| wm | white male; whole milk; whole mount |
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| CSO | claims services only; common source outbreak; craniostenosis; craniosynostosis; ostium of coronary s... |
| MSI | magnetic source imaging; medium-scale integration |
| SAD | Scale of Anxiety and Depression; seasonal affective disorder; Self-Assessment Depression [scale]; se... |
| VPS | ventriculoperitoneal shunt; verbal pain scale; virtual point source; visual pleural space; volume pe... |
| whole mount | <procedure> Placing a whole organism or specimen on a slide for microscopic examination. (13 Nov 1997) |
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| whole-tree harvesting | A harvesting method in which the whole tree (above the stump) is removed. (05 Dec 1998) |
| plethysmography, whole body | Measurement of the volume of gas in the lungs, including that which is trapped in poorly communicating air spaces. It is of particular use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. (12 Dec 1998) |
| heart-whole | 1. Having the heart or affections free; not in love. 2. With unbroken courage; undismayed. 3. Of a single and sincere heart. "If he keeps heart-whole towards his Master." (Bunyan) See: Whole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exchange transfusion, whole blood | Repetitive withdrawal of small amounts of blood and replacement with donor blood until a large proportion of the blood volume has been exchanged. Used in treatment of foetal erythroblastosis, hepatic coma, sickle cell anaemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septicaemia, burns, thrombotic thrombopenic purpura, and fulminant malaria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| administration, oral | The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cancer, oral | Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol use. Surgery to remove the tumour in the mouth is the usual treatment for patients with oral cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| candidiasis, oral | Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus candida. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine oral papilloma | Warts affecting mucous membranes of young dogs; caused by a papillomavirus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| magnesia and alumina oral suspension | A mixture of magnesium hydroxide and variable amounts of aluminum oxide; used as an antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathology, oral | A dental specialty concerned with pathology of the oral cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pharyngo-oral | Relating to the pharynx and the mouth; oropharyngeal. Origin: pharyngo-+ L. Os (or-), mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| combination oral contraceptive | A mixture of a steroid having progestational activity and an oestrogen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contraceptives, oral | Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally oestrogen or progesterone or both. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contraceptives, oral, combined | Fixed drug combinations administered orally for contraceptive purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |