GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/influenza/gisrs_laboratory/pcr_working_group/en/ (last access: 10 April 2020); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia/diagnosis/ (last access: 10 April 2020). N: 1. PCR: polymerase chain reaction. 2. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a technique used to make numerous copies of a specific segment of DNA quickly and accurately. The polymerase chain reaction enables investigators to obtain

See “prevalence”: https://humantermuem.es/content/prevalence/?lang=en

GC: n S: Cochrane – https://www.cochrane.org/CD012071/STI_which-antibiotic-are-useful-treat-newborns-congenital-syphilis (last access: 12 April 2020); MedlinePlus – https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a615052.html (last access: 12 April 2020). N: 1. 1918, from pro- [word-forming element meaning “forward, forth, toward the front” (as in proclaim, proceed); “beforehand, in advance” (prohibit, provide); “taking care of” (procure); “in place of, on behalf

See Proteus syndrome

GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/publications-detail/considerations-for-quarantine-of-individuals-in-the-context-of-containment-for-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19) (last access: 15 May 2020); ECDC – https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/COVID-19-resources-for-contact-tracing-2-March-2020_0.pdf (last access: 15 May 2020). N: 1. As a noun: 1660s, “period a ship suspected of carrying disease is kept in isolation,” from Italian quaranta giorni, literally “space of forty days,” from quaranta “forty,” from Latin quadraginta“forty,” which is

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/03-july-2015-liberia/en/ (last access: 21 May 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21446343 (last access: 21 May 2016). N: 1. 1640s, from recurrent + -ence. Related: Recurrency (1610s). 2. Two definitions: return of symptoms of a disease after a remission. reappearance of a tumor after previous removal. recidivation: relapse, recurrence, or

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

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

See serological test.

GC: n S: FDA – https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-serological-tests (last access: 8 April 2020); ECDC – https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/media/en/publications/Publications/lyme-borreliosis-diagnostic-accuracy-serological-tests-systematic-review.pdf (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. – serological (adj): From the noun serology (1907, from sero-, combining form of “serum”, + “-logy”. Related: Serological; serologist). – test (n): Late 14c., “small vessel used in assaying precious metals,” from

GC: n S: NHS – https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/microbiology/diagnostic-tests/atoz/serology.aspx (last access: 8 April 2020); URMC – https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=85&ContentID=P00959 (last access: 8 April 2020). N: 1. 1907, from sero-, combining form of “serum”, + “-logy”. Related: Serological; serologist. 2. The branch of science dealing with the measurement and characterization of antibodies and other immunological substances in body fluids,

GC: n S: NSC – https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253386-what-are-t-cells-and-why-have-they-become-a-political-football/ (last access: 22 October 2020); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/t-cell (last access: 22 October 2020). N: 1. – T (letter): Twentieth letter of the English alphabet. The T-cell (1970) so called because they are derived from the thymus. – cell (n): Early 12c., “small monastery, subordinate monastery” (from Medieval Latin

See “T cell”: https://humantermuem.es/content/t-lymphocyte/?lang=en

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See takotsubo cardiomyopathy

GC: n S: UNESCO – https://en.unesco.org/themes/teachers (last Access: 31 May 2020); Elsevier – https://www.journals.elsevier.com/teaching-and-teacher-education (last Access: 31 May 2020). N: 1. “one who teaches,” c. 1300; agent noun from teach (v.). It was used earlier in a sense of “index finger” (late 13c.). Teacher’s pet attested from 1856. 2. One that teaches, especially: one

GC: n S: NHS – https://www.northdevonhealth.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Thrombocytopenia.pdf (last access: 14 November 2020); NIH – https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/thrombocytopenia#:~:text=Thrombocytopenia%20(THROM%2Dbo%2Dsi,other%20kinds%20of%20blood%20cells. (last access: 14 November 2020). N: 1. First Known Use of thrombocytopenia: 1921. New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary thrombocyte + New Latin -o- + -penia. 2. Thrombocytopenia, abnormally low number of platelets (thrombocytes) in the circulation. Normal platelet counts are between 150,000 and 400,000

GC: n S: OMS – https://www.who.int/health-topics/tobacco#tab=tab_1 (last access: 24 April 2020); Cochrane – https://www.cochrane.org/CD011244/TOBACCO_can-use-standardised-packaging-tobacco-products-reduce-use-tobacco (last access: 24 April 2020). N: 1. 1580s, from Spanish tabaco, in part from an Arawakan language of the Caribbean (probably Taino), said to mean “a roll of tobacco leaves” (according to Las Casas, 1552) or

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See Zika virus disease and Zika virus