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- WAGR syndrome
- A rare, genetic disorder that is present at birth and... (continued)
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- Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
- An indolent (slow-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by abnormal... (continued)
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- warfarin
- A drug that prevents blood from clotting. It belongs to... (continued)
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- warm ischemia
- In surgery, keeping a tissue, organ, or body part at... (continued)
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- warm ischemia time
- In surgery, the time a tissue, organ, or body part... (continued)
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- wart
- A raised growth on the surface of the skin or... (continued)
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- watchful waiting
- Closely watching a patient
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- watercress
- Parts of the flowering plant have been used in some... (continued)
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- water-soluble vitamin
- A vitamin that can dissolve in water. Water-soluble vitamins are... (continued)
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- WBC
- A type of immune cell. Most WBCs are made in... (continued)
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- WBRT
- A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients... (continued)
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- wedge resection
- Surgery to remove a triangle-shaped slice of tissue. It may... (continued)
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- Wellcovorin
- A drug used to lessen the toxic effects of substances... (continued)
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- well-differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma
- An indolent (slow-growing) type of lymphoma in which too many... (continued)
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- Wermer syndrome
- A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and... (continued)
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- Werner syndrome
- An inherited disorder marked by rapid aging that begins in... (continued)
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- Western medicine
- A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals... (continued)
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- WGA study
- A study that compares the complete DNA of people with... (continued)
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- whey protein powder
- A powdered form of proteins taken from whey, which is... (continued)
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- Whipple procedure
- A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The... (continued)
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- white blood cell
- A type of immune cell. Most white blood cells are... (continued)
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- Whitmore-Jewett staging system
- A staging system for prostate cancer that uses ABCD.
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- WHO
- A part of the United Nations that deals with major... (continued)
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- whole-brain radiation therapy
- A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients... (continued)
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- whole-brain radiotherapy
- A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients... (continued)