| KWD | Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease |
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| KWS | Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome; Kugelberg-Welander syndrome |
| WB | waist belt; washable base; washed bladder; water bottle; Wechsler-Bellevue [Scale]; weight-bearing; ... |
| WD | wallerian degeneration; well developed; well differentiated; wet dressing; Whitney Damon [dextrose];... |
| WK | week; Wernicke-Korsakoff [syndrome]; Wilson-Kimmelstiel [syndrome] |
| Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease | <disease> Kidney disease and resultant kidney function impairment due to the long standing effects of diabetes on the microvasculature (glomerulus) of the kidney. Features include increased urine protein and declining kidney function. Severe diabetic nephropathy can lead to kidney failure and end-stage renal disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome | <syndrome> Nephrotic syndrome and hypertension in diabetics, associated with diabetic glomerulosclerosis. Synonym: Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Anders, James Meschter | <person> U.S. Physician, 1854-1936. See: Anders' disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Anderson, James | <person> British urologist, *1899. See: Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baker, James Porter | <person> U.S. Physician, *1902. See: Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Begbie, James | <person> Scottish physician, 1798-1869. See: Begbie's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Berry, Sir James | <person> Canadian surgeon, 1860-1946. See: Berry's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bowie, Donald James | <person> Canadian physician, *1887. See: Bowie's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brown, James | <person> U.S. Plastic surgeon, 1899-1971. See: Blair-Brown graft, Brown-Adson forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brown, James H | <person> U.S. Microbiologist, *1884. See: Brown-Brenn stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Callison, James | <person> U.S. Physician, *1873. See: Callison's fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mackenzie, Sir James | <person> Scottish physician practicing in London, 1853-1925. See: Mackenzie's polygraph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Paget, Sir James | <person> English surgeon, 1814-1899. See: Paget's cells, Paget's disease, extramammary Paget disease, Paget-von Schrotter syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Parkinson, James | <person> This English physician is chiefly remembered for his 66-page "Essay on the Shaking Palsy" (first edition is valued at |
| McCune, Donovan James | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, 1902-1976. See: McCune-Albright syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |