GC: n S: BIOL – https://bit.ly/2TD8PRc (last access: 20 November 2018); MedicineNet.com – https://bit.ly/2Kp1hxi (last access: 20 November 2018). N: 1. From ubiquit(ous) + -in (‘pertaining to’). 2. Ubiquitin (originally, Ubiquitous Immunopoeitic Polypeptide) was first identified in 1975 as an 8.5 kDa protein of unknown function expressed universally in living

GC: n S: ICRC – https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/publications/icrc-002-4105.pdf (last access: 2 December 2014); KH – http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/digestive/ulcers.html (last access: 5 December 2014). N: 1. From Vulgar Latin ulcerem, from Latin ulcus (genitive ulceris) “ulcer, a sore,” figuratively “painful subject,” from PIE elk-es- “wound”. 2. A local defect, or excavation, of the surface of

See cankerous

GC: adj S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7456949/ (last access: 22 June 2024); Springer – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12029-007-9004-9 (last access: 22 June 2024). N: 1. early 15c., from Latin ulcerosus “full of sores,” from stem of ulcus (see “ulcer”). 2. I. Characterized or caused by ulceration. Example: ulcerous lesions. II. Affected with or as

GC: n S: UN – https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/commentaries/9_7_2001.pdf (last access: 3 July 2024); Illinois Courts – https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/resources/232dc2ac-5f47-4184-87b2-410a78bd7b75/file (last access: 3 July 2024). N: 1. – ultrahazardous (adj): First Known Use: 1886. From the word-forming element “ultra-” [meaning “beyond” (ultraviolet) or “extremely” (ultramodern), from Latin ultra– from ultra (adv. and prep.) “beyond, on

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs377/en/ (lasst access: 11 November 2014); ACOG – http://www.acog.org/Resources-And-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Gynecologic-Practice/The-Role-of-Transvaginal-Ultrasonography-in-the-Evaluation-of-Postmenopausal-Bleeding (last access: 11 November 2014). N: 1. 1960, from ultra- + sonography 1956, from comb. form of Latin sonus + -gram. Related: Sonograph (1951). 2. Use of ultrasound to produce an image or photograph of an

GC: n S: HPS – http://hps.org/hpspublications/articles/uv.html (last access: 26 October 2013); http://uv.biospherical.com/student/page3.html (last access: 1 October 2015). N: 1. ultraviolet radiation, that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum extending from the violet, or short-wavelength, end of the visible light range to the X-ray region. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is undetectable by the

GC: n S: The Telegraph – https://goo.gl/XpBgNW (last access: 9 November 2017); MTALES – https://bit.ly/2DhJk0P (last access: 9 November 2017). N: 1. Ulysses syndrome is an eponymous created from two words: Ulysses: the Latin form of the name Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s Greek epic poem The Odyssey. The Odyssey

GC: n S: The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/apr/09/umami-fifth-taste (last access: 24 December 2019); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4515277/ (last access: 24 December 2019). N: 1. First Known Use of umami as a noun: 1963. As an adjective: 1978. History and Etymology for umami as a noun: Japanese, savoriness, flavor. 2. Noun: The taste

GC: npl S: http://www.bu.edu/sustainability/umbrella-species/ (last access: 21 February 2016); http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/156765/ (last access: 21 February 2016). N: 1. umbrella (n): “hand-held portable canopy which opens and folds,” c. 1600, first attested in Donne’s letters, from Italian ombrello, from Late Latin umbrella, altered (by influence of umbra) from Latin umbella “sunshade, parasol,”

GC: n S: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/issues/issues30/ (last access: 7.09.2015); http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1280.html (last access: 14 December 2013). N: 1. The underground economy involves economic transactions not measured by government statistics and ignoring government regulations and laws. The underground economy is also referred to as: ‘black market’ ‘shadow economy’, ‘parallel economy’. The underground Economy includes:

GC: n S: FAO – http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1683e/i1683e02.pdf (last access: 12 December 2013); WHO – https://www.who.int/news/item/06-07-2022-un-report–global-hunger-numbers-rose-to-as-many-as-828-million-in-2021 (last access: 10 August 2024). N: 1. From preposition “under” (Old English under -prep. “beneath, among, before, in the presence of, in subjection to, under the rule of, by means of,” also, as an adverb, “beneath,

GC: n S : NHS – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345626/ (last access: 9 August 2024); FAO – https://www.fao.org/hunger/en/ (last access: 9 August 2024). N: 1. First Known Use: 1876. From under and nutrition. deficient bodily nutrition due to inadequate food intake or faulty assimilation. Called also “hyponutrition”. 2. Undernutrition is a deficiency of

GC: adj, n S: UN – http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=40902 (last access: 12 April 2013); UNESCO – http://www.unescobkk.org/education/news/article/a-revolution-in-education-for-the-underprivileged/ (last access: 2 September 2014). N: 1. – underprivileged (adj.): 1896, from under + past participle of privilege (v.). Noun use (short for underprivileged persons) is attested from 1935. 2. having less money, education, etc.,

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change/?lang=en

GC: n S: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/issues/military.shtml (last access: 28 February 2013); http://pbpu.unlb.org/pbps/library/capstone_doctrine_eng.pdf (last access: 2 September 2014). N: S: SYN: Blue berets S: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/issues/military.shtml (last access: 28 February 2013) CR: peace-keeping

GC: n S: MAYO – https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/urinary-tract-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20353447 (last access: 12 October 2022); WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/women/guide/your-guide-urinary-tract-infections (last access: 12 October 2022). N: 1. – urinary (adj): 1570s, from Modern Latin urinarius, from Latin urina (see urine). – tract (n): “area,” mid-15c., “period or lapse of time,” from Latin tractus “track, course, space,

GC: n S: MT – http://medicaltreasure.com/urobilinogen-in-urine/ (last access: 18 November 2016); LTR – http://testresult.org/en/tests-description/urinalysis/bilirubin-urobilinogen-in-urine (last access: 18 November 2016). N:1. 1753, from uro- (word-forming element meaning “urine,” from comb. form of Greek ouron “urine”) + -bilis (from Latin meaning “fluid secreted by the liver”) + the sufix -gen (from the

GC: n S: DWB – http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ (last access: 21 October 2016); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1214562/ (last access: 21 October 2016). N: 1. 1753, from uro- (word-forming element meaning “urine,” from comb. form of Greek ouron “urine”) + -logy (word-forming element meaning “a speaking, discourse, treatise, doctrine, theory, science,” from Greek -logia

GC: n S: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/UseOfForceAndFirearms.aspx (last access: 29 July 2015); http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/UseofForcePolicyHandbook.pdf (last access: 2 September 2014). N: Public international law governs the relations between States themselves,  or  with  and  between  international organizations.  It  helps  maintain  a  viable  international society. As far as armed conflict is concerned, a distinction is made between jus ad bellum or the law that outlaws war – essentially the UN Charter that prohibits the use of force in the relations between States, except in cases of self defence or collective security – and jus in bello or the law applicable in time of armed conflict. The latter does not make any judgement on the motives for resorting to force. S: https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/other/icrc_002_0943.pdf (last access: 29 July 2015) SYN: S: CR: military action,

GC: n S: NIH – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12318921/ (last access: 23 June 2024); PRB – https://www.prb.org/resources/men-as-contraceptive-users-and-family-planning-clients/ (last access: 23 June 2024). N: 1. c. 1400, agent noun from “use” (v.). Of narcotics, from 1935; of computers, from 1967. User-friendly (1977) is said in some sources to have been coined by software designer

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