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Winter depression
Winter depression: Depression that tends to occur (and recur) as the days grow shorter in the fall and winter. It is believed that affected persons react adversely to the decreasing amounts of light and the colder temperatures as the fall and winter progmore detail info...
WNL
WNL: Within normal limits. A laboratory test result may for instance be WNL.more detail info...
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: A condition caused by an abnormality in the electrical system of the heart which normally tells the heart muscle when to contract. In Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, there is an extra electrical connection insimore detail info...
Wolhynia fever
Wolhynia fever: Also known as trench fever, a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it is estimated to have affected more than a million people in Russia and on the fronts in Europe. Trench femore detail info...
Wordprocessor’s cramp
Wordprocessor’s cramp: A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during typing or wordprocessing. Similar focal dystonias have also been called writer’s cramp, pianist’s cramp, musicianmore detail info...
Working memory
Working memory: Short-term (recent) memory. Working memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing the information required to carry out complex cognitive tasks such as learning, reasoning, and comprehension. Working memory is involved in themore detail info...
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Health Organization (WHO): The subagency of the United Nations (UN) concerned with international health. WHO is also known (in French) as Organisation Mondiale de la SantΘ (OMS).more detail info...
Wormwood
Wormwood: The essence of absinthe, an emerald-green liqueur flavored with extracts of the wormwood plant, licorice and aromatic flavorings in a alcohol base. Absinthe was manufactured, commercialized and popularized in France in the late 1700s by Henri-Lomore detail info...
WPW syndrome
WPW syndrome: Abbreviation for the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition caused by an abnormality in the electrical system of the heart which normally tells the heart muscle when to contract. In the WPW syndrome, there is an extra electricalmore detail info...
Writer’s cramp
Writer’s cramp: A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist’s cramp, pianist’s cramp, musician’s cramp, and golfemore detail info...
Wry neck
Wry neck: 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 addmore detail info...
Wt
Wt: Weight. Wt 80 lbs = weight 80 pounds.more detail info...
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