| WA | when awake; white adult; Wiskott-Aldrich [syndrome] |
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| WAF | weakness, atrophy and fasciculation; white adult female |
| WAM | white adult male; worksheet for ambulatory medicine |
| WCC | Walker carcinosarcoma cells; white cell count |
| WCS | white clot syndrome; Wisconsin Card Sort [test] |
| Hilton's white line | A bluish pink, narrow, wavy zone in the mucosa of the anal canal below the pectinate line at the level of the interval between the subcutaneous part of the external sphincter and the lower border of the internal sphincter, said to be palpable. Synonym: Hilton's white line. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Sergent's white line | A pale streak appearing within 30 to 60 seconds after stroking the skin with a fingernail, and lasting for several minutes; regarded as a sign of diminished arterial tension. Synonym: Sergent's white line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nicolle's white mycetoma | Mycetoma caused by a species of Aspergillus, and producing relatively large granules, about the size of a pea; infection occurs from barley grain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep white layer of superior colliculus | See: gray layer of superior colliculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| differential white blood count | An estimate of the percentage of white blood cell types which make up the total white blood cell count. (05 Mar 2000) |
| egg white | The white of an egg, especially a chicken's egg, used in cooking. It contains albumin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| egg-white injury | <syndrome> Dermatitis, loss of hair, and loss of muscle coordination, produced in rats by diets containing large amounts of raw egg white, the avidin of which combines with biotin producing a deficiency of the latter. Synonym: egg-white injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| egg-white syndrome | <syndrome> Dermatitis, loss of hair, and loss of muscle coordination, produced in rats by diets containing large amounts of raw egg white, the avidin of which combines with biotin producing a deficiency of the latter. Synonym: egg-white injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| familial white folded dysplasia | An autosomal dominant condition of the oral cavity characterised by soft, white or opalescent, thickened and corrugated folds of mucous membrane; other mucosal sites are occasionally involved simultaneously. Synonym: familial white folded dysplasia, oral epithelial nevus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zinc white | <chemical> A mild astringent and topical protectant with some antiseptic action. It is also used in bandages, pastes, ointments, dental cements, and as a sunblock. Pharmacological action: dermatologic agents, sunscreening agents. Chemical name: Zinc oxide (ZnO) (12 Dec 1998) |
| Lee-White method | A method for determining coagulation time of venous blood in tubes of standard bore at body temperature. (05 Mar 2000) |