Desuetude comes from suescere, a word that means to accustom (it also gave us the word custom). Disuse descends from uti, which means to use (that Latin word also gave us use and utility). Of the two, disuse is now the more common.
âº a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word: Senior citizen is a euphemism for old person. The article made so much use of euphemism that often its meaning was unclear. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.
WHO definition of Health. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.The correct bibliographic citation for the definition is:ealth is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.