Medical Terminology Abbreviations

Medical abbreviations that begin with W-Z are listed here.

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W 25 entries

WAIS-R: Wechsler adult intelligene scale revised
WAP: wandering atrial pacemaker (see multifocal atrial tachycardia)
WAS: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
WASP: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein
WAT: white adipose tissue
WBC: white blood cell; white blood cell count
WBI: whole bowel irrigation
WBRT: whole-brain radiotherapy treatment
WC: white cells
W/C: wheelchair
WD: well developed
WDL: within defined limits (as per hospital defined policy)
WH: well hydrated (not dehydrated or hyperhydrated)
WDWN: well developed and well nourished
WEE: Western equine encephalitis virus
WG: Wegener's granulomatosis
WISC-R: Wechsler intelligence scale for children revised
WN: well nourished
WNL: within normal limits (also: we never looked)
W/O; w/o: without
WOI: without incident
WPW: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
WS: Waardenburg syndrome; Warkany syndrome; water-soluble; Werner syndrome; West syndrome; Williams syndrome; Wolfram syndrome
wt: weight (whether human weight or otherwise)
WWI: walking while intoxicated (ethanol or other drugs); World War I

x: (x with macron) except
X-AFP: extended alpha-fetoprotein
XR: extended release (see Time Release Technology); x-ray (see radiography)
XRT: radiotherapy used in cancer treatment

Abbreviations vary between facilities. Always follow your organisation's approved abbreviation list and The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" list.