| writhing number | <molecular biology> The number of times the axis of a DNA helix crosses itself while the molecule is in the process of supercoiling. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| writing | 1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs. 2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters; as: Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like. Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a literary production; a book; as, the writings of Addison. An inscription. "And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." (John xix. 19) 3. Handwriting; chirography. Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship. Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon; also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a similar manner. Writing lark, a bond. Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink, usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized. Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship. Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| writing hand | A contraction of the hand muscles in parkinsonism, bringing the fingers somewhat into the position of holding a pen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wrongful life | In civil law a cause of action which alleges that a defendant has wrongfully caused a child to be born. (12 Dec 1998) |
| wrought wire | A wire formed by drawing a cast structure through a die into a desired shape and size; used in dentistry for partial denture clasps and orthodontic appliances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wry neck | torticollis Previous: writing, writing hand, wrongful life, wrought wire, wrybill, wrymouthNext: wry neck, wuchereria, wuchereria bancrofti, Wuchereria malayiwry neck 1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles of the neck; torticollis. Medically called spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis. The most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head are affected, causing the head to twist and turn to one side. In addition, the head may be pulled forward or backward. 2. <ornithology> Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. Torguilla); so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Synonym: cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wrybill | <zoology> See Crookbill. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wrymouth | <zoology> Any one of several species of large, elongated, marine fishes of the genus Cryptacanthodes, especially C. Maculatus of the American coast. A whitish variety is called ghostfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wryneck | torticollis Previous: writing, writing hand, wrongful life, wrought wire, wrybill, wrymouthNext: wry neck, wuchereria, wuchereria bancrofti, Wuchereria malayiwry neck 1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles of the neck; torticollis. Medically called spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis. The most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head are affected, causing the head to twist and turn to one side. In addition, the head may be pulled forward or backward. 2. <ornithology> Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. Torguilla); so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Synonym: cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wrinkle |
a furrow, ridge, line, or crease in the skin; also called a rhytid
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| wrist |
The junction between the two forearm bones (radius and ulna) and the eight wrist bones (trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate, pisiform, triquetral, lunate and scaphoid).
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| Wright's stain |
A combination of eosin and methylene blue used in studying blood cells and revealing malarial parasites.
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| wrongful death |
A legal theory that says a person or company is lawfully responsible for another person's death because of something irresponsible the person or company did.
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| wrinkle |
(informal) an approach, method, development, device, or the like (usu. prec. by new):
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| WR | intense anger (usually on an epic scale) |
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| WR | vehemently incensed and condemnatory |
| WR | in a wrathful manner |
| WR | cry loudly, as of animals |
| WR | cause to happen or to occur as a consequence |
| WR | flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes |
| WR | encircle with or as if with a wreath |
| WR | form into a wreath |
| WR | decorate or deck with wreathes |
| WR | move with slow, sinuous movements |
| WR | encircle with or as if with a wreath |
| WR | adorned or crowned with a circlet |