an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
white plague
Noun
an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
white plague
Noun
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
wet lung
Noun
acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales
white lung
Noun
acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales
white leg
Noun
painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth
white-coat hypertension
Noun
temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office
word deafness
Noun
an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
word blindness
Noun
inability to perceive written words
white pox
Noun
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
wasting disease
Noun
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
whooping cough
Noun
a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
whitlow
Noun
a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
wheat scab
Noun
a disease of the heads of wheat plants
walnut blight
Noun
a disease of English walnut trees
water on the knee
Noun
hydrarthrosis affecting the knee
wen
Noun
a common cyst of the skin
wilt disease
Noun
any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling
whiplash injury
Noun
an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
weal
Noun
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip)
wheal
Noun
a raised mark on the skin, as produced by the blow of a whip
windburn
Noun
redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind
white-pine rust
Noun
any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally
white pine blister rust
Noun
any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally
water blister
Noun
blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content
writer's cramp
Noun
muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
wrick
Noun
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
wrick
Verb
twist suddenly so as to sprain
wasting
Noun
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
wasting
Noun
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
wasting away
Noun
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
wheeziness
Noun
presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis)
withdrawal symptom
Noun
any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug
wellness
Noun
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
whole shebang
Noun
everything available
whole kit and caboodle
Noun
everything available
whole kit and boodle
Noun
everything available
whole kit
Noun
everything available
whole caboodle
Noun
everything available
whole works
Noun
everything available
wellbeing
Noun
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
well-being
Noun
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
wetness
Noun
the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid, especially water
welter
Noun
a confused multitude of things
welter
Verb
be immersed in
welter
Verb
roll around, 'pigs were wallowing in the mud'
welter
Verb
toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way