GC: n S: OHI – Open Heart International (last access: 18 November 2014); DORLAND p.1525. N: 1. prolapse (v.): 1736, from Latin prolapsus, past participle of prolabi “glide fdorward, slide along, slip forward or down;” see pro- + lapse (n.). As a noun from 1808. pro-: word-forming element meaning “forward,

GC: n S: Investop – https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/promissorynote.asp (last access: 1 December 2024); WC – https://www.workcapital.es/en/financial-news/legal-requirements-of-a-promissory-note/ (last access: 1 December 2024); Legalzoom – https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/what-is-a-promissory-note (last access: 1 December 2024). N: 1. – promissory (adj): mid-15c., promissorie, “conveying or containing a promise,” from Medieval Latin promissorius, from Latin promissus, past participle of promittere

GC: n S: MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/957.html (last access: 10 December 2013); DORLAND (last access: 10 December 2013). N: 1. prophylaxis (n.): “preventive treatment of disease,” 1746, Modern Latin, from Greek pro (see pro-) + phylaxis “a watching, guarding” (see prophylactic). 2. An intervention aimed at the prevention of disease. 3.

GC: n S: MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000381.htm (last access: 12 October 2022); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostate-problems/ (last access: 12 October 2022). N: 1. “the prostate gland,” 1640s, from French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata “the prostate,” from Greek prostatēs (adēn) “prostate (gland),” from prostatēs “leader, ruler, guardian; one standing in front,” from

GC: n S: ACS – https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/about/what-is-prostate-cancer.html (last access: 2 January 2025); NCI – https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate (last access: 2 January 2025). N: 1. – prostate (n): “the prostate gland,” 1640s, from French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata “the prostate,” from Greek prostatēs (adēn) “prostate (gland),” from prostatēs “leader, ruler, guardian; one standing in front,” from proistanai “set before,” from pro “before” (from PIE root

GC: n S: MAYO – https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/psa-test/about/pac-20384731 (last access: 12 October 2022); MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/prostate-specific-antigen-psa-test/ (last access: 12 October 2022). N: 1. – prostate (n): “the prostate gland,” 1640s, from French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata “the prostate,” from Greek prostatēs (adēn) “prostate (gland),” from prostatēs “leader, ruler, guardian; one standing

GC: n S: FAO – http://www.fao.org/docrep/W0073E/w0073e04.htm#P2096_237138 (last access: 2 January 2016); https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002467.htm (last access: 2 January 2016). N: 1. 1844, from French protéine, coined 1838 by Dutch chemist Gerhard Johan Mulder (1802-1880), perhaps on suggestion of Berzelius, from Greek proteios “the first quality,” from protos “first” + -ine. Originally a

GC: n S: VINMEC – https://www.vinmec.com/eng/article/proteus-bacteria-cause-intestinal-disease-en (last access: 31 October 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=583&lvl=3 (last access: 31 October 2024). N: 1. Proteus. c. 1400, Protheus, from Old French, ultimately from Greek Proteus, the name of the mythological sea-god who had the power of assuming different shapes at will (see Protean).

GC: n S: Medplus – https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/proteus-syndrome/ (last access: 28 October 2024); NIH – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK99495/ (last access: 28 October 2024). N: 1.- Proteus (pn): c. 1400, Protheus, from Old French, ultimately from Greek Proteus, the name of the mythological sea-god who had the power of assuming different shapes at will (see

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/admicrob5.pdf (last access: 27 November 2014); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8325/ (last access: 27 November 2014). N: 1. 1828, from Modern Latin protozoa, coined 1818 by German zoologist Georg August Goldfuss (1782-1848) from Greek protos “first” + zoia, plural of zoion “animal”. Originally including sponges and corals;

GC: n S: FAO – http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=ES2001001232 (last access: 5 December 2014); PatientUK – http://www.patient.co.uk/search.asp?searchterm=PROTOZOIASIS,%20NOS (last access: 8 December 2014). N: 1. New Latin, from Protozoa + -iasis. Protozoa (n): 1828, from Modern Latin Protozoa, coined 1818 by German zoologist Georg August Goldfuss (1782-1848) from Greek protos “first” + zoia, plural

GC: n S: NHS – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7511357/ (last access: 9 October 2022); NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8528777/ (last access: 9 October 2022). N: 1. “action of protruding; state of sticking out,” 1640s, from French protrusion, noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin protrudere “to push out” (see protrude), or else a similar

GC: n S: EC – https://finance.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-07/220630-humanitarian-aid-guidance-note_en.pdf (last access: 10 May 2024); EC – https://finance.ec.europa.eu/eu-and-world/sanctions-restrictive-measures/humanitarian-assistance-environments-subject-eu-sanctions_en (last access: 10 May 2024). N:1. – provision (n): late 14c., provisioun, “foresight, prudence, care;” also “a providing beforehand, action of arranging in advance” (at first often in reference to ecclesiastical appointments made before the position

GC: n S: Medscape – https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1098029-treatment?form=fpf (last access: 19 April 2024); AAFP – https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2003/0915/p1135.html (last access: 19 April 2024). N: 1. “affection of the skin characterized by simple itching without visible eruption,” 1650s, from Latin pruritus, past participle of prurire “to itch” (see prurient). The word was earlier in English

GC: n S: SDir – https://bit.ly/2VHgXUI (last access: 1 May 2019); NCBI – https://bit.ly/2DG2Ogm (last access: 1 May 2019). N: 1. From Greek pseudes (ψευδής) “false” and -monas (μονάς/μονάδος) “a single unit”, which can mean false unit. 2. Pseudomonas: A genus of motile, polar flagellate, nonsporeforming, strictly aerobic bacteria (family

GC: n S: CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/psittacosis/about/index.html (last access: 20 September 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538305/ (last access: 20 September 2024). N: 1. New Latin, from Latin psittacus. The first known use of psittacosis was in 1896. An infectious disease of birds caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia psittaci synonym Chlamydophila psittaci), marked

GC: n S: WHO – https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/204417/9789241565189_eng.pdf?sequence=1 (last access: 24 November 2020); NPF – https://www.psoriasis.org/about-psoriasis/  (last access: 24 November 2020). N: 1. 1680s, from medical Latin psoriasis, in Late Latin “mange, scurvy,” it comes from Greek psoriasis “being itchy,” from psorian “to have the itch,” from psora “itch, mange, scab,” and related to

GC: n S: CAMBRIDGE – https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/discontinuing-psychotropic-drug-treatment/249FF79A648ABD3A77675A337C9043F4 (last access: 20 April 2021); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850374/ (last access: 20 April 2021). N: 1. – psychotropic (adj): It appears in 1956, “affecting a person’s mental state,” especially “of or pertaining to drugs that affect mental states,” from psycho- + -tropic, from Greek tropos

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/about/role/en/ (last access: March 2013); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00333506 (last access: 4 September 2014). N: 1. public health, the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental health, sanitation, personal hygiene, control of infection, and organization of health services. From the normal human

GC: n S: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7921 (last access: 22 August 2014); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1088248/ (last access: 7 August 2015); DORLAND. N: 1. puerperal fever, also called childbed fever, infection of some part of the female reproductive organs following childbirth or abortion. Cases of fever of 100.4 °F (38 °C) and higher during the first

GC: n S: MAYO – https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20353387 (last access: 30 November 2019); DRUGS – https://www.drugs.com/health-guide/pyelonephritis.html (last access: 30 November 2019). N: 1. From “pyelo-” (before vowels pyel-, medical word-forming element, 19c., from Greek pyelos “oblong trough, bathing-tub,” used for “pelvis.”) and “nephritis” (“inflammation of the kidneys,” 1570s, from Late Latin nephritis,

GC: adj S: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016641150861448X (last access: 15 March 2017); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2181023/pdf/procrsmed00566-0003.pdf (last access: 15 March 2017). N: 1. 1920s: from Greek puknos ‘thick’ + -ic. The word was first used by the German psychiatrist, Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), in his tripartite classification of human types (the other two being asthenic and athletic).

GG: n S: http://www.drhealth.md/pyorrhoea/ (last access: 4 September 2014); http://www.medindia.net/homeremedies/pyorrhea.asp (last access: 8 October 2015). N: 1. : Two meanings: a discharge of pus. an advanced form of chronic periodontitis marked especially by the discharge of pus from the alveoli—called also Riggs’ disease. 2. In Dentistry, the most prevalent periodontal

GC: n S: http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/medical/pyramidal_muscle.htm (last access: 21 November 2014); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19159363 (last access: 21 November 2014); http://www.scopemed.org/?mno=37228 (last access: 21 November 2014). N: 1. pyramidal (adj): From pyramid, 1550s (earlier in Latin form piramis, late 14c.), from French pyramide (Old French piramide “obelisk, stela,” 12c.), from Latin pyramides, plural