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Wangensteen tube
A tube which is passed into the stomach to remove the stomach’s contents by suction [Described 1832. After Owen Harding Wangensteen (1898-1980), US surgeon.]
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Wall eye
An eye which is very pale or which is squinting so strongly that only the white sclera is visible.
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Wall
The side part of an organ or a passage in the body. Confining, limiting, or enclosing part, especially a broad surface, as the wall of the abdominal cavity. The limiting or surrounding substance or material of a vessel or cavity such as an artery, vein, chest, or bladder. In dentistry, it may refer to specific…
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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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