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GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2002734/ (last access: 2 September 2015); OUP – http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/1/1 (last access: 2 September 2015). N: 1. toxi-infection is formed within English, by compounding. From prefix “toxi-” (poison) and noun “infection” (late 14c., “infectious disease; contaminated condition;” from Old French infeccion “contamination, poisoning” (13c.) and directly
GC: n S: Medscape – https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/229698-overview (last access: 23 March 2018); WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/children/toxic-epidermal-necrolysis (last access: 23 March 2018). N: 1. – toxic (adj): 1660s, from French toxique and directly from Late Latin toxicus “poisoned,” from Latin toxicum “poison,” from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) “(poison) for use on arrows,” from toxikon,
GC: n S: WHO – http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/1993/WHO_CDS_VPH_93.114.pdf?ua=1 (last access: 25 November 2014); EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/601271/toxoplasmosis (last access: 27 November 2014). N: 1. From toxoplasma, form of Greek of toxon + plasma + osis. 2. Infection by the protozoon Toxoplasma gondii, transmitted in oocysts in the feces of cats (the definitive host),
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/blindness/causes/priority/en/index2.html (last access: 19 November 2013); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093790/ (last access: 29 November 2019). N: 1. Disease of the eyes, 1690s, from Modern Latin trachoma, from Greek trakhoma “roughness,” from trakhys “rough.” 2. Trachoma continues to be hyperendemic in many of the poorest and most
GC: n S: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-personnel-training.htm#didyouknowout (last access: 2 September 2014); http://persmin.gov.in/otraining/Index.aspx (last access: 2 September 2014). N: mid-15c., “protraction, delay,” verbal noun from train (v.). From 1540s as “discipline and instruction to develop powers or skills;” 1786 as “exercise to improve bodily vigor.” Training wheels as an attachment to a bicycle
GC: n S: BBC – https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-53154286 (last access: 16 August 2021); HBR – https://hbr.org/2020/03/creating-a-trans-inclusive-workplace (last access: 16 August 2021). N: 1. – trans (adj): The adjective “trans” is a shortening for the terms “transsexual” and “transgender”. . A term that describes a person whose gender identity is different from the
GC: n S: http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/ribosomes-transcription-and-translation-14120660 (last access: 20 July 2016); https://www.genome.gov/27552603/transcription-and-translation/ (last access: 20 July 2016). N: 1. 1590s, from Middle French transcription, from Late Latin transcriptionem (nominative transcriptio), noun of action from past participle stem of transcribere. Biological sense is from 1961. Related: Transcriptional; transcriptionist. 2. The synthesis of RNA
GC: n S: WHO – https://bit.ly/2BH4Z2F (last access: 28 November 2018); PNAS – https://bit.ly/2PaDF06 (last access: 28 November 2018). N: 1. 1940s: from trans- ‘across’ + Latin ferrum ‘iron’ + -in. 2. Protein (beta globulin) in blood plasma that transports iron from the tissues and bloodstream to the bone marrow,
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GC: n S: SDir – http://bit.do/eAveF (last access: 11 November 2018); MedicineNet.com – http://bit.do/eAveM (last access: 11 November 2018). N: 1. – transmissible (adj): 1640s, from Latin transmiss-, stem of transmittere “send across, carry over” + –ible word-forming element making adjectives from verbs, borrowed in Middle English from Old French
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/services/guidelines_traumacare/en/# (last access: 12 December 2016); SD – https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/physical_trauma.htm (lzst access: 12 December 2016). N: 1. 1690s, “physical wound,” medical Latin, from Greek trauma “a wound, a hurt; a defeat,” from PIE *trau-, extended form of root *tere- “to rub, turn,” with derivatives referring to
GC: n S: MAYO – https://goo.gl/ZLG5aL (last access: 1 December 2017); Medplus – https://goo.gl/amsZMz (last access: 1 December 2017); TBI.com – https://goo.gl/9bMsq2 (last access: 1 December 2017). N: 1. – traumatic (adj): 1650. From French traumatique and directly from Late Latin traumaticus, from Greek τραυματικός traumatikós, “pertaining to a wound,”
GC: n S: Investop – https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/033115/what-are-differences-between-treasury-bond-and-treasury-note-and-treasury-bill-tbill.asp (last access: 1 December 2024); Fidelity – https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/smart-money/treasury-bills-vs-bonds (last access: 2 December 2024). N: 1. – treasury (n). c. 1300, tresourie, “room or house where treasure is laid up; building or vault in which wealth, precious stones, etc., are stored and kept safe,” from