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Warfarin
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D014859 |
[An anticoagulant that acts by inhibiting the synthesis of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors. Warfarin is indicated for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of venous thrombosis and its extension, pulmonary embolism, and atrial fibrillation with embolization. It is also used as an adjunct in the prophylaxis of systemic embolism after myocardial infarction. Warfarin is also used as a rodenticide.
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Warm Ischemia
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D052096 |
[A tissue or organ remaining at physiological temperature during decreased BLOOD perfusion or in the absence of blood supply. During ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION it begins when the organ reaches physiological temperature before the completion of SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS and ends with reestablishment of the BLOOD CIRCULATION through the tissue.
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Warm-Up Exercise
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D063996 |
[Physical activities done to prepare the body for more intense physical activities.
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Warts
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D014860 |
[Benign epidermal proliferations or tumors; some are viral in origin.
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Wasabia
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D031228 |
[A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE used for its hot peppery root.
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Washington
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D014861 |
[State bounded by on the north by Canada, on the east by Idaho, on the south by Oregon, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
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Wasp Venoms
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D014862 |
[Venoms produced by the wasp (Vespid) family of stinging insects, including hornets; the venoms contain enzymes, biogenic amines, histamine releasing factors, kinins, toxic polypeptides, etc., and are similar to bee venoms.
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Wasps
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D014863 |
[Any of numerous winged hymenopterous insects of social as well as solitary habits and having formidable stings.
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Waste Disposal Facilities
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D064091 |
[Locations where WASTE PRODUCTS are buried in dirt.
, Sites that receive and store WASTE PRODUCTS. Some facilities also sort, process, and recycle specific waste products.
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Waste Disposal, Fluid
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D014865 |
[The discarding or destroying of liquid waste products or their transformation into something useful or innocuous.
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Waste Management
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D018505 |
[Disposal, processing, controlling, recycling, and reusing the solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes of plants, animals, humans, and other organisms. It includes control within a closed ecological system to maintain a habitable environment.
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Waste Products
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D014866 |
[Debris resulting from a process that is of no further use to the system producing it. The concept includes materials discharged from or stored in a system in inert form as a by-product of vital activities. (From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981)
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Waste Water
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D062065 |
[Contaminated water generated as a waste product of human activity.
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Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring
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D000079686 |
[Sampling of the liquids generated from industrial processes, sanitary fixtures and appliances, food handling, etc., to collect and analyze epidemiological information (such as pathogen levels, or concentrations of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, or other substances) from metabolic excretion products, household liquid wastes, and industrial wastes.
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Wasting Disease, Chronic
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D034081 |
[A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (prion disease) of DEER and elk characterized by chronic weight loss leading to death. It is thought to spread by direct contact between animals or through environmental contamination with the prion protein (PRIONS).
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Wasting Syndrome
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D019282 |
[A condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by atrophy of muscles and depletion of lean body mass. Wasting is a sign of MALNUTRITION as a result of inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption, or hypermetabolism.
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Watchful Waiting
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D057832 |
[Clinical management approach wherein immediate therapy is not provided but there is a period of observation during which periodic tests monitor patient and the progression of the illness. (Driffield T, Smith PC Med Decis Making. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):178-88)
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Water
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D014867 |
[A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
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Water Cycle
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D058438 |
[Circulation of water among various ecological systems, in various states, on, above, and below the surface of the earth.
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Water Decolorization
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D000080868 |
[The removal of DYES; STAINS; or other COLORING AGENTS, natural or synthetic, from water sources by various processes such as ADSORPTION; BIOREMEDIATION; enzymatic digestion; and ELECTROLYSIS.
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