GC: n S: AANS – http://www.aans.org/Patient%20Information/Conditions%20and%20Treatments/Vertebral%20Compression%20Fractures.aspx (last access: 8 December 2013); DORLAND. N: 1. collapse (n.): 1801, from collapse (v.). collapse (v.): 1732, from Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi “fall together,” from com- “together” (see com-) + labi “to fall, slip” (see lapse (n.)). The adjective collapsed is attested

GC: n S: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20030312+ITEMS+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN (last access: 6 March 2013) N: 1. Injury inflicted on something other than an intended target; specifically : civilian casualties of a military operation. First Known Use: 1972. 2. Cultural Interrelation: We can mention the movie Collateral Damage (2002) by Andrew Davis. S: 1. MW –

GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/colonoscopy-16695 (last access: 3 August 2017); MedicineNet.com – http://www.medicinenet.com/colonoscopy/article.htm (last access: 3 August 2017). N: 1. by 1902 (earlier procto-colonoscopy, 1896; colonoscope attested from 1884), from colon (“large intestine,” late 14c., from Latinized form of Greek kolon, with a short initial -o-, “large intestine,” which

GC: n S: BrainFoundation – https://goo.gl/JppGfP (last access: 12 November 2017); The Guardian – https://goo.gl/f83fqD (last access: 12 November 2017); NINDS – https://goo.gl/6TQXt8 (last access: 12 November 2017). N: 1. 1640s. State of prolonged unconsciousness, from Latinized form of Greek Κῶμα, koma, (from the genitive form komatos) “deep sleep,” which

GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/heart/picture-of-the-carotid-artery (last access: 13 July 2015); http://radiopaedia.org/articles/common-carotid-artery-2 (last access: 13 July 2015). N: 1. The carotid artery is a major artery located in the front of the neck. Through the carotid artery, blood from the heart goes to the brain. There are 2 “common” carotid arteries the

GC: n S: http://www.tcls.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=17 (4 March 2013); http://www.acwa.org.au/membership/who-is-a-community-worker (last access: 3 September 2014). N: 1. A community worker is a qualified person who, through professional training and field education, has the knowledge, skills and values to work in a social welfare agency or program intended to promote or restore the

GC: n S: http://www.engineeringcivil.com/in-soil-compaction-test-if-a-test-result-exceeds-100-should-engineers-accept-the-result.html (last access: 15 December 2013); GDT; TERMIUMPLUS. N: 1. Artificial increase of the dry density of a granular soil by mechanical means such as rolling the surface layers, or for deep compaction driving sand piles, vibroflotation, or impact methods. 2. Soil compaction is the process of

GC: adj S: EMA – https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory-overview/research-development/compassionate-use (last access: 3 May 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9720497/ (last access: 3 May 2024). N: 1. 1580s, from compassion (mid-14c., from Old French compassion “sympathy, pity” (12c.), from Late Latin compassionem (nominative compassio) “sympathy,” noun of state from past participle stem of compati “to feel

GC: n S: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003642.htm (last access: 11 July 2015); DORLAND p. 425. N: 1. A complete blood count (CBC) is a measure of the hematologic parameters of the blood. Included in the CBC is the calculation of the number of red blood cells (red blood cell count) or white blood

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GC: n S: UN – http://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance/2014/calendar2014.shtml (last access: 18 December 2014); HLSUK – http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/concentration_camps_nazi_germany.htm (last access: 18 December 2014). N: 1. concentration camp (n): 1901, “compound for noncombatants in a war zone”; a term for a controversial idea in the second Boer War (1899-1902), and the term emerged with a

GC: n S: The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2Q04IAQ (last access: 17 June 2018); WaPo – https://wapo.st/2rbQgXC (last access: 28 November 2018). N: 1. – concertina (n): “portable, accordion-like musical instrument,” 1835, from concert + fem. ending -ina. Invented 1829 by English inventor Professor Charles Wheatstone (who also invented the stereoscope and

GC: n S: GOV.UK – https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/255053/13-313k-construction-building-materials-bulletin-october-2013.pdf (last access: 30 March 2014); UltraTechcem – https://www.ultratechcement.com/for-homebuilders/home-building-explained-single/descriptive-articles/what-is-concrete-types-composition-properties-and-uses (last access: 5 December 2024). N: 1. 1520s, “that which is material or not abstract,” a noun use of concrete (adj.). Meaning “a mass formed by concretion” is from 1650s, from the literal sense of Latin

GC: n S: LII (last access: 15 November 2025); ContHound (last access: 15 November 2025). N: 1. “act of pardoning a wrong act,” 1620s, from Latin condonationem (nominative condonatio) “a giving away,” noun of action from past-participle stem of condonare “to give up, remit, permit,” from assimilated form of com-, here

GC: n S: OSCE – https://bit.ly/2I1wVUh (last access: 8 February 2019); UNDP – https://bit.ly/1gYRTuc (last access: 8 February 2019). N: – conflict (n): Early 15c., “armed encounter, battle,” from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus “a striking together,” in Late Latin “a fight, conflict,” noun use of past

GC: n S: UN – https://bit.ly/2US8GsZ (11 February 2019); UNFPA – https://bit.ly/2SpADM7 (last access: 11 February 2019). N: – conflict (n): Early 15c., “armed encounter, battle,” from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus “a striking together,” in Late Latin “a fight, conflict,” noun use of past participle of

GC: pln S: TJOHA – https://bit.ly/2Trd29J (last access: 3 January 2019); ICRC – https://bit.ly/2Tw4HSz (last access: 3 January 2019). N: 1. Plural of noun “conflict”. Early 15c., “armed encounter, battle,” from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus “a striking together,” in Late Latin “a fight, conflict,” noun use

GC: adj S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/congenital_anomalies/en/ (last access: 22 May 2015); http://www.geneticalliance.org/diseases (last access: 31 October 2013). N: 1. Congenital is usually confused with genetic or inherited. Sometimes the three characteristics coincide, but they do not mean the same thing. A congenital disease occurs at birth or even before birth.

GC: n S: VWm – https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-consciousness-2795922 (last access: 2 October 2022); ScAm – https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-consciousness/ (last access: 2 October 2022). N: 1. 1630s, “internal knowledge,” from conscious + -ness. Meaning “state of being aware of what passes in one’s own mind” is from 1670s; meaning “state of being aware” of anything is from 1746. Consciousness-raising is

CG: n S: PassportRanker (last access: 6 January 2026); USDiplomacy (last access: 6 January 2026) N: 1. Late 14c., “government of Rome by the consuls,” from Latin consulatus “office of a consul,” from consul. Also used in reference to the consular government of France from 1799-1804. In reference to the office