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Water-Electrolyte Balance
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D014882 |
[The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.
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Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
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D014883 |
[Disturbances in the body's WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
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Waterborne Diseases
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D000069578 |
[Illnesses due to micro-organisms and chemicals in drinking water, those caused by organisms having part of their lifecycle in water or those with water-related vectors, and others spread by aerosols containing pathogens.
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Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
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D014884 |
[A condition of HEMORRHAGE and NECROSIS of the ADRENAL GLAND. It is characterized by rapidly developing ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; HYPOTENSION; and widespread cutaneous PURPURA.
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Wavelet Analysis
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D058067 |
[Signal and data processing method that uses decomposition of wavelets to approximate, estimate, or compress signals with finite time and frequency domains. It represents a signal or data in terms of a fast decaying wavelet series from the original prototype wavelet, called the mother wavelet. This mathematical algorithm has been adopted widely in biomedical disciplines for data and signal processing in noise removal and audio/image compression (e.g., EEG and MRI).
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Waxes
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D014885 |
[A plastic substance deposited by insects or obtained from plants. Waxes are esters of various fatty acids with higher, usually monohydric alcohols. The wax of pharmacy is principally yellow wax (beeswax), the material of which honeycomb is made. It consists chiefly of cerotic acid and myricin and is used in making ointments, cerates, etc. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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Weaning
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D014886 |
[Permanent deprivation of breast milk and commencement of nourishment with other food. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
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Weapons
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D054041 |
[Devices or tools used in combat or fighting in order to kill or incapacitate.
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
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D054044 |
[Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used to destroy large numbers of people. It includes NUCLEAR WEAPONS, and biological, chemical, and radiation weapons.
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Wearable Electronic Devices
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D000076251 |
[Electronic implements worn on the body as an implant or as an accessory. Examples include wearable diagnostic devices, wearable ACTIVITY TRACKERS, wearable INFUSION PUMPS, wearable computing devices, SENSORY AIDS, and electronic pest repellents.
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Weather
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D014887 |
[The state of the ATMOSPHERE over minutes to months.
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Web Archive
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D000078942 |
[Collection of preserved web pages.
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Web Archives as Topic
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D000078882 |
[Works about collections of preserved web pages.
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Web Browser
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D064878 |
[Software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.
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Webcast
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D057405 |
[Content of audio or video files that are available for listening or viewing on a local computer or downloadable to a portable media device or MP3 player. Podcasts are usually parts of a series and are distributed via individual episodes.
, Content sent in compressed form over the INTERNET and displayed by the viewer in real time.
, Content from transmission of live or pre-recorded audio or video via connection or download from the INTERNET.
, News delivered to a desktop computer or other INTERNET device.
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Webcasts as Topic
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D057211 |
[Content sent in compressed form over the INTERNET and displayed by the viewer in real time.
, Audio or video files that are available for listening or viewing on a local computer or downloadable to a portable media device or MP3 player. Podcasts are usually parts of a series and are distributed via individual episodes.
, Works about transmission of live or pre-recorded audio or video content via connection or download from the INTERNET.
, Use of technology that allows organizations to deliver news to a desktop computer or other INTERNET device.
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Wechsler Memory Scale
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D000073220 |
[A neuropsychological test designed to assess different memory functions. It may incorporate an optional cognitive exam (Brief Cognitive Status Exam) that helps to assess memory related cognitive function.
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Wechsler Scales
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D014888 |
[Tests designed to measure intellectual functioning in children and adults.
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Wedelia
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D031209 |
[A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain wedelolactone and wedeloside.
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Wedge Argument
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D035761 |
[An assertion that an action apparently unobjectionable in itself would set in motion a train of events leading ultimately to an undesirable outcome. (From Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995)
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