See platelet

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: WHO – http://www.who.int/ith/mode_of_travel/DVT/en/ (last access: 7 July 2017); Medscape – http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/577318 (last access: 13 June 2015). N: 1. 1706, Modern Latin, from Greek thrombosis “a clumping or curdling” (from thrombousthai “become curdled or clotted,” from thrombos “clot, curd, lump;” see thrombus) + -osis. 2. The formation, development,

GC: n S: http://www.sciencemadesimple.co.uk/activities/thunder (last access: 30 June 2015); http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/thunder.html (last access: 30 June 2015). N: 1. mid-13c., from Old English þunor “thunder, thunderclap; the god Thor,” from Proto-Germanic thunraz, from PIE (s)tene- “to resound, thunder” (cognates: Sanskrit tanayitnuh “thundering,” Persian tundar “thunder,” Latin tonare “to thunder”). Swedish tordön is

GC: n S: http://www.adrc.asia/countryreport/NPL/NPLeng99/Nepal99.htm (last access: 30 June 2015) N: 1. mid-15c., from thunder (n.) + bolt (n.) “arrow, projectile.” 2. A single discharge of lightning with the accompanying thunder. First Known Use of THUNDERBOLT: 15th century. 3. Cultural Interrelation: We can mention the movie Powder (1995) directed by Victor

GC: n S: http://www.prep4agthreats.org/Natural-Disasters/thunderstorms (last access: 25 June 2015); http://www.ready.gov/thunderstorms-lightning (last access: 25 June 2015). N: 1. also thunder-storm, 1560s, from thunder (mid-13c., from Old English þunor “thunder, thunderclap; the god Thor,” from Proto-Germanic *thunraz, from PIE (s)tene- “to resound, thunder” + storm (Old English storm “violent disturbance of the

See thyroid cartilage and thyroid gland.

GC: n S: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15568 (last access: 12 July 2017); http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/thyroid-cartilage (last access: 12 July 2017). N: 1. – thyroid (adj): 1690s (in reference to both the cartilage and the gland), from Greek thyreoiedes “shield-shaped” (in khondros thyreoiedes “shield-shaped cartilage,” used by Galen to describe the “Adam’s apple” in the throat),

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/vmnis/database/iodine/iodine_data_sources/en/ (last access: 12 July 2017); https://www.thyroidfoundation.org.au/page/10/what-is-the-thyroid-gland-and-how-does-it-work (last access: 12 July 2017). N: 1. – thyroid (adj): Origin: Anc Greek θυρεός/thireos (=shield) + είδος/idos (=form). The shield name “θυρεός” derived from θύρα/thyra (=door) because of its oblong shape resembling to door. The aspis and the

GC: n S: NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tics/ (last access: 2 December 2020); NH – https://www.novanthealth.org/healthy-headlines/a-condition-often-misunderstood (last access: 2 December 2020). N: 1. twitching of a facial muscle, 1822, often a shortening of tic douloureux “severe facial neuralgia,” literally “painful twitch” (1798), from French tic “a twitching disease of horses” (17c.), of unknown origin. Klein suggests

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/docstore/water_sanitation_health/vectcontrol/ch26.htm (last access: 17 June 2015); MEDNET – http://www.medicinenet.com/ticks/article.htm (last access: 17 June 2015). N: 1. parasitic blood-sucking arachnid animal, Old English ticia, from West Germanic tik-, of unknown origin, perhaps from PIE deigh- “insect.” French tique (mid-15c.), Italian zecca are Germanic loan-words. 2. Tick

GC: n S: http://www.usgs.gov/faq/categories/9755/3141 (last access: 4 August 2015); https://sciencebasedlife.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/tidal-waves-and-tsunamis-are-not-the-same-thing/ (last access: 4 August 2015). N: 1. tidal (adj): 1807, a hybrid formation from tide (n.) + Latin-derived suffix -al. wave (n): “moving billow of water,” 1520s, alteration (by influence of wave (v.)) of Middle English waw, which is from

See Stegomyia albopicta

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

GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23810019 (last access: 5 September 2014); GDT. N: From tolerable, early 15c., “bearable,” from Middle French tolerable (14c.) and directly from Latin tolerabilis “that may be endured, supportable, passable,” from tolerare “to tolerate”. Meaning “moderate, middling, not bad” is recorded from 1540s. Related: Tolerably. S: OED –

GC: n S: GDT; NAVARRO p. 1011; http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/teaching-packets/neurobiology-drug-addiction/section-iii-action-heroin-morphine/6-definition-tolerance (last access: 5 September 2014). N: 1. tolerance (n.): early 15c., “endurance, fortitude” (in the face of pain, hardship, etc.), from Old French tolerance (14c.), from Latin tolerantia “a bearing, supporting, endurance,” from tolerans, present participle of tolerare “to bear, endure, tolerate”

GC: n S: EncBrit – https://www.britannica.com/science/tonsil (last access: 20 May 2018); WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/picture-of-the-tonsils (last access: 20 May 2018). N: 1. c. 1600, from Latin tonsillae, tosillae (plural) “tonsils,” diminutive of toles “goiter,” which is perhaps of Gaulish origin. Related: Tonsils. Latin: tonsilla palatina. A05.2.01.011: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 2.

GC: n S: AS – http://www.accessscience.com/content/tonsillitis/700400 (last access: 6 December 2014); MEDLP – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001043.htm (last access: 10 December 2014). N: 1. 1801, from combination form of tonsil + -itis. Tonsil: c.1600, from Latin tonsillae, tosillae (plural) “tonsils,” diminutive of toles “goiter,” which is perhaps of Gaulish origin. -itis: noun suffix

GC: n S: http://www.redcross.org/mobile-apps/tornado-app/setup-alerts (last access: 3 July 2015); http://www.prep4agthreats.org/Natural-Disasters/tornadoes (last access: 3 July 2015) N: 1. 1550s, ternado, navigator’s word for violent windy thunderstorm in the tropical Atlantic, probably a mangled borrowing from Spanish tronada “thunderstorm,” from tronar “to thunder,” from Latin tonare “to thunder”. Also in 17c. spelled

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539857/ (last access: 15 October 2022); NHS – http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/863/What%20is%20Torticollis.pdf (last access: 15 October 2022). N: 1. wryneck, 1811, Modern Latin, from Latin tortus “crooked, twisted,” from torquere “to twist” (from PIE root *terkw- “to twist”) + collum “neck”, from PIE root *kwel- (1) “revolve, move

GC: n S: http://www.omct.org/ (last access: 6 March 2013); http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/OHCHRHumanitarianFunds.aspx (last access: 2 September 2014). N: 1. torture (n.): early 15c., “contortion, twisting, distortion; a disorder characterized by contortion,” from Old French torture “infliction of great pain; great pain, agony” (12c.), and directly from Late Latin tortura “a twisting, writhing,”

See Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2002734/ (last access: 2 September 2015); http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/1/1 (last access: 2 September 2015); http://www.pasteur.fr/recherche/RAR/RAR2010/Ptib-en.html (last access: 2 September 2015). N: S: SYN: 1. toxiinfection, toxo-infection. 2. toxiiinfection. 3. toxic infection. S: 1. GDT. 2. DAM ; GDT. 3. DTMe. CR: microorganism.

GC: n S: Medscape – https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/229698-overview (last access: 23 March 2018); WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/children/toxic-epidermal-necrolysis (last access: 23 March 2018). N: 1. – toxic (adj): 1660s, from French toxique and directly from Late Latin toxicus “poisoned,” from Latin toxicum “poison,” from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) “(poison) for use on arrows,” from toxikon,