| west indian | Belonging or relating to the West Indies. <botany> West India tea, a shrubby plant (Capraria biflora) having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| West Indian smallpox | A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent strain of the virus. Synonym: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milkpox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, whitepox. Origin: Pg. Alastrar, to scatter over (05 Mar 2000) |
| west indies | Islands lying between southeastern north america and northern south america, enclosing the caribbean sea. They comprise the greater antilles (cuba, dominican republic, haiti, jamaica, and puerto rico), the lesser antilles (antigua and the other leeward islands, barbados, martinique and the other windward islands, netherlands antilles, virgin islands of the united states, and the islands north of venezuela which include trinidad and tobago), and the bahamas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| West Nile encephalitis virus | Caused by a virus in the family Flaviviridae. Synonym: West Nile virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| west nile fever | <virology> A tropical disease caused by dengue virus (Arbovirus), that is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito of the genus Aedes). Four severity grades of the illness are seen: Grade I (fever and constitutional symptoms) Grade II (grade I plus spontaneous bleeding of skin, gums or gastrointestinal tract) Grade III (grade II plus agitation and circulatory failure) Grade IV (profound shock). Grade I infection is seen most frequently in world travelers, where it is usually self-limited and rarely fatal. The other grades are referred to as dengue haemorrhagic fever and are often fatal. Dengue haemorrhagic fever appears to be an infection by one of the other dengue viruses. Prior immunity to a different dengue virus type appears to be important in the development of the more serious haemorrhagic form. Vaccines are available. Protection from mosquitoes is an important preventive measure. (27 Sep 1997) |
| west nile virus | A species of flavivirus, one of the japanese encephalitis virus group (encephalitis viruses, japanese), which produces encephalitis experimentally when inoculated into some rodents, chicks, birds, or monkeys. In humans, it is seen most frequently in africa, asia, and europe presenting as a silent infection or undifferentiated fever (west nile fever). It is transmitted by culex spp mosquitoes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| West's syndrome | <syndrome> An encephalopathy in infancy characterised by infantile spasms, arrest of psychomotor development, and hypsarrhythmia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| West, Charles | <person> English physician, 1816-1898. See: West's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Westberg's space | The space surrounding the origin of the aorta which is invested with the pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Westberg, Friedrich | <person> 19th century German physician. See: Westberg's space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Westergren method | A procedure for estimating the sedimentation rate of red blood cells in fluid blood by mixing venous blood with an aqueous solution of sodium citrate and allowing it to stand in an upright standard pipet (200 mm long) filled to the zero mark; the fall of the red blood cells, in millimeters, is then observed in 1 hr; the normal rate for men is 0 to 15 mm (average, 4 mm), and for women 0 to 20 mm (average, 5 mm). (05 Mar 2000) |
| Westergren, Alf | <person> Swedish physician, *1891. See: Westergren method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| westermark sign | <radiology> Seen in 2% of pulmonary embolism, focal oligaemia (vasoconstriction) distal to embolus (12 Dec 1998) |
| Westermark's sign | In chest radiography, an abrupt tapering of a vessel caused by pulmonary thromboembolic obstruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| western | 1. Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean. "Far o'er the glowing western main." (Keble) 2. Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. Western Church. See Latin Church, under Latin. Western empire, the western portion of the Roman empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great, between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. D. 395. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wedge |
An area of high pressure radiating from an anticyclone, which when plotted as isobars appears as a wedge.
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| welt |
Italian vedere
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a circumscribed, evanescent area of edema of the skin, appearing as an urticarial lesion, slightly redened, often changing in size and shape and extending to adjacent areas, and usually accompainied by intense itching.
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A cord, often covered by fabric, that is used as an elegant trim on cushions, slipcovers, etc.
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| web |
A roll of paper used in web printing (as opposed to sheet-fed printing). 2. When capitalized, "Web" is short for World Wide Web.
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| WE | having been taken in marriage |
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| WE | the act of marrying |
| WE | the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |
| WE | a party of people at a wedding |
| WE | the anniversary of the day on which you were married |
| WE | a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding |
| WE | a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations |
| WE | the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |
| WE | chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage |
| WE | the day of a wedding |
| WE | a gown worn by the bride at a wedding |
| WE | a present given to someone getting married |