Abbreviation Meaning WAIS(-R) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (Revised) WAP wandering atrial pacemaker (see multifocal atrial tachycardia) WAS Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome WASP Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein WAT white adipose tissue WBAT weight bearing as tolerated WBC white blood cell white blood cell count WBI whole bowel irrigation WBRT whole-brain radiotherapy treatment WC white cells or wheelchair 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 (now known as granulomatosis with polyangiitis) WISC-R Wechsler intelligence scale for children revised WLE Wide local excisionWLSWeight Loss Surgery WM white matter WMA wall motion abnormality (heart condition) WN well nourished WNL within normal limits (also: we never looked) W/O w/o without WOB Work Of Breathing (as in "normal WOB") WOI without incident WPW Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome WS Waardenburg syndrome Warkany syndrome water-soluble Werner syndrome West syndrome Williams syndrome Wolfram syndromeWSMWwomen who have sex with men and womenWSWwomen who have sex with women wt weight (whether human weight or otherwise) w/u Workup
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