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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items.

WASHOUT PERIOD   Dico Tools
The time it takes for a drug to be cleared from the body after it is discontinued.


WASTING SYNDROME   Dico Tools
A condition characterized by atrophy of lean body mass and involuntary weight loss.


WATER-SOLUBLE   Dico Tools
Capable of being dissolved in water. Contrast with fat-soluble.


WBC   Dico Tools
White blood cell. See leukocyte.


Weeping Lymphedema   Dico Tools
The condition of lymph leakage from the skin; also known as lymphorrhea.


WELLFERON   Dico Tools
Brand name of lymphoblastoid interferon-alpha-n1, produced by GlaxoSmithKline.


WESTERN BLOT   Dico Tools
An antibody test used to confirm a positive ELISA test for HIV.


WESTERN MEDICINE   Dico Tools
Allopathic medicine; the type of medical practice typically used in North America and Western Europe.


WHITE BLOOD CELL (WBC)   Dico Tools
See leukocyte.


White-coat Hypertension   Dico Tools
Blood pressure elevations that occur in response to visits to a doctor's office (see Hypertension).


WILSON'S DISEASE   Dico Tools
A hereditary disorder affecting copper metabolism.


WINDOW PERIOD   Dico Tools
The time between exposure to a microorganism and the production of sufficient antibodies to be detected on a test.


WNL   Dico Tools
Within normal limits.



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