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"A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - misc"

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List Caps
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"W"

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"W and W: watch and wait"

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"Wb: weber (SI unit of magnetic flux)"

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"Wt: weight"

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Acronyms
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"WAGR: Wilms tumour, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies, retardation"

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"WAS: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome"

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"WATS: water selective (Philips)"

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"WAVE: water selective volume excitation (Philips)"

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"WB"

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"Wb: weber (SI unit of magnetic flux)"

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"WBAT: weight bearing as tolerated"

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"WBC: white blood cells"

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"WBI: whole-breast irradiation"

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"WBR: whole body radiation"

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"WCC: white cell count"

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"WD: Whipple disease"

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"WDLPS: well-differentiated liposarcoma"

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"WDT: water deprivation test"

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"WD-UMP: well differentiated tumour of unknown malignant potential (thyroid)"

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"WEB: woven-endobridge device"

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"WES: whole exome sequencing"

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"WFL: within functional limits"

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"WFOP: water-fat opposed phase"

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"WGS: whole genome sequencing"

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"WL: window level"

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"WLE: wide local excision"

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"WLST: withdrawal of life supporting treatment"

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"WM: white matter"

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"WNL: within normal limits"

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"WO: washout"

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"WOB: work of breathing"

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"WON: walled off necrosis"

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"WPW: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome"

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"WRT: with regards to"

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"WSO: World Stroke Organisation"

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"WSW: women who have sex with women"

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"WTU: ward test urine"

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"WW:"

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"WWP: warm and well perfused"

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"WWS: Walker-Warburg syndrome"

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Colons
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"WHO: World Health Organisation"

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"WSO: World Stroke Organisation"

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