Etym. task (n.) early 14c., “a quantity of labor imposed as a duty,” from Old North French tasque (12c., Old…
Etym. system - (n.) 1610s, “the whole creation, the universe,” from Late Latin systema “an arrangement, system,” from Greek systema…
Etym. synthetic (adj.) 1690s, as a term in logic, “deductive,” from French synthétique (17c.) and directly from Modern Latin syntheticus,…
Etym. (adj.) 1660s, “pertaining to conjecture,” from Greek stokhastikos “able to guess, conjecturing,” from stokhos “a guess, aim, target, mark,”…
Etym. Meaning “physical condition as regards form or structure” is attested from late 13c. Meaning “mental or emotional condition” is…
Note: the term Standardized Patient is often synonymous with Simulated Patient Etym. standard (n.) “authoritative or recognized exemplar of quality…
Note: this term is often synonymous with Simulated Patient Etym. standard - “authoritative or recognized exemplar of quality or correctness”…
Etym. situate (v.) early 15c., “to place in a particular state or condition,” from Medieval Latin situatus, past participle of…
Etym. situate (v.) early 15c., “to place in a particular state or condition,” from Medieval Latin situatus, past participle of…