| WHCR | Wolf-Hirschhorn chromosome region |
|---|---|
| WHS | Werdnig-Hoffmann syndrome; Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome |
| WHS | Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome |
|---|---|
| WPW | Wolf-Parkinson-White |
| WPW | Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome |
| wolf's-foot | <botany> Club moss. See Lycopodium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|
| wolf | Origin: OE. Wolf, wulf, AS. Wulf; akin to OS. Wulf, D. & G. Wolf, Icel. Ulfr, Sw. Ulf, Dan. Ulv, Goth. Wulfs, Lith. Vilkas, Russ. Volk', L. Lupus, Gr. Lykos, Skr. Vrika; also to Gr. "elkein to draw, drag, tear in pieces. Cf. Lupine, Lyceum. 1. <zoology> Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. Occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man. 2. <zoology> One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf. 3. Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door. 4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries. 5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. Lupus. "If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf into thy side." (Jer. Taylor) 6. The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament. In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale. 7. A willying machine. Black wolf. Any one of several species of large, voracious marine fishes of the genus Anarrhichas, especially the common species (A. Lupus) of Europe and North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful jaws. Called also catfish, sea cat, sea wolf, stone biter, and swinefish. Wolf net, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers of fish. <botany> Wolf's peach, a savage carnivorous marsupial (Thylacinus cynocephalus) native of Tasmania; called also Tasmanian wolf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| Wolf, A | <person> 20th century U.S. Pathologist. See: Wolf-Orton bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wolf-Orton bodies | Intranuclear inclusion body's seen in cells of malignant neoplasms, especially those of glial cell origin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wolf Parkinson White syndrome | <cardiology, syndrome> Abnormal cardiac conduction that occurs by way of an accessory pathway between the atria and the ventricles. Baseline ECG will typically show a short P-R interval and a slurred upstroke of the QRS (delta wave). Tachyarrhythmias are common. (27 Sep 1997) |
| wolf's-claw | <botany> A kind of club moss. See Lycopodium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wolf's-milk | <botany> Any kind of spurge (Euphorbia); so called from its acrid milky juice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wolf tooth | A rudimentary first premolar tooth of the horse, usually appearing in the upper jaw. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sea wolf | <zoology> The wolf fish. The European sea perch. The sea elephant. A sea lion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|