| Weil disease | <microbiology> Infections of humans and many animals caused by organisms of the genus Leptospira. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Weil's basal layer | The layer beneath the odontoblasts of the tooth; it contains reticular fibres but few if any cells. Synonym: Weil's basal zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weil's basal zone | The layer beneath the odontoblasts of the tooth; it contains reticular fibres but few if any cells. Synonym: Weil's basal zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| weil's disease | A severe form of leptospirosis caused by leptospira interrogans serogroup icterohaemorrhagica and transmitted to man by the rat. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Weil, Adolf | <person> German physician, 1848-1916. See: Weil's disease, Larrey-Weil disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weil, Edmund | <person> Austrian physician, 1880-1922. See: Weil-Felix reaction, Weil-Felix test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weil, Ludwig | <person> German dentist, 1849-1895. See: Weil's basal layer, Weil's basal zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weil-Felix reaction | <investigation> A serologic fluorescent antibody screen that indicates infection with the rickettsial bacteria which is responsible for Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This test may also be positive in brucellosis, salmonella infection and tularaemia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Weil-Felix test | <investigation> A serologic fluorescent antibody screen that indicates infection with the rickettsial bacteria which is responsible for Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This test may also be positive in brucellosis, salmonella infection and tularaemia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Weill, Georges | <person> French ophthalmologist, 1866-1952. See: Weill-Marchesani syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weill, Jean | <person> French physician, *1903. See: Leri-Weill disease, Leri-Weill syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weill-Marchesani syndrome | <syndrome> Ectopia lentis (lens abnormally round and small), short stature, and brachydactyly; recessive autosomal inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Larrey-Weil disease | A severe form of leptospirosis caused by leptospira interrogans serogroup icterohaemorrhagica and transmitted to man by the rat. (12 Dec 1998) |
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