| BOW | bag of waters |
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| RBOW | rupture of the bag of waters |
| waters | Colloquialism for amniotic fluid. Bag of waters, bag. False waters, a leakage of fluid prior to or in beginning labour, before the rupture of the amnion. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Waters' operation | An extraperitoneal cesarean section with a supravesical approach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Waters' projection | A PA radiographic view of the skull made with the orbitomeatal line at an angle of 37 |
| Waters' view | A PA radiographic view of the skull made with the orbitomeatal line at an angle of 37 |
| Waters' view radiograph | A radiographic frontal view of the maxillary sinuses, orbits, nasal structures and zygomas; permits direct comparison of the sides. Synonym: Waters' view radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Waters, Charles Alexander | <person> U.S. Radiologist, 1888-1961. See: Waters' view radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Waters, Edward | <person> U.S. Obstetrician and gynecologist, *1898. See: Waters' operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| watershed | 1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake. 2. The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin. Origin: Cf. G. Wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a place where two things separate, fr. Scheiden to separate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| watershed infarction | Cortical infarction in an area where the distribution of major cerebral arteries meet or overlap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| watershoot | 1. A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree. 2. That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or dripstone. 3. A trough for discharging water. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Waterston operation | A surgically created anastomosis between the pulmonary artery and the ascending aorta to palliate adult tetralogy of Fallot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Waterston shunt | Creation of a narrow (about 3 mm) opening between the ascending aorta and the subjacent right pulmonary artery to increase pulmonary circulation in cyanotic heart disease with decreased pulmonary flow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Waterston, David | <person> British thoracic and paediatric surgeon, *1910. See: Waterston operation, Waterston shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bag of waters | The amniotic sac and amniotic fluid. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| mineral waters | Water naturally or artificially infused with mineral salts or gases (carbon dioxide). (12 Dec 1998) |
| tidal waters | Those waters that rise and fall in a predictable and measurable rhythm or cycle due to the gravitational pulls of the moon and sun. Tidal waters end where the rise and fall of the water surface can no longer by practically measured in a predictable rhythm due to masking by hydrologic, wind, or other effects. Source: 33 CFR |
| watershed |
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems landmark: an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
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| waters |
United States actress and singer (1896-1977) amniotic fluid: the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"
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| watershed infarction |
cerebral infarction in a watershed area (qv) during a time of prolonged systemic hypotension.
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The land area that drains into a stream. An area of land that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point; large watersheds may be composed of several smaller "subsheds", each of which contributes runoff to different locations that ultimately combine at a common delivery point.
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The land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. It is a land feature that can be identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a ridge. Large watersheds, like the Mississippi River basin contain thousands of smaller watersheds.
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| waters | the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion |
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| waters | United States actress and singer (1896-1977) |
| waters | a line that divides two adjacent river systems |
| waters | land bordering a body of water |
| waters | a container of skin for holding water |
| waters | a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof) |
| waters | a heavy rain |
| waters | a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist |
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