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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Medicine

WAIST

The waist is the part of the body between the ribs and the hips.
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WALLOONPHOBIA

Walloonphobia is the fear of the Walloons.
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WARTS

Warts are small, harmless tumours caused by viruses. Left alone, many of them will eventually disappear by themselves. They're harmless, quite common, and very contagious. Most people get warts by contact with someone who has them. Contact can be indirect, too, as in a community shower or swimming pool. Wearing sandals or thongs in these areas will minimize the risk. When you come into contact with one of the wart-causing viruses, they infect the skin and multiply. Usually, the wart grows bigger over time and can take on a rough, scaly appearance. There are many types of warts and they can develop almost anywhere on the body: common warts, usually found on the hands and fingers; plantar warts, small, hard kernels found on the soles of feet; flat warts, seen most often on the faces of children and young adults, are smooth, flat and yellow-brown in colour; genital warts, generally larger and softer than other warts; and periungal warts, caused by excessive fingernail biting.
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WHARTON'S DUCT

Wharton's duct is the duct leading from the submaxillary gland into the mouth, and opening under the tongue through a papilla at the side of the fold of membrane that joins the tongue to the floor of the mouth.
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WHOOPING-COUGH

Whooping-cough (Pertussis) is an infectious disease which often occurs in epidemics; it is more common in childhood, and generally occurs only once in the same individual. Abortive attacks may occur and not be recognised. The characteristic symptom is the peculiar cough which gives the disease its descriptive name. The infectious agent is the Bacillus pertussis.
The disease is usually divided into four periods: (1) incubation; (2) the catarrhal stage; (3) the sparmodic, or paroxysmal, stage; (4) the stage of decline. The incubation may vary between 7 and 14 days. In the catarrhal stage the child may be feverish and has a persistent cough; the third stage is characterised by a convulsive paroxysmal cough, occurring especially at night and attended by long-continued hissing convulsive breathing with rattling in the air passages. This is succeeded by several short efforts to expel the breath, following each other in quick succession. The long convulsive breathing, attended by the whooping sound or crowing, is immediately repeated; these paroxysms continue until a small quantity of thick slimy ropy mucus is thrown up by expectoration or vomiting, when the breathing again becomes free. During these paroxysms the patient appears to be about to suffocate with congestion of the face, shedding of tears, sweating about the head and forehead, and such distress that he often lays hold of something for support. Blood sometimes starts from the nostrils and a child may involuntarily pass water or evacuate the bowels. In spring and autumn the disease most commonly prevails. It is not generally dangerous except in young children under five years of age.
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WICCAPHOBIA

Wiccaphobia is the fear of witches and witchcraft.
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WIDECILLIN

Widecillin is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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WINMOX

Winmox is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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WINSTROL

Winstrol is an anabolic steroid. It causes increased protein synthesis and amino acid consumption, androgensisis, catabolism, and gluticocototitosis. It is used for sports performance enhancement, relief and recovery from common injuries, rehabilitation, weight control, anti-insomnia, and regulation of sexuality, aggression, and cognition.
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WRITER'S CRAMP

Writer's Cramp is a spasm occurring chiefly amongst those who write much. Similar spasms occur amongst piano players, violin players, tailors and others. In its early stages it is a true cramp, but prolonged continuance of the condition may result in scrivener's palsy or paralysis. With the advent of the computer writer's cramp has become less common but has been replaced by repetitive strain injury (RSI), which many may think is a new industrial injury, in fact it has been a problem for more than a hundred years.
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WYMOX

Wymox is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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