Category: W
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Walking frame
A metal frame used by people who have difficulty in walking.
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Walking distance
The distance which someone can walk before they experience pain in their muscles, which shows the effectiveness of the blood supply to their legs.
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Walk
To go on foot.
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Waldeyer’s ring
A ring of lymphoid tissue made by the tonsils and adenoid [Described 1884. After Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921), German anatomist.] The ring of lymphoid tissue formed by the tonsils.
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Wake up
To stop sleeping, or stop someone sleeping.
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Wakefulness
The condition of being wide awake.
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Wakeful
Wide awake, not wanting to sleep.
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Wake
To interrupt someone’s sleep. To stop sleeping. A ceremony to view or watch over the deceased person before the funeral.
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Waiting time
The period between the time when someone’s name has been put on the waiting list and his or her admission into hospital.
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Waiting room
A room at a doctor’s or dentist’s surgery where people wait.