GC: n CT: Refsum’s disease is an inherited disorder of fatty acid oxidation. It is characterised by phytanic acid accumulation in the blood and tissues, causing a motor and sensory neuropathy. The diagnostic features of Refsum’s disease are: Retinitis pigmentosa Peripheral polyneuropathy Cerebellar ataxia It was first described by Sigvald

GC: n S: UN – https://bit.ly/23W42Yl (last access: 26 April 2017); UNHCR – https://bit.ly/1indcpP (last access: 20 March 2013); UN – https://bit.ly/1ogrH3D (last access: 8 November 2015). N: 1. 1680s, from French réfugié, noun use of past participle of réfugier “to take shelter, protect,” from Old French refuge (see refuge).

GC: n S: UNHCR – http://goo.gl/UvE9pk (last access: 27 November 2014); Smithsonian – https://bit.ly/2V9hRXf (last access: 27 December 2018). N: 1. – refugee (n): 1680s, from French refugié, noun use of past participle of refugier “to take SHELTER , protect,” from Old French refuge . First applied to French Huguenots

See refugee

GC: n S: Europa – http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-94-787_en.htm?locale=en (last access: 6 March 2013); UN – http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=286 (last access: 2 September 2014). N: 1. rehabilitation (n.): 1530s, from Middle French réhabilitation and directly from Medieval Latin rehabilitationem (nominative rehabilitatio) “restoration,” noun of action from past participle stem of rehabilitare, from re- “again” (see re-)

See recurrence

See hospital hospitable (showing kindness to guests) in other contexts.

GC: n S: UN – https://bit.ly/2SjtUCJ (last access: 3 February 2019); UNRWA – https://bit.ly/2sjBV9Q (last access: 3 February 2019). N: 1. Late 14c., “alleviation of distress, hunger, sickness, etc; state of being relieved; that which mitigates or removes” (pain, grief, evil, etc.),” from Anglo-French relif, from Old French relief “assistance,”

GC: n S: UNWFP – https://bit.ly/2RIoFrI (last access: 6 February 2019); UNN – https://bit.ly/2TxUaGD (last access: 6 February 2019). N: 1. – relief (n): Late 14c., “alleviation of distress, hunger, sickness, etc; state of being relieved; that which mitigates or removes” (pain, grief, evil, etc.),” from Anglo-French relif, from Old

GC: S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21539143 (last access: 10 February 2016); Drugs.com – http://www.drugs.com/cg/renal-colic.html (last access: 10 February 2016). N: 1. renal (adj): 1650s, from French rénal and directly from Late Latin renalis “of or belonging to kidneys,” from Latin ren (plural renes) “kidneys.” colic (n): “disease characterized by severe abdominal pain,” early

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/renewable-energy

See repatriated person

GC: n S: OSCE – https://bit.ly/2Gi0bEx (last access: 26 March 2017); EncHR – https://bit.ly/2RUy53w (last access: 26 March 2017). N: 1. – repatriated (adj): From the past participle of verb repatriate (Late Latin repatriāre, repatriāt-, to return to one’s country : Latin re-, re- + Latin patria, native country). –

GC: n S: REUTERS – https://reut.rs/1L7oqTe (last access: 26 March 2017); UNCHR – https://bit.ly/2E0VQ68 (last access: 26 March 2017). N: 1. 1590s, from Late Latin reparationem (nominative repatriatio), noun of action from past participle stem of repatriare “return to one’s own country,” from Latin re- “back” + patria “native land”.

GC: n S: IOM – https://www.iom.int/resettlement-assistance (last access: 18 December 2023); USIP – https://www.usip.org/guiding-principles-stabilization-and-reconstruction-the-web-version/social-well-being/return-and-res (last access: 18 December 2023). N: 1. “Settle again,” 1540s (transitive), in reference to places, from re- “back, again” + settle (v.). Intransitive sense of “become settled again” is from 1821. The meaning “bring into order again”

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/residues

GC: n S: http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/media/publications/2012/ataglance_HA_en.pdf (last access: 6 March 2013); http://www.europarl.europa.eu/atyourservice/en/displayFtu.html?ftuId=FTU_6.3.2.html (last access: 2 October 2015). N: 1. response (n.): c.1300, from Old French respons (Modern French réponse) and directly from Latin responsum “an answer,” noun use of neuter past participle of respondere “to respond” (see respond). 2. In 2013, 40.21%

See “restless leg syndrome”: https://humantermuem.es/content/restless-leg-syndrome/?lang=en

GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18697508/ (last access: 4 December 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/restless-legs-syndrome/ (last access: 2 December 2020). N: 1. – restless (adj): late 14c., from “rest” (n.1) + “-less”. A general Germanic compound (Frisian restleas, Dutch rusteloos, German rastlos, Danish rastlös). Meaning “stirring constantly, desirous of action” is attested from late 15c. Related: Restlessly; restlessness.

GC: n S: http://www.jneurosci.org/content/18/10/3943.full (last access: 29 August 2015); http://www.human-memory.net/disorders_retrograde.html (last access: 29 August 2015). N: Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memories that formed before a trauma such as brain injury. A person found wandering around in the street, not knowing who he or she is, suffers from retrograde

GC: n S: UNHCR – https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/who-we-protect/returnees, https://www.unhcr.org/news/unhcr-forced-displacement-continues-grow-conflicts-escalate (last access: 7 December 2023); IOM – https://www.iom.int/return-and-reintegration (last access: 15 December 2023). N: 1. Early 14c., returnen, “to come back, come or go back to a former position” (intransitive), from Old French retorner, retourner“turn back, turn round, return” (Modern French retourner), from re-“back” + torner “to turn”). Also, in part from Medieval Latin retornare, returnare. The

Grammatical category: n Term sources: EncBrit; GDT; TERMIUM PLUS. Notes: 1. Reverse osmosis occurs when pressure is applied to the solution on the side of the membrane that contains the lower solvent concentration. The pressure forces the solvent to flow from a region of low concentration to one of high

GC: n S: PubMed Health – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0009576/ (last access: 7 December 2013); http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/osteoarthritis/ (last access: 18 January 2016). N: 1. rheumatoid arthritis, chronic, frequently progressive disease in which inflammatory changes occur throughout the connective tissues of the body. Inflammation and thickening of the synovial membranes (the sacs holding the fluid

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/respiratory/other/Rhinitis_sinusitis/en/ (last access: 17. November 2016); Medplus – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000813.htm (last access: 17. November 2016). N: 1. 1829, medical Latin, from rhino- (before vowels rhin-, word-forming element meaning “nose, of the nose,” from Greek rhino-, comb. form of rhis “nose,” which is of uncertain origin) “nose”