access: 5 March 2016). N: 1. “Anorexia” comes from the Greek word “orexis”, which means appetite and the prefix “an”, which means “without”. A word related to anorexia is “orthorexia”. “Ortho” is a Greek word

GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/ (last access: 18 January 2016); http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/osteoarthritis/ (last access: 18 January 2016). N: 1. New Latin. First Known Use: 1878. 2. medical : a disease that causes the joints to become very painful and stiff. 3. Osteoarthritis is a form of non-inflammatory arthritis, which is caused by

GC: n S: IntechOpen – https://www.intechopen.com/books/osteogenesis-and-bone-regeneration/bone-development-and-growth (last access: 27 October 2019); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10056/ (last access: 27 October 2019). N: 1. New Latin. First Known Use of osteogenesis: 1830. development and formation of bone. 2. A formation of bone or development of bones. 3. osteogenesis: term and definition standardized by

GC: n S: MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/osteogenesisimperfecta.html (last access: 26 October 2019); NIH – https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/osteogenesis-imperfecta (last access: 26 October 2019). N: 1. First Known Use of osteogenesis imperfecta: 1899. History and Etymology for osteogenesis imperfecta: New Latin, imperfect osteogenesis. A hereditary disease caused by defective or deficient collagen production and marked

GC: n S: SDir – https://bit.ly/2BJwQ1p (last access: 26 October 2019); Ark – https://bit.ly/2PhwMOx (last access: 26 October 2019). N: 1. “the branch of anatomy which treats of the bones,” 1660s, from French ostèologie, from Modern Latin osteologia, from Greek osteon “bone” (from PIE root *ost- “bone”) + -logia (see

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GC: n S: NOS – https://www.nos.org.uk (last access: 18 December 2014); Patient.co.uk – http://www.patient.co.uk/health/osteoporosis-leaflet (last access: 18 December 2014). N: 1. 1846, from osteo– + stem of Greek poros “passage, pore, voyage” (pore (n.)) + –osis. 2. Osteoporosis is a condition that affects bone strength (the word osteoporosis literally means

GC: n S: EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/topic/ostracism (last access: 31 July 2015); http://history.howstuffworks.com/ancient-greece/ostracism.htm (last access: 12 November 2013). N: 1. Ostracism, according to tradition, was introduced by Cleisthenes about 506 B.C., but the first known banishment was about 487 B.C. The practice was dropped after 417 B.C. because it had become

GC: n S: AAFP- https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/1001/p435.html  (last access: 11 November 2020); MEDLP-https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001336.htm (last access: 13 November 2020 ). N: 1. Late 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek ous, ōt- ‘ear’ + -itis ‘forming names of inflammatory diseases’. From Greek feminine form of adjectives ending in -itēs (combined with nosos ‘disease’ implied). 2. Inflammation of the ear, which may

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ (last access: 20 April 2016); http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28755033 (ast access: 20 April 2016); http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/ (last access: 20 April 2016). N: 1. “eruption” (of disease, hostilities, etc.), c. 1600, from out + break (v.). Outbreak was a verb in Middle English (c. 1300). 2. The occurrence of