| wireworm | <zoology> One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Synonym: wire grub. A galleyworm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| wiring | Fastening together the ends of a broken bone by wire sutures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wirsung's canal | The excretory duct of the pancreas that extends through the gland from tail to head where it empties into the duodenum at the greater duodenal papilla. Synonym: ductus pancreaticus, Hoffmann's duct, Wirsung's canal, Wirsung's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wirsung's duct | The excretory duct of the pancreas that extends through the gland from tail to head where it empties into the duodenum at the greater duodenal papilla. Synonym: ductus pancreaticus, Hoffmann's duct, Wirsung's canal, Wirsung's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wirsung, Johann | <person> German anatomist in Padua, 1600-1643. See: Wirsung's canal, Wirsung's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wiry | Resembling or having the feel of a wire; filiform and hard; denoting a variety of pulse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wiry pulse | A small, fine, incompressible pulse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wis1 protein kinase | <enzyme> A map kinase kinase homolog; has homology to the serine-threonine family of protein kinases; genbank u81521 Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- Synonym: wis1 gene product, wik1 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| Wis4 protein kinase | <enzyme> A map kinase kinase kinase (mapkkk); phosphorylates wis1; genbank y07750 Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- Synonym: wis4 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| wisdom tooth | <dentistry> Another name for the third molar. (08 Jan 1998) |
| wise | 1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned. "They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge." (Jer. Iv. 22) 2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious. "When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks." (Shak) "From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation." (2 Tim. Iii. 15) 3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination. "Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of Brentford?" (Shak) 4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. "Thou art . . . No novice, but a governor wily and wise." "Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise As to make money, that's my slave, my idol." (Beau. & Fl) "Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet." (Ford) 5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination. "Eminent in wise deport." To make it wise, to make it a matter of deliberation. " We thought it was not worth to make it wise." . Wise in years, old enough to be wise; wise from age and experience; hence, aged; old. "A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth." (Ford) "You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For my green experience." (Ford) Origin: OE. Wis, AS. Wis; akin to OS. & OFries. Wis, D. Wijs, G. Weise, OHG. Wis, wisi, Icel. Viss, Sw. Vis, Dan. Viis, Goth. Weis; akin to wit, v. I. See Wit, and cf. Righteous, Wisdom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wise-hearted | Wise; knowing; skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wishtonwish | <zoology> The prairie dog. Origin: Probably of American Indian origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Wiskott, Arthur | <person> 20th century German paediatrician. See: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome | <haematology, syndrome> An sex-linked genetic disorder occurring in male children that is characterised by thrombocytopenia, eczema, melena and susceptibility to bacterial infections due to severe immunodeficiency (both cell-mediated and IgM production). Associated with increased incidence of leukaemia. Inheritance: sex-linked (X chromosome). (06 Oct 1997) |
| wire |
(component) A single bare or insulated metallic conductor having solid, stranded, or tinsel construction, designed to carry current in an electric circuit.
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| wine |
The drink of choice of the Roman world, as with that of the Greeks, was wine. It was more than a mere drink, but a sign of civilization. It was often spiced or sweetened with honey (mulsum) and generally watered down. In Rome it was on sale everywhere and there were almost 200 varieties to choose from. The best wines, such as Caecuban, Setian, Massic or Falernian, came from the border regions between Latium and Campania. ...
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| wild type |
the most frequently observed phenotype, or the one arbitrarily designated as
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| window |
In computer graphics, a defined area in a system not bounded by any limits; unlimited "space" in graphics.
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| withdrawal |
(Coitus Interuptus). See Coitus.
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| WI | a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit |
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| WI | a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies |
| WI | wild or uncultivated flowering plant |
| WI | pungent Old World wild onion |
| WI | pungent Old World weedy plant |
| WI | common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers |
| WI | low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes |
| WI | undomesticated goat |
| WI | a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers |
| WI | perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated |
| WI | bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries |
| WI | undomesticated or feral domestic horse |