| white blood cell cast | A urinary cast composed of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, characteristic of tubulointerstitial disease, especially pyelonephritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| white blood cell count | <haematology> A laboratory test which measures the number of white blood cells per cubic millimetre of blood. Normal white blood cell counts are variable with age and sex. Normal adult range is 4, 500 to 11,000 cells per cubic millimetre of blood. Slightly higher counts are seen in children. Elevated counts can be seen in cases of inflammation and infection. (13 Nov 1997) |
| white blood cell differential | <haematology> The white blood cell differential is a percentage of each type of white blood cell based on a count of 100 white cells. A change in the white blood cell type (to neutrophils or bands) can indicate a bacterial infection. Neutrophils, bands, lymphocytes, monocytes, basophils and eosinophils are all included. (13 Nov 1997) |
| white blood cells | White blood cells (WBCs) are cells which circulate in the blood and lymphatic system and harbor in the lymph glands and spleen. They are part of the immune system responsible for both directly (t cells and macrophages) and indirectly (B-cells producing antibodies) attacking foreign invaders of the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| white cell cast | A cast in the urine composed of white blood cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white commissure | A narrow band of white substance bordering on the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord in front of the anterior gray commissure, and consisting of nerve fibres crossing over from one half of the spinal cord to the other. Synonym: commissura alba, anterior white commissure, commissura ventralis alba, ventral white column. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white corpuscle | Any type of leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white diarrhoea | An infectious disease of chicks and other young birds caused by the bacterium Salmonella pullorum, which is carried in the ovaries of adult hens and appears in the eggs; in incubator-hatched birds, the disease usually involves the lungs and air sacs, but often spreads in flocks of young birds as an alimentary tract infection manifested by severe diarrhoea followed by septicaemia and death. Synonym: diarrhoea alba, white diarrhoea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white fat | <anatomy> Connective tissue that has been specialised to store fat. See: adipocyte. (25 Jun 1999) |
| white fibre | White mammalian muscle fibres; larger in diameter than red fibres they have less myoglobin, sarcoplasm, and mitochondria, and contract more quickly. Synonym: collagen fibre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white fingers | An occupational disease occurring in operators of pneumatic hammers who are exposed to cold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white forelock | A triangular or diamond-shaped depigmented macule with white hairs, usually located in the anterior midline of the scalp, seen in piebaldism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white friar | A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| white gangrene | Death of a part accompanied by the formation of grayish white sloughs. Synonym: leukonecrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white graft | Rejection of a skin allograft so acute that vascularization never occurs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white matter |
White matter is one of the two main solid components of the central nervous system. It forms the bulk of the deep parts of the brain and the superficial parts of the spinal cord. Aggregates of grey matter, such as the basal ganglia (thalamus, caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, subthalamic nucleus, accumbens nucleus), brain stem nuclei (e.g. red nucleus, substantia nigra, nuclei of the cranial nerves) are spread within the cerebral white matter. ...
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| whiplash |
An injury to the neck caused by sudden forward/backward direction changes, or rapid starts/stops on a coaster. Headrests are often added to prevent this injury from happening.
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| white cell |
An absorption cell devised by John White in 1942 in which light traverses a small volume a large and arbitrarily variable number of times. Such a cell, which is composed of three spherical concave mirrors with the same radius of curvature, is used to increase the optical pathlength for observing weak absorption spectra, such as those of atmospheric trace gases. White, JU, 1942: Long optical paths of large aperture. J. Opt. Soc. Amer., 32, 285?88.
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| wheeze |
a high-pitched sound produced during breathing because of narrowing of the airways; common sign of asthma
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| whiplash injury |
injury to the ligaments, joints, and soft tissues of the neck region of the spine because of a sudden, violent jerking motion of the head
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| WH | a cart for carrying small loads |
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| WH | the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle |
| WH | a movable chair mounted on large wheels |
| WH | having wheels |
| WH | a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people |
| WH | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle |
| WH | a person who rides a bicycle |
| WH | the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling |
| WH | someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels |
| WH | Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) |
| WH | (informal) a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties |
| WH | a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains |