Category: W

The study of the effects on the body produced by penetrating projectiles.  

Persons who are healthy, but who, because of their anxiety or an imagined illness, frequent medical care facilities seeking reassurance concerning their health.  

The process of obtaining all of the necessary data for diagnosing and treating a patient. It should be done in an orderly manner so that essential elements will not be overlooked. Included are retrieval of all previous medical and dental records, the patient’s family and personal medical history, social and occupational history, physical examination, laboratory…

A harmonious blend of occupational, familial, social, and leisure pursuits. In athletics, a practice or training session.  

A series of conditioning exercises that an injured worker performs in a rehabilitation program. These are designed to simulate the functional tasks encountered on the job to which the individual will return.  

The processes involved in completing a job, including such functions as the organization of human or other resources; the design of tasks; the development of procedures (and their implementation), followed by feedback, oversight, and quality improvement.  

A temporary, improvised solution to a problem that may relieve the obstacle but circumvents rather than repairs it.  

A form of aphasia in which sounds and words are heard but linguistic comprehension is absent. The inability to comprehend spoken words, despite being able to hear sounds, due to a disorder in the auditory center.  

A rare congenital disorder in which infants are born with wiry or unusually curly hair; sometimes associated with abnormal heart development; sometimes found only on hair that grows on nevi.  

Anhydrous lanolin, a fatty substance obtained from sheep’s wool; used as a base for ointments. It can produce contact dermatitis in susceptible persons.