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GC: n S: UNICEF – http://www.unicef.org/supply/index_57476.html (last access: 4 March 2013); VaccGov – http://www.vaccines.gov/ (last access: 4 September 2014); Elsevier – http://www.journals.elsevier.com/vaccine/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: 1. vaccine (n.): “matter used in vaccination,” 1846, from French vaccin, noun use of adjective, from Latin vaccina, fem. of vaccinus “pertaining to
GC: n S: UNICEF – http://www.unicef.org/spanish/evaldatabase/index_15375.html (last access: 6 March 2013); http://www.odihpn.org/humanitarian-exchange-magazine/issue-32/real-time-evaluation-where-does-its-value-lie (last access: 4 September 2014). N: Subjective assessment that a behavior, object, person, principle, etc., is good or bad or something is ought to or not ought to happen. Value judgments involve aesthetical, ethical, ideological, moral, theological and
GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/immunization/diseases/varicella/en/ (last access: 27 December 2019); CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/VPD-VAC/varicella/default.htm (last access: 28 August 2014). N: 1. varicella (n): “chicken-pox,” medical Latin, 1764, irregular diminutive of variola (see variola). Related: Varicellous. 2. chickenpox, also called varicella, contagious viral disease characterized by an eruption of vesicles (small
GC: n S: CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/varicella.html (last access: 27 December 2019); WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/children/vaccines/chickenpox-varicella-vaccine#1 (last access: 27 December 2019). N: 1. – varicella (n): “chicken-pox,” medical Latin, 1764, irregular diminutive of variola (see variola). Related: Varicellous. – vaccine (n): “matter used in vaccination,” 1846, from French vaccin, noun use of
GC: n S: HLN – https://goo.gl/3h3LUZ (last access: 21 November 2018); MD – https://goo.gl/rzSQ2M (last access: 22 November 2018). N: 1. Mid 18th century: from Latin varix, varic- ‘dilated vein’ + -cele. 2. Dilated veins occurring in the spermatic cord, producing swelling of the scrotum and sometimes associated with aching
GC: n S: HHP – https://bit.ly/3kANLYZ (last access: 27 October 2020); NCBI – https://bit.ly/35KQbOe (last access: 27 October 2020) N: 1. 1848, from “vegetarian” (1839, irregular formation from “vegetable” (n.) + -arian, as in “agrarian”) + “-ism” (word-forming element making nouns implying a practice, system, doctrine, etc., from French -isme or directly from Latin -isma, -ismus [source
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GC: n S: WHO – http://cort.as/nUCz (last access: 28 October 2016); MM – http://cort.as/nS8k (last access: 26 October2016). N: 1. It dates back to the early 15 century and comes from Latin vertigo, ‘dizziness, sensation of whirling,’ originally ‘a whirling or spinning movement’ from vertere ‘to turn’. Its plural form
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GC: n S: UforHR – https://bit.ly/2SJJTaA (last access: 31 January 2019); NYTIMES – https://nyti.ms/2SkPUNi (last access: 31 January 2019). N: 1. – violation (n): c. 1400, from Old French violacion and directly from Latin violationem (nominative violatio) “an injury, irreverence, profanation,” from past participle stem of violare “to treat with
GC: n S: PT – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-new-brain/201604/the-science-violence (last access: 29 November 2019); WHO – https://www.who.int/violenceprevention/approach/definition/en/ (last access: 29 November 2019). N: 1. Late 13c., “physical force used to inflict injury or damage,” from Anglo-French and Old French violence (13c.), from Latin violentia “vehemence, impetuosity,” from violentus “vehement, forcible,” probably related to
GC: adj S: NIH – https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/viralinfections.html (last access: 1 September 2015); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/bacterial-and-viral-infections (last access: 1 September 2015). N: 1. “of the nature of, or caused by, a virus,” 1944, see virus + -al (1). Sense of “become suddenly widely popular through Internet sharing” is attested by 1999, originally
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/20-november-2014-mali/en/ (last access: 4 November 2014); MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ebola.html (last access: 4 November 2014). N: 1. Late 14c., “venomous substance,” from Latin virus “poison, sap of plants, slimy liquid, a potent juice. Main modern meaning “agent that causes infectious disease” first recorded 1728. 2. Virus
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/micronutrients/9241546123/en/ (last access: 6. November 2016); ES – http://www.exploresupplements.com/vitamins-supplements/vitamin-list (last access: 4. November 2016). N: 1. The term vitamin was derived from “vitamine”, a compound word coined in 1912 by the Polish biochemist Kazimierz Funk. 2. The discovery, denomination, synthesis and activity of vitamins are
GC: n S: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Vitiligo/vitiligo_ff.asp (last access: 22 March 2016); https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/color-problems/vitiligo (last access: 22 March 2016). N: 1. 1650s, from Latin vitiligo “a kind of cutaneous eruption, tetter” (Celsus), perhaps with an original sense of “blemish,” from PIE *wi-tu-, from root *wei- “vice, fault, guilt”. 2. Etymology: L, vitium, blemish. A
GC: n S: http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/documents/press_corner/eu_somalia_brochure_en.pdf (last access: 6 March 2013); http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/vocational-policy/index_en.htm (last access: 7 August 2015). N: Vocational education and training (VET). What is the Commission doing for vocational education and training? Based on the Copenhagen Process, the European Commission acts in partnership with national governments, employers’ and workers’ groups and
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GC: n S: http://www.unv.org/how-to-volunteer/register-to-be-a-un-volunteer/humanitarian-and-peacekeeping-operations.html (last access: 23 February 2013); http://www.unv.org/how-to-volunteer/register-to-be-a-un-volunteer/humanitarian-and-peacekeeping-operations.html (last access: 4 September 2014); https://www.gov.uk/donate-volunteer-humanitarian-disaster (last access: 4 September 2014). N: 1. volunteer (n.): c.1600, “one who offers himself for military service,” from Middle French voluntaire, “one who volunteers,” also as an adjective, “voluntary,” from Latin voluntarius “voluntary, of
GC: n S: UNDDR – https://www.undrr.org/terminology/vulnerability (last access: 18 December 2023); HC – https://www.humanitariancoalition.ca/what-is-a-humanitarian-emergency (last access: 18 December 2023) N: 1. 1767, noun from vulnerable (q.v.). From Latin, vulnerare, to wound. 2. Life circumstances and/or discrimination based on physical, social or other characteristics that may reduce a person’s ability to