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MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS
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(50 abbrevations)

 

w.b.c., WBC, white blood cell, white blood cell count.

w/, with.

w/a, when awake.

w/c, wheelchair.

w/o, without.

w/v, weight by volume.

WAIS, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.

WB, Western blot.

WBAA, whole blood acetaldehyde assay.

WBAT, weight bearing as tolerated.

WBC, white blood cell/count.

WBS, skin wound breaking strength.

WC, white cells.

WC, white collar.

WC, whole cell.

WC/rCTB, whole cell/recombinant B subunit cholera vaccine.

WC-2, White Carneau pigeons.

WCC, white cell count

WCI, Washington Cancer Institute.

WD, well-developed.

WDE, wound dressing emulsion.

WDWN, well-developed well-nourished.

W-E, wide excision

WF, W/F, white female.

WFL, Wistaria floribunda.

WFL, within functional limits.

WG, Wegener’s granulomatosis.

WHO, World Health Organization.

Whp, whirlpool.

WIC, Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

WISC, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.

wk., week.

WLT, Warthin-like papillary carcinoma of the thyroid.

WM, W/M, white male

WM, Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.

W-MPP, water MPP (multipurpose phantoms).

WN, well-nourished.

WN, West Nile virus.

WNL, within normal limits.

WOA, Western Orthopaedic Association.

WOC, World Orthopaedic Concern.

Wow, Weakener of white (a locus is described in Drosophila melanogaster that modifies the expression of the white eye color gene).

WOW-1, a novel monovalent ligand-mimetic antibody.

WPD, warm, pink, dry (skin signs).

WPOA, Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association (Australian Chapter).

WRT, with relation to.

WSCA, Washington State Chiropractic Association.

wt, weight.

WTO, World Trade Organization.

WW, white woman.

 

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