List of medical abbreviations: W
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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WAIS-R | Wechsler adult intelligence scale revised |
WAP | wandering atrial pacemaker (see multifocal atrial tachycardia) |
WAS | Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome |
WASP | Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein |
WAT | white adipose tissue |
WBAT | weight bearing as tolerated |
WBC | white blood cell white blood cell count |
WBI | whole bowel irrigation |
WBRT | whole-brain radiotherapy treatment |
WC | white cells or wheelchair or (surprisingly still used) water closet (bathroom) |
W/C | wheelchair |
WD | well developed |
WDL | within defined limits (as per hospital defined policy) |
WH | well hydrated (not dehydrated or hyperhydrated) |
WDWN | well developed and well nourished |
WEE | Western equine encephalitis virus |
WG | Wegener's granulomatosis |
WISC-R | Wechsler intelligence scale for children revised |
WLE | Wide local excision |
WN | well nourished |
WNL | within normal limits (also: we never looked) |
W/O w/o | without |
WOI | without incident |
WPW | Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome |
WS | Waardenburg syndrome Warkany syndrome water-soluble Werner syndrome West syndrome Williams syndrome Wolfram syndrome |
wt | weight (whether human weight or otherwise) |
w/u | Workup |
WWI | walking while intoxicated (ethanol or other drugs) World War I |
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