| weil's 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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| 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) |
| Weinberg's reaction | A complement fixation test of the presence of hydatid disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weinberg, Michel | <person> French pathologist, 1868-1940. See: Weinberg's reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weinberg, Wilhelm | <person> German physician, 1862-1937. See: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, Hardy-Weinberg law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weingrow's reflex | Plantar flexion of the foot and toes elicited by tapping the sole near its outer edge; has the same significance as the Rossolimo toe flexion reflex Also called Guillain-Barre, Weingrow's, or sole tap reflex. Synonym: Guillain-Barre reflex, sole tap reflex, Weingrow's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weir Mitchell treatment | Treatment of mental illness by rest, nourishing diet, and a change of environment. Synonym: Weir Mitchell treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weir Mitchell's disease | Disease marked by paroxysmal, bilateral vasodilatation, particularly of the extremities, with burning pain, and increased skin temperature and redness. (12 Dec 1998) |