GC: n S: EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/38934/aspergillosis (last access: 5 December 2014); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25444026 (last access: 5 December 2014) N: 1. aspergillosis (n): Late 19th century: from modern Latin Aspergillus, from aspergillum; + -osis, via Latin from Greek -ōsis, verbal noun ending, denoting a pathological state. 2. Aspergillus: Genus of

GC: n S: EAPA – https://eapa.org/what-is-asphalt/ (last access: 3 May 2025); HOLCIM – https://www.holcim.co.uk/blog/what-is-asphalt (last access: 3 May 2025). N: 1. early 14c., “hard, resinous mineral pitch found originally in Biblical lands,” from Late Latin asphaltum, from Greek asphaltos “asphalt, bitumen,” probably from a non-Greek source, possibly Semitic (Klein, citing

GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3619771 (last access: 15 June 2015); http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/en/resourcecentres/prematurebabies/aboutprematurebabies/brainandbehaviour/pages/asphyxia.aspx (last access: 15 June 2015). N: 1. 1706, “stoppage of pulse, absence of pulse,” from Modern Latin, from Greek asphyxia “stopping of the pulse,” from a- “not” + sphyzein “to throb.” Obsolete in its original sense; the transferred sense of

See murder

GC: n S: UNHCR – http://bit.do/eAor5; http://bit.do/eAow6 (last access: 8 November 2018). N: 1. – assistance (n): early 15c., “act of helping or aiding; help given, aid,” from Old French assistance and Medieval Latin assistentia, from the respective verbs (see “assist”). – to (prep): Old English to “in the direction

GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/463585 (last access: 14 June 2016); http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/trs/_techrep/TM-2012-217354.pdf (last access: 14 June 2016). N: 1. From Greek asthenes (from a- “without” + sthenos “strength”). 2. Asthenia: Weakness. Lack of energy and strength. Loss of strength. Myasthenia refers to a loss of muscle strength, as in myasthenia

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/respiratory/asthma/en/ (last access: 19 June 2015); NIH – https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/asthma (last access: 20 November 2016). N: 1. late 14c. asma, asma, from Latin asthma, from Greek asthma “short breath, a panting,” from azein “breathe hard,” probably related to anemos “wind.” The -th- was restored in English

See asylee

GC: n S: USCIS – http://bit.do/eAjaM (last access: 11 February 2017); DHS – http://bit.do/eAjaN (last access: 11 February 2017). N: 1. asyl(um) + -ee. First Known Use: 1950. 2. Someone who is seeking asylum or who has been granted asylum 3. Duty of vigilance over activities of persons granted asylum.

GC: n S: UNHCR – http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c137.html (last access: 4 November 2014); UN – http://bit.do/eAjmK (last access: 7 November 2018). N: 1. Early 15c., earlier asile (late 14c.), from Latin asylum “sanctuary,” from Greek asylon “refuge,” noun use of neuter of asylos “inviolable, safe from violence,” especially of persons seeking protection,

GC: n S: UNESCO – http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/international-migration/glossary/asylum-seeker/ (last access: 25 October 2018); UNHCR – http://www.unhcr.org/asylum-seekers.html (last access: 25 October 2018). N: 1. – asylum (n): Early 15c., earlier asile (late 14c.), from Latin asylum “sanctuary,” from Greek asylon “refuge,” noun use of neuter of asylos “inviolable, safe from violence,” especially of

CG: n S: ATAXIA – http://www.ataxia.org/learn/ataxia-diagnosis.aspx (last access: 4 November 2016); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251489/ (last access: 4 November 2016). N: 1. From Greek ataxia, from a-, privative prefix, + taxis (arrangement, order,) from stem of tassein (to arrange). 2. Friedreich ataxia, which is an autosomal recessive ataxia resulting from a

GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3582858/ (last access: 6 January 2016); Merck – http://goo.gl/B2HQOG (last access: 6 January 2016). N: 1. 1871, from Greek athetos “not fixed, without position or place, set aside” + -osis. 2. Athetosis is an involuntary movement disorder characterized by slow, smooth, sinuous, writhing movements, particularly involving the

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/atom-2/?lang=en

GC: n S: http://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/difference-between-add-and-adhd (last access: 30 December 2016); http://www.add-adhd.org/ADHD_attention-deficit.html (last access: 30 December 2016). N: 1. Abbreviation: ADD. 2. The inability to concentrate. 3. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders. ADHD is a broad term, and the condition can vary from person

GC: n S: The Guardian (last access: 31 May 2020); LawyerEdu (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 turn to”. The sense is

See penguin, please read the differences between “auk” (northern hemisfere) and “penguin” (southern hemisfere).

GC: n S: NAS – http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is/asd.aspx (last access: 6 May 2016); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/what-is-autism/ (last access: 9 April 2025). N: 1. 1912, from German Autismus, coined 1912 by Swiss psychiatrist Paul Bleuler from Greek autos “self” (see auto-) + -ismos suffix of action or of state (see -ism). The notion is

GC: n S: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17909521 (last access: 12 October 2016); http://www.nature.com/ncb/journal/v9/n10/full/ncb1007-1102.html (last access: 12 October 2016). N: 1. 1960s ; earliest use found in Journal of Cell Biology. From auto- + phagosome, after autophagic, autophagy. 2. A double membrane-bound vesicle that encloses cellular constituents and fuses with lysosomes which digest these

GC: n S: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990190/ (last access: 12 october 2016); http://www.nature.com/emm/journal/v44/n2/full/emm201210a.html (last access: 12 october 2016). N: 1. The word autophagy is derived from Greek words “auto” meaning self and “phagy” meaning eating. Autophagy is a normal physiological process in the body that deals with destruction of cells in the body.

GC: n S: NU – http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ns3s-mrym/autopo.htm (last access: 25 October 2016); SageJournal – http://tcs.sagepub.com/content/23/2-3/116.extract (last access: 30 October 2016). N: 1. Autopoiesis is a compound word: auto meaning oneself and by itself, and poiesis meaning production, creation, and formation. Hence, the word autopoiesis literally is “self-production, and self-creation”. Coined by

GC: n S: MN – http://www.medicinenet.com/autopsy/page5.htm (last access: 11 November 2016); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/autopsy-16080#1 (last access: 11 November 2016). N: 1. 1650s, “an eye-witnessing,” from Modern Latin autopsia, from Greek autopsia “a seeing with one’s own eyes,” from autos- “self” + opsis “a sight”. Sense of “dissection of a body

GC: n S: Humresp – https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/MHB_Feb15_final.pdf (last access: 5 August 2015); NSDIC – https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/snow/science/avalanches.html (last access: 5 August 2015). N: 1. 1763, from French avalanche (17c.), from Romansch (Swiss) avalantze “descent,” altered (by metathesis of -l- and -v-, probably influenced by Old French avaler “to descend, go down”) from Savoy

GC: n S: WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/influenza-avian (last access: 14 September 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553072/ (last access: 14 September 2024). N: 1. – avian (adj): “resembling or pertaining to birds,” 1861, from Latin avis “bird” (from PIE root *awi- “bird”) + -an. – influenza (n): type of infectious disease, now known