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    acromegaly
    GC: n S: NIH – https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/acromegaly (last access: 5 November 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acromegaly/ (last access: 5 November 2020). N: 1. “gigantism due to activity of pituitary after normal growth has ceased,” 1886, from French acromégalie, from medical Latin acromegalia, from Greek akron “extremity, highest point, mountain peak, headland,” neuter of akros “at the furthest point”
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    • 5 November 2020
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    addiction
    GC: n S: NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/addiction-what-is-it/ (last access: 29 June 2020); PSY – https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/addiction/what-is-addiction (last access: 29 June 2020). N: 1. c. 1600, “tendency, inclination, penchant” (a less severe sense now obsolete); 1640s as “state of being (self)-addicted” to a habit, pursuit, etc., from Latin addictionem (nominative addictio) “an awarding, a delivering up,”
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    • 29 June 2020
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    alcohol
    GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/health-topics/alcohol#tab=tab_1 (last access: 8 April 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol-misuse/ (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1540s (early 15c. as alcofol), “fine powder produced by sublimation,” from Medieval Latin alcohol “powdered ore of antimony,” from Arabic al-kuhul “kohl,” the fine metallic powder used to darken
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    • 21 June 2020
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    alcoholic
    GC: n S: AACAP – https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/facts_for_families/17_children_of_alcoholics.pdf (last access: 7 May 2020); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4013870 (last access: 7 May 2020). N: 1. From alcohol [1540s (early 15c. as alcofol), “fine powder produced by sublimation,” from Medieval Latin alcohol “powdered ore of antimony,” from Arabic al-kuhul “kohl,” the fine metallic powder used
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    • 22 June 2020
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    alkaloid
    GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=alkaloid (last access: 15 July 2020); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemical-engineering/alkaloid (last access: 15 July 2020). N: 1. 1831, from “alkali” (q.v.) + “-oid”. “A general term applied to basic compounds of vegetable origin, bitter in taste, and having powerful effects on the animal system” [Flood], including
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    • 15 July 2020
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    analepsis
    See flashback (note 7)
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    • 26 April 2020
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    analgesic
    GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2418085/pdf/postmedj00130-0048.pdf (last access: 15 July 2020); Everydayhealth – https://www.everydayhealth.com/analgesic/guide/ (last access: 15 July 2020). N: 1. analgesic (adj.), “tending to remove pain,” 1848, from “analgesia” + “-ic”. Alternative form analgetic (from Greek analgetos “without pain”) is classically correct but less common. analgesic (n): The noun meaning “an analgesic preparation,
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    • 15 July 2020
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    attorney
    GC: n S: The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/25/attorney-general-faces-calls-to-resign-defends-dominic-cummings-suella-braverman (last access: 31 May 2020); LawyerEdu – https://www.lawyeredu.org/attorney-vs-lawyer.html (last access: 31 May 2020). N: 1. Early 14c. (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), “one appointed by another to act in his place,” from Old French atorné “(one) appointed,” past participle of aturner “to decree, assign, appoint,” from atorner “to assign,” literally “to
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    • 18 July 2020
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    caffeine
    GC: n S: TheTimes – https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/full-of-beans-costa-coffee-has-more-caffeine-than-red-bull-fvc3m79ld (last access: 8 April 2020); TheGuardian – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/17/is-drinking-coffee-safe-during-your-pregnancy-get-ready-for-some-nuance (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1830, from German Kaffein, coined by chemist F.F. Runge (1795-1867), apparently from German Kaffee “coffee”. So called because the alkaloid was found in coffee beans; its presence accounts for
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    • 23 June 2020
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    cannabis
    GC: n S: OMS – https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/cannabidiol-(compound-of-cannabis) (last access: 24 April 2020); Cochrane – https://www.cochrane.org/CD005175/HIV_medical-use-of-cannabis-in-patients-with-hivaids. (last access: 24 April 2020). N: 1. 1798, from Cannabis, Modern Latin plant genus named (1728), from Greek kannabis “hemp”, a Scythian or Thracian word. Also source of Armenian kanap’, Albanian kanep, Russian konoplja, Persian kanab,
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    • 25 June 2020
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    carbon dioxide
    carbon dioxide or CO2: See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/carbon-dioxide/?lang=en
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    • 26 March 2020
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    cocaine
    GC: n S: TheGuardian – https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/12/wastewater-tests-suggest-drop-in-cocaine-use-in-london (last access: 8 April 2020); TheTelegraph – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/03/12/scientists-reveal-cocaine-use-widespread-traces-drug-water-supply/ (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1874, from Modern Latin cocaine (1856), coined by Albert Niemann of Gottingen University from coca (from Quechua cuca) + chemical suffix -ine. A medical coinage, the drug was used
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    • 23 June 2020
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    codeine
    GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526029/ (last access: 15 July 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/codeine/ (last access: 15 July 2020). N: 1. “white crystalline alkaloid present in opium,” 1838, codeina, from French codéine, coined, with chemical suffix -ine (2), from Greek kodeia “poppy head,” related to koos “prison,” literally “hollow place;” kodon “bell, mouth of a trumpet;” koilos “hollow, hollowed out, spacious, deep,”
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    • 15 July 2020
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    doctor
    GC: n S: Acadposit – https://academicpositions.com/career-advice/what-should-i-call-my-professor (last access: 3 June 2020); Quora – https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-a-doctor-at-a-university-and-a-professor (last Access: 3 June 2020). N: 1. 1300, doctour, “Church father,” from Old French doctour and directly from Medieval Latin doctor “religious teacher, adviser, scholar,” in classical Latin “teacher,” agent noun from docere “to show, teach, cause to know,” originally “make to
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    • 17 July 2020
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    drug addict
    GC: n S: Cochrane – https://www.cochrane.org/CD001333/ADDICTN_oral-naltrexone-as-maintenance-treatment-to-prevent-relapse-in-opioid-addicts-who-have-undergone-detoxification (last access: 24 April 2020); Cochrane – https://www.cochrane.org/CD007380/ADDICTN_efficacy-psychostimulant-drugs-cocaine-dependence (last access: 24 April 2020). N: 1. From drug [late 14c., drogge (early 14c. in Anglo-French), “any substance used in the composition or preparation of medicines”, from Old French droge “supply, stock, provision” (14c.), which is
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    • 27 June 2020
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    drug addiction
    GC: n S: NIH – https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/drug-misuse-addiction (last access: 8 April 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/drug-addiction-getting-help/ (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1600, “tendency, inclination, penchant” (a less severe sense now obsolete); 1640s as “state of being (self)-addicted” to a habit, pursuit, etc., from Latin addictionem (nominative addictio) “an awarding, a
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    • 25 June 2020
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    drug dealer
    GC: n S: INTERPOL – https://www.interpol.int/es/Noticias-y-acontecimientos/Noticias/2020/Dealers-using-food-delivery-services-to-transport-drugs-during-COVID-19-lockdowns (last access: 5 April 2020); NIH – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197264/ (last access: 5 April 2020). N: 1. A term formed by drug [late 14c., drogge (early 14c. in Anglo-French), “any substance used in the composition or preparation of medicines”, from Old French droge “supply, stock, provision”
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    • 28 June 2020
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    drug trafficking
    GC: n S: NIH – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1471778/ (last access: 2 May 2020); WHO – https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/drug_role_mandate.pdf (last access: 2 May 2020) N: 1. – drug (n): Late 14c., drogge (early 14c. in Anglo-French), “any substance used in the composition or preparation of medicines”, from Old French droge “supply, stock, provision” (14c.), which is
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    • 28 June 2020
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    ecstasy
    See methylenedioxymethamphetamine: https://humantermuem.es/content/methylenedioxymethamphetamine/?lang=en
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    • 21 November 2020
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    education
    GC: n S: GOV – https://www.gov.uk/find-postgraduate-teacher-training-courses (last access: 3 June 2020); THEG – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jun/03/uk-universities-create-social-bubbles-campus-reopen-students-coronavirus (last access: 3 June 2020). N: 1. In 1530s, “child-rearing,” also “the training of animals,” from Middle French education (14c.) and directly from Latin educationem(nominative educatio) “a rearing, training,” noun of action from past-participle stem of educare. Mid-15c., educaten, “bring up (children),
    • adminhum
    • 17 July 2020
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    Ekbom syndrome
    See “restless leg syndrome”: https://humantermuem.es/content/restless-leg-syndrome/?lang=en
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    • 4 December 2020
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    emoji
    See emoticon, especially note 7.
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    • 16 June 2020
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    emoticon
    GC: n S: Wired – https://www.wired.co.uk/article/digital-humanitarianism (last access: 16 June 2020); The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/06/difference-between-emoji-and-emoticons-explained (last access: 16 June 2020). N: 1. by 1994, apparently from “emotion” (1570s, “a (social) moving, stirring, agitation,” from Middle French émotion (16c.), from Old French emouvoir “stir up” (12c.), from Latin emovere “move out, remove, agitate,” from assimilated form of ex
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    • 16 June 2020
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    epistaxis
    GC: n S: NHS – https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/patient-information-leaflets/AandE%20Epistaxis.htm (last access: 14 November 2020); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK435997/ (last access: 14 November 2020). N: 1. “nosebleed,” 1793, medical Latin, as if from Greek *epistaxis, a false reading for epistagmos, from epi “upon” + stazein “to let fall in drops”. 2. Nosebleed, also called Epistaxis, an attack of bleeding
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    • 14 November 2020
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