| wild type | <genetics> The naturally-occuring, normal, non-mutated version of a gene. The original parent strain of a virus, bacteria, fruit fly, mouse, or other laboratory test organism. Often refers to how organisms are found naturally, in the wild, before mutations were induced by researchers. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| wild yeast | Any of the uncultivated forms of yeast's, useless as ferments and sometimes pathogenic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wild-type strain | A strain found in nature or a standard strain. See: auxotrophic strains, prototrophic strains. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilde's cords | Transverse markings on the corpus callosum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilde's triangle | A triangular area at the anterior inferior part of the tympanic membrane, running from the umbo to the periphery, where there is seen a bright reflection of light. Synonym: cone of light, light reflex, Politzer's luminous cone, red reflex, Wilde's triangle. Malacarne's pyramid, a lobule on the undersurface of the cerebellum, the posterior portion of the vermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilde, Sir William | <person> Irish oculist and otologist, 1815-1876. See: Wilde's cords, Wilde's triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wildebeest | <zoology> The gnu. Origin: D. Wild wild + beeste beast. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wilded | Become wild. "An old garden plant escaped and wilded." (J. Earle) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Wilder's diet | An obsolete diet, low in potassium, for treating Addison's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilder's law of initial value | The direction of response of a body function to any agent depends to a large degree on the initial level of that function. Synonym: law of initial value. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilder's sign | <clinical sign> A slight twitch of the eyeball when changing its movement from abduction to adduction or the reverse, noted in Graves' disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilder, Helenor | <person> 20th century U.S. Scientist. See: Wilder's stain for reticulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilder, Joseph | <person> U.S. Neuropsychiatrist, *1895. See: Wilder's law of initial value. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilder, William | <person> U.S. Ophthalmologst, 1860-1935. See: Wilder's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wildering | <botany> A plant growing in a state of nature; especially, one which has run wild, or escaped from cultivation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |