Werdnig-Hoffman disease
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~ autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis; death usually occurs in early childhood
werewolf
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~ a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
werfel
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~ United States writer (1890-1945)
Werlhof's disease
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~ purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors
Werner Karl Heisenberg
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~ German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976)
Wernher von Braun
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~ United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun
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~ United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
Wernicke
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~ German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905)
Wernicke's area
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~ the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
Wernicke's encephalopathy
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~ inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism
Wernicke's aphasia
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~ aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
Wernicke's center
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~ the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
Weser River
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~ a river in northwestern Germany that flows northward to the North Sea near Bremerhaven
weser
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~ a river in northwestern Germany that flows northward to the North Sea near Bremerhaven
Wesley
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~ English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)
Wesley
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~ English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)