Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Wheezing
Breathing with difficulty and noisily. Whistling noises in the bronchi when breathing. Wheezing is often found in people with asthma and is also associated with bronchitis and heart disease. A high-pitched, whistling sound made when air passes over a partial obstruction in the airways. Asthma is the most common cause of recurring wheezing. But it…
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Wet suit
A close fitting body covering made of rubber, used by underwater divers or people exposed for extended periods to cold water.
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Wet dream
Slang for nocturnal emission. An ejaculation that occurs during sleep, often among adolescent males. The release of semen from the penis that happens during sleep.
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Wernicke’s syndrome
Characterized by eye muscles paralysis, clouding of consciousness, poor coordination, and a sense of indifference. It is associated with abnormal metabolic action in cells, chronic alcohol use, and a severe deficiency of thiamin was first described by Carl Wernicke in 1881.
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Wernicke’s area
The superior temporal convolution. Wernicke’s area is a region within the cerebral cortex of the brain responsible for processing and comprehending spoken and written language. If Wernicke’s area sustains damage, it can lead to a condition called aphasia, characterized by a complete loss of previously acquired language skills.
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Wen
A lump on the body. A cyst resulting from the retention of secretion in a sebaceous gland. One or more rounded or oval elevations, varying in size from a few millimeters to about 10 cm, appear slowly on the scalp, face, or hack. They are painless, rather soft, and contain a yellow-white caseous mass. The…
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Wellness centers
Units within hospitals or clinics that provide a wide range of rehabilitation, disease prevention, and health enhancement programs.
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Wellness behavior
Daily activities that tend toward the prevention of ill health and the promotion of optimal health; health-related behavior; health-directed behavior.
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Wellness
An abstract concept that relates to the development of health-related behaviors involving exercise, nutrition, meditation, stress control, etc. Good health, as well as its appreciation and enjoyment. Wellness is more than a lack of disease symptoms; it is a state of mental and physical balance and fitness. Wellness is an integrated and dynamic level of…
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Well-being center
A basic unit of the health care delivery system organized to provide people with learning opportunities with respect to their health.
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