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GC: n S: NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/amputation/ (last access: 2 December 2020); Access Medicine – https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?sectionid=45451717&bookid=675&Resultclick=2 (last access: 5 December 2020). N: 1. 1610s, “a cutting off of tree branches, a pruning,” also “operation of cutting off a limb, etc., of a body,” from Middle French amputation or directly from Latin amputationem (nominative amputatio),
GC: n S: NIH – http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_ALS.htm (last access: 29 August 2014); emedicine – http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1170097-overview (last access: 4 June 2016). N: 1. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig disease or motor neuron disease, degenerative neurological disorder that causes muscle atrophy and paralysis. The disease usually occurs after age 40;
GC: n S: NCBI – https://bit.ly/2JRS3MF (last access: 2 June 2019); Amplifon – https://bit.ly/2HQztlR (last access: 2 June 2019). N: 1. Greek, an- priv. + akousis, hearing. 2. Total deafness. 3. Anacusis is a state of complete deafness. 4. There are two types of anacusis: ⁕Unilateral anacusis meaning only one
GC: n S: MEDLP – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7716993 (last access: 4 November 2014); DORLAND. N: 1. “recollection, remembrance,” 1650s, from Greek anamnesis “a calling to mind, remembrance,” noun of action from stem of anamimneskein “to remember, to remind (someone) of (something), make mention of,” from ana “back” + mimneskesthai (see amnesia). Related:
CG: n F: WAOJ – http://waojournal.biomedcentral.com/ (last access: 25 October 2016); PMC – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500036/ (last access: 29 October 2016). N: 1. New Latin, from ana- + prophylaxis. First Known Use: 1907. 2. The first documented case of presumed anaphylaxis occurred in 2641 BC when Menes, an Egyptian pharaoh, died mysteriously
GC: n S: HLN – https://goo.gl/sdQJXw (last access: 15 November 2018); vwHealth – https://goo.gl/T (last access: 15 November 2018). N: 1. From Greek an- “without” and –arthron “a joint” + ia; (of sound) inarticulate. 2. A loss of control of the muscles of speech, resulting in the inability to articulate
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GC: n S: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/406443 (last access: 15 January 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24014001 (last access: 15 January 2016). N: 1. From andro-, on the pattern of menopause. First known use: 1967. 2. A variable complex of symptoms, including decreased Leydig cell numbers and androgen production, occurring in men after middle age, purported to
GC: n S: http://jn.nutrition.org/content/129/9/1669.full (last access: 28 December 2015); DORLAND p. 78. N: 1. alternative (chiefly U.S.) spelling of anaemia (q.v.). See ae. As a genus of plants, Modern Latin, from Greek aneimon “unclad,” from privative prefix an- + eima “a dress, garment”. 2. anemia, disease also spelled anaemia condition
GC: n S: WHO – https://goo.gl/uiyHdI (last access: 9 November 2016); MEDLP – https://goo.gl/I5pyAe (last access: 9 November 2016). N: 1. It dates back to the early 15th century, from Medieval Latin aneurisma, which comes from Greek aneurysmos, “dilation”, from aneurynein, “to dilate”, from ana-, “up” + eurynein, “widen”, from
GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53238/ (last access: 25 October 2016); NCI – https://www.cancer.gov (last access: 25 October 2016). N: 1. 1896, from angio- (before verbs angi-, word-forming element now usually meaning “covered or enclosed by a seed or blood vessel,” from Latinized form of Greek angeion “a vessel, receptacle,”
GC: n S: EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/24657/angioma (last access: 6 November 2014); Premierderm.net – http://www.premierderm.net/medical-surgical-dermatology/angiomashemangiomas (last access: 7 November 2014). N: 1. 1867 medical Latin, from angio- + -oma. angio-: before verbs angi-, word-forming element now usually meaning “covered or enclosed by a seed or blood vessel,” from Latinized form of
GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6120246 (last access: 20 March 2017); http://www.science-frontiers.com/cat-biol.htm (last access: 20 March 2017). N: 1. 1570s, “unevenness;” 1660s, “deviation from the common rule,” from Latin anomalia, from Greek anomalia “inequality,” noun of quality from anomalos “uneven, irregular,” from an- “not” + homalos “even,” from homos “same,”
GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19857855 (last access: 30 July 2016); http://www.vetico.com.au/article/inappetence-loss-of-appetite-149 (last access: 30 July 2016). N: 1. 1590s, “lack of appetite,” Modern Latin, from Greek anorexia, from an-, privative prefix, “without” + orexis “appetite, desire,” from oregein “to desire, stretch out” (cognate with Latin regere “to keep straight,
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/commentaries/investing-in-adolescents/en/(last access: 30 July 2016); NHS – http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Anorexia-nervosa/Pages/Introduction.aspx (last access: 30 July 2016). N: 1. anorexia (n): 1590s, “lack of appetite,” Modern Latin, from Greek anorexia, from an-, privative prefix, “without” + orexis “appetite, desire,” from oregein “to desire, stretch out” (cognate with Latin regere
GC: n. S: NIDCD – https://goo.gl/TwwCeW (last access: 27 October 2016); MEDIC – https://goo.gl/TwwCeW (last access: 27 October 2016); Medscape – https://goo.gl/61zVU0 (last access: 17 October 2016). N: 1. Anosmia is the “loss of sense of smell,” 1881, modern latin, from greek an-, private prefix (an-) + osme “smell” (Doric
GC: n S: http://www.intropsych.com/ch06_memory/retrograde_and_anterograde_amnesia.html (last access: 29 August 2015); http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10940 (last access: 29 August 2015). N: 1. Anterograde amnesia is the loss of the ability to create new memories, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, even though long-term memories from before the event which
GC: n S: PMC – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386010/ (last access: 19 October 2017); JBYP – https://goo.gl/Gi3nM6 (last access: 19 October 2017). N: 1. From Latin anthrax (virulent ulcer), from Greek anthrax (charcoal, live coal, also carbuncle, which is of unknown origin) + -osis (a state of disease) from Latin -osis and directly
GC: n S: http://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/ (last access: 13 September 2015); DORLAND p. 99; EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/anthrax-disease (last access: 13 September 2015). N: 1. late 14c., “any severe boil or carbuncle,” from Latin, from Greek anthrax “charcoal, live coal,” also “carbuncle,” of unknown origin. Specific sense of the malignant disease in sheep
GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8383578/ (last access: 1 August 2021); ACSJ – https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/1097-0142%2819930301%2971%3A5%3C1741%3A%3AAID-CNCR2820710507%3E3.0.CO%3B2-Q (last access: 1 August 2021). N: 1. anti- + aggregant. – Adjective. antiaggregant (comparative more antiaggregant, superlative most antiaggregant). Medicine: That prevents the aggregation of platelets; antiplatelet. – Noun. antiaggregant (plural antiaggregants). Medicine: Any drug that
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/antibiotic-resistance/en/ (last access: 24 November 2016); WebMD – https://goo.gl/Te2Q2j (last access: 21 November 2016); MN – https://goo.gl/ikWg4w (last access: 21 November 2016). N: 1. 1894, “destructive to micro-organisms,” from French antibiotique (c. 1889), from anti- “against” + biotique “of (microbial) life,” from Late Latin bioticus