Medical terms beginning with W

A rare, genetic disorder that is present at birth and has two or more of the following symptoms: Wilms tumor (a type of kidney cancer); little or no iris (the colored part of the eye); defects in…

An indolent (slow-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by abnormal levels of IgM antibodies in the blood and an enlarged liver, spleen, or lymph nodes.

A drug that prevents blood from clotting.

In surgery, keeping a tissue, organ, or body part at body temperature after its blood suppy has been reduced or cut off.

In surgery, the time a tissue, organ, or body part remains at body temperature after its blood supply has been reduced or cut off but before it is cooled or reconnected to a blood supply.

A raised growth on the surface of the skin or other organ.

A vitamin that can dissolve in water.

Parts of the flowering plant have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

A type of immune cell.

A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain.

Surgery to remove a triangle-shaped slice of tissue.

An indolent (slow-growing) type of lymphoma in which too many immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found mostly in the lymph nodes.

A drug used to lessen the toxic effects of substances that block the action of folic acid, especially the anticancer drug methotrexate.

A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and can cause tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and the pancreas.

An inherited disorder marked by rapid aging that begins in early adolescence.

A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.

A study that compares the complete DNA of people with a disease or condition to the DNA of people without the disease or condition.

A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer.

A type of immune cell.

A staging system for prostate cancer that uses ABCD.