| Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome | <syndrome> The coexistence of Wernicke's and Korsakoff's syndrome's. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| weroole | <zoology> An Australian lorikeet (Ptilosclera versicolour) noted for the variety of its colours. Synonym: varied lorikeet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Wertheim's operation | A radical operation for carcinoma of the uterus in which as much as possible of the vagina is excised and there is wide lymph node excision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wertheim, Ernst | <person> Austrian gynecologist, 1864-1920. See: Wertheim's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Werther's disease | A recurrent eruption of vesicles, papules, and papulonecrotic lesions on the buttocks and extensor surfaces of the extremities, accompanied by fever, sore throat, diarrhoea, and eosinophilia; probably a variant of vasculitis, it can be of varying and increasing severity and duration, and can occasionally involve the heart, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract. Synonym: Werther's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Werther, J | <person> 20th century German physician. See: Werther's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wesleyan | One who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wesleyanism | The system of doctrines and church polity inculcated by John Wesley (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect called Methodist; Methodism. See Methodist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Wesselsbron disease | A mosquito-borne disease of sheep and man caused by the Wesselsbron disease virus, a member of the family Flaviviridae, and characterised by abortion and lamb mortality in sheep and by fever, headache, muscular pains, and mild rash in humans. Synonym: Wesselsbron disease. Origin: Wesselsbron, town in South Africa where causative agent first isolated (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wesselsbron disease virus | A mosquito-borne group B arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus causing Wesselsbron fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wesselsbron fever | A mosquito-borne disease of sheep and man caused by the Wesselsbron disease virus, a member of the family Flaviviridae, and characterised by abortion and lamb mortality in sheep and by fever, headache, muscular pains, and mild rash in humans. Synonym: Wesselsbron disease. Origin: Wesselsbron, town in South Africa where causative agent first isolated (05 Mar 2000) |
| west | 1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the point directly opposite to east. "And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath." (Bryant) 2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west. 3. Specifically: The Westen hemisphere, or the new World so called, it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe; the Occident. Formerly, that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; especially, that part which is north of the Indian Territory, new Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article. West by north, West by south, according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 11 1/4 deg to the north or south, respectively, of the point due west. West northwest, West southwest, that point which lies 22 1/2 deg to the north or south of west, or halfway between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. Origin: AS. West, adv.; akin to D. West, G. West, westen, OHG. Westan, Icel. Vestr, Sw. Vest, vester, vestan, Dan. Vest, vesten, and perhaps to L. Vesper evening, Gr. . Cf. Vesper, Visigoth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| West African fever | A condition, now uncommon, resulting from Plasmodium falciparum infection (malignant tertian malaria with severe haemolysis); frequently seen in Caucasians after interrupted treatment with quinine. Synonym: blackwater fever, haemoglobinuric fever, West African fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| West African sleeping sickness | A chronic disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in northern and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan and Uganda; characterised by splenomegaly, drowsiness, an uncontrollable urge to sleep, and the development of psychotic changes; basal ganglia and cerebellar involvement commonly lead to chorea and athetosis; the terminal phase of the disease is characterised by wasting, anorexia, and emaciation that gradually leads to coma and death, usually from intercurrent infection. Synonym: chronic African sleeping sickness, chronic trypanosomiasis, West African sleeping sickness, West African trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| West African trypanosomiasis | A chronic disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in northern and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan and Uganda; characterised by splenomegaly, drowsiness, an uncontrollable urge to sleep, and the development of psychotic changes; basal ganglia and cerebellar involvement commonly lead to chorea and athetosis; the terminal phase of the disease is characterised by wasting, anorexia, and emaciation that gradually leads to coma and death, usually from intercurrent infection. Synonym: chronic African sleeping sickness, chronic trypanosomiasis, West African sleeping sickness, West African trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| weakness |
reluctance to stand up or move, droopy posture
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| wedge |
triangular head shape of some breeds of cat
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| weight |
the mass of heaviness of a substance; weight measurements are commonly expressed as grams (metric) ounces and pounds (US and Imperial).
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| well-differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma |
the old Rappaport classification for the form of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma now known as small lymphocytic lymphoma.
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| wet |
1. weak; feeble; spiritless. 2. stupid; senseless. 2. rainy season.
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| WE | (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity |
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| WE | a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin |
| WE | having open interstices or resembling a web |
| WE | American lexicographer (1758-1843) |
| WE | United States politician and orator (1782-1817) |
| WE | English playwright (1580-1625) |
| WE | several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed |
| WE | a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives |
| WE | the fourth day of the week |
| WE | take in marriage |
| WE | perform a marriage ceremony |
| WE | having been taken in marriage |