| Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome | <syndrome> The coexistence of Wernicke's and Korsakoff's syndrome's. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| weroole | <zoology> An Australian lorikeet (Ptilosclera versicolour) noted for the variety of its colours. Synonym: varied lorikeet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Wertheim's operation | A radical operation for carcinoma of the uterus in which as much as possible of the vagina is excised and there is wide lymph node excision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wertheim, Ernst | <person> Austrian gynecologist, 1864-1920. See: Wertheim's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Werther's disease | A recurrent eruption of vesicles, papules, and papulonecrotic lesions on the buttocks and extensor surfaces of the extremities, accompanied by fever, sore throat, diarrhoea, and eosinophilia; probably a variant of vasculitis, it can be of varying and increasing severity and duration, and can occasionally involve the heart, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract. Synonym: Werther's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Werther, J | <person> 20th century German physician. See: Werther's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome |
A neurological disorder. Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff's psychosis are the acute and chronic phases, respectively, of the same disease. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is caused by a deficiency in the B vitamin thiamine.
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| Wernicke's aphasia |
condition characterized by partial or total loss of ability to understand what is being said or read- ability to speak remains intact although may contain unnecessary words
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| Werdnig-Hoffmann paralysis |
Infantile muscular atrophy, considered by some to be identical with amyotonia congenita.
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| Wernicke's center |
An area in the dominant hemisphere of the brain that recalls, recognizes, and interprets words and other sounds in the process of using language.
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| Wernicke's fissure |
The fissure dividing the temporal and parietal lobes from the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
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