| whitish | 1. Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree. 2. <botany> Covered with an opaque white powder. Origin: From White. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| whitleather | 1. Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc, remarkable for its pliability and toughness; white leather. 2. <anatomy> The paxwax. See Paxwax. Origin: White + leather. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whitling | <zoology> A young full trout during its second season. Origin: White + -ling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whitlockite | Synonym: tribasic calcium phosphate. Origin: Herbert P. Whitlock, Am. Mineralogist, + -ite (05 Mar 2000) |
| whitlow | <dermatology, virology> A herpes viral infection that results in a painful blistery eruption on one of the digits. (13 Nov 1997) |
| whitlow-wort | <botany> Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Whitman | Royal, U.S. Surgeon, 1857-1946. See: Whitman's frame. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Whitman's frame | A frame similar to the Bradford frame, but with curved sides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| whitmonday | The day following Whitsunday; called also Whitsun Monday. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Whitmore | Alfred, English surgeon, 1876-1946. See: Whitmore's bacillus, Whitmore's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Whitmore's bacillus | A species found in cases of melioidosis in humans and other animals and in soil and water in tropical regions. Synonym: Whitmore's bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Whitmore's disease | A disease of humans and animals that resembles glanders. It is caused by burkholderia pseudomallei and may range from a dormant infection to a condition that causes multiple abscesses, pneumonia, and bacteraemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Whitnall | Samuel E., English anatomist, 1876-1952. See: Whitnall's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Whitnall's tubercle | A small elevation on the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone, just within the orbital margin, about 1 cm below the zygomaticofrontal suture; it gives attachment to the lateral check ligament, the lateral palpebral ligament, and the suspensory ligament of the eyeball. Synonym: eminentia orbitalis ossis zygomatici, orbital eminence of zygomatic bone, Whitnall's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| whitneyite | <chemical> An arsenide of copper from Lake Superior. Origin: So called after J.D. Whitney, an American geologist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| white blood cell |
Cells in the blood that seeks and destroys disease-causing microorganisms.
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| white |
a light color like snow or salt
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| WHO |
A part of the United Nations founded in 1948, WHO helps people all over the world learn about and fight disease.
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| whooping cough |
An infectious disease characterized by recurrent spasmodic bouts of coughing that continues until the breath is exhausted, then ending in an inspiratory stridor (the "whoop") caused by laryngeal spasm. It is caused by Bordetella pertussis.
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| whorl |
A group of cells radiating from a common point.
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| WH | (British) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia |
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| WH | sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone |
| WH | make keen or more acute |
| WH | a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives |
| WH | watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates |
| WH | the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese |
| WH | the sound made by a horse |
| WH | characteristic of horses |
| WH | mostly black African weaverbird |
| WH | a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike |
| WH | a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil |
| WH | a short light gust of air |