| WP | weakly positive; wedge pressure; wet pack; wettable powder; whirlpool; white pulp; word processor; w... |
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| ppy | pack years |
| DDD | AV universal [pacemaker]; defined daily dose; degenerative disc disease; dehydroxydinaphthyl disulfi... |
| SUS | Saybolt Universal Seconds; solitary ulcer syndrome; stained urinary sediment; suppressor sensitive |
| UB 82 | universal billing document [1982] |
| universal numerical notation for teeth | <dentistry> The universal numerical notation is an alternative numerical notation for teeth. In this notation, your upper right third molar is designated as tooth#1, and then you number each tooth sequentially moving right to left and down across your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
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| universal precautions | Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of aids patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| universal solvent | A substance sought by the alchemists, and claimed by some to have been found, supposedly capable of dissolving all substances; sometimes, in a physiological sense, applied to water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal tube | A straight, cylindrical glass vial that holds about 25 millilitres and istopped with a screw-on cap. (09 Oct 1997) |