| WB | waist belt; washable base; washed bladder; water bottle; Wechsler-Bellevue [Scale]; weight-bearing; ... |
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| WC | ward clerk; water closet; Weber-Christian [syndrome]; wheel chair; white cell; white cell casts; whi... |
| WFI | water for injection |
| WG | water gauge; Wegener granulomatosis; Wright-Giemsa [stain] |
| WI | human embryonic lung cell line; walk-in [patient]; water ingestion; Wistar [rat] |
| lime water | Calcium hydroxide solution; a saturated solution prepared by mixing 3 g of calcium hydroxide in a liter of purified cool water. Undissolved calcium hydroxide is allowed to precipitate and the solution is dispensed without agitation; lime water is a common ingredient in lotions and is used internally extensively in veterinary medicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| littoral water | Shallow water, to 30 feet, near the shore of deep lakes. (09 Oct 1997) |