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Walking
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
An activity in which the body advances at a slow to moderate pace by moving the feet in a coordinated fashion. This includes recreational walking, walking for fitness, and competitive race-walking.
Walkers
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
Walking aids generally having two handgrips and four legs.
Walker
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
Walking aids generally having two handgrips and four legs.
Wheat Allergy
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
Allergic reaction to wheat that is triggered by the immune system.
Wheat Germ Agglutinins
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
Lectins purified from the germinating seeds of common wheat (Triticum vulgare); these bind to certain carbohydrate moieties on cell surface glycoproteins and are used to identify certain cell populations and inhibit or promote some immunological or physiological activities. There are at least two isoforms of this lectin.
Weight-Loss Agents
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
Agents that increase energy expenditure and weight loss by neural and chemical regulation. Beta-adrenergic agents and serotoninergic drugs have been experimentally used in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) to treat obesity.
Wetting Agents
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
A surfactant that renders a surface wettable by water or enhances the spreading of water over the surface; used in foods and cosmetics; important in contrast media; also with contact lenses, dentures, and some prostheses. s
Wood Alcohol
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
A colorless, flammable liquid used in the manufacture of FORMALDEHYDE and ACETIC ACID, in chemical synthesis, antifreeze, and as a solvent. Ingestion of methanol is toxic and may cause blindness.
Wife Abuse
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
Deliberate severe and repeated injury to one domestic partner by the other.
Warfarin Potassium
Posted on July 24, 2011 |
An anticoagulant that acts by inhibiting the synthesis of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors. Warfarin is indicated for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of venous thrombosis and its extension, pulmonary embolism, and atrial fibrillation with embolization. It is also used as an adjunct in the prophylaxis of systemic embolism after myocardial infarction. Warfarin is also used as a rodenticide.