/diseases/{disease_code}/etymology | gideononline

Returns word-history notes for the disease name: one object per linked etymology fragment, sorted by term.

There are no query parameters.

Name	Description
`disease_code`	GIDEON disease id (the numeric id in the path).

{ "data": [ … ] }

Each element:

Field	Type	Description
`term`	string	Label for the name fragment (often aligns with part of the disease name).
`meaning`	string	Explanation of origin or usage. May contain basic HTML (for example `<i>…</i>`).
`references`	array	Supporting citations. Each item includes `reference_number`, `citation`, `short_citation`, and `href` (relative path to the references API). Empty when none are attached.

If the disease has no linked etymology material, data is an empty array.

HTTP status	When
404	Unknown disease id — `{ "error": { "message": "Invalid disease id." } }`.

Authorizationstring

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datalist of objects