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Wrinkle test
A test of sensibility following complete transection of or damage to peripheral nerves based on the characteristic sympathetic response of skin following extended immersion in water.
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Wright’s stain
A combination of eosin and methylene blue used in staining blood cells to reveal malarial parasites and to differentiate white blood cells. A substance employed in laboratory settings to apply coloration to tissue samples, enabling their visual examination and analysis, is known as a histological stain. This chemical agent plays a crucial role in enhancing…
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Compression wrap
An elastic bandage used to prevent or reduce the formation of edema. The wrap is applied starting distally; it uses overlapping spirals to progress proximally. Greater pressure is applied distally than proximally, creating a compression gradient that encourages venous and lymphatic return.
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Wrap
A covering, especially one that is wound tightly around an object, as an elastic wrap or a compression wrap.
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W-plasty
A technique used in plastic surgery to prevent contractures in straight-line scars. Either side of the wound edge is cut in the form of connected W’s, and the edges are sutured together in a zigzag fashion.
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Wound care
Any technique that enhances the healing of skin abrasions, blisters, cracks, craters, infections, lacerations, necrosis, and/or ulcers.
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Wound ballistics
The study of the effects on the body produced by penetrating projectiles.
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Tunnel wound
A wound having a small entrance and exit of uniform diameter.
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Subcutaneous wound
A wound, such as contusion, that is unaccompanied by a break in the skin.
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Perforating wound
Any wound that has breached the body wall or internal organs. The perforation may be partial or complete.
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