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Webbed
Having a membrane or tissue connecting adjacent structures, as the toes of a duck’s feet.
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Web-based
Founded on, or depending on the Internet. Said, for example, of certain forms of education and knowledge dissemination.
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Terminal web
A microscopic web-like network that is beneath the microvilli of intestinal absorption cells, and beneath the stereocilia of the hair cells of the inner ear.
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Esophageal web
A group of thin membranous structures that include mucosal and submucosal coats across the esophagus. They may be congenital or may follow trauma, inflammation, or ulceration of the esophagus.
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Web
A thin tissue or membrane extending across a space.
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Wear pattern
The location of tooth erosion as determined by the characteristics of the facets of the teeth.
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Weaponize
To convert a bacterial culture or some other substance into an agent that can be used to injure or kill,
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Weanling
A young child or infant recently changed from breast to formula feeding.
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Weaning readiness screen
A means of assessing whether a patient receiving mechanical ventilation is capable of spontaneous, unsupported breathing. A variety of criteria are used. The patient must have (1) objective evidence that the disease requiring mechanical ventilation is improving; (2) a body temperature less than 38.5° C; (3) a hemoglobin level > 8; (4) received no sedative…
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Stretch weakness
The apparent weakness of a muscle resulting from prolonged positioning in a lengthened position, thus shifting the muscle length-tension curve to the right; a form of positional weakness. This phenomenon is observed when the force production of the lengthened muscle is limited when it is tested in a relatively short position.
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