| 1. | WAGR syndrome | is a rare genetic syndrome in which affected children are predisposed to develop Wilms tumor (a tumor of the kidneys), Aniridia (absence of the colored part of the eye, the iris), More… 1.4 KB |
| 2. | Waardenburg syndrome | or Waardenburg-Klein syndrome is a rare genetic disorder most often characterized by varying degrees of deafness, minor defects in structures arising from the neural crest, and pigmentation More… 2.4 KB |
| 3. | Wagner disease | Wagner's disease is a familial eye disease of the connective tissue in the eye that causes blindness. Wagner's disease was originally described in 1938. This disorder is frequently More… 0.3 KB |
| 4. | Waldenström macroglobulinemia | (WM, also called lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma) is cancer involving a subtype of white blood cells called lymphocytes. The main attributing antibody is IgM. It is a type of lymphoproliferative More… 0.4 KB |
| 5. | Walker Warburg syndrome | is a rare form of autosomal recessive congenital muscular dystrophy associated with brain (lissencephaly, hydrocephalus, cerebellar malformations) and eye abnormalities. This condition has a More… 0.5 KB |
| 6. | Wallerian degeneration | is a process that results when a nerve fiber is cut or crushed, in which the part of the axon separated from the neuron's cell nucleus degenerates. This is also called anterograde More… 1.6 KB |
| 7. | Wallis Zieff Goldblatt syndrome | is a rare condition characterized by inherited skeletal disorders manifested mainly as rhizomelic short stature and lateral clavicular defects. It is also known as cleidorhizomelic More… 0.9 KB |
| 8. | Wandering spleen | (or Pelvic spleen) is a rare medical disease caused by the loss or weakening of the ligaments that help to hold the spleen. Wandering spleen is most commonly diagnosed in young children More… 2.3 KB |
| 9. | Warkany syndrome 2 | also called trisomy 8, is a chromosomal aberration that has severe effects on the fetus.It was discovered by Joseph Warkany. Trisomy is also found in some cases of chronic myeloid More… 1.0 KB |
| 10. | Wart | (also called verruca) is generally a small, rough tumor, typically on hands and feet but often other locations, that can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister. Warts are common, and are More… 0.6 KB |
| 11. | Wasting | In medicine, wasting refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to "waste" away. Wasting is sometimes referred to as "acute More… 0.9 KB |
| 12. | Water | Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also More… 1.9 KB |
| 13. | Water fluoridation | Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridated water has fluoride at a level that is effective for preventing cavities; More… 3.2 KB |
| 14. | Waterhouse Friderichsen syndrome | is a disease of the adrenal glands most commonly caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. The infection leads to massive hemorrhage into one or (usually) both adrenal glands. It is More… 0.4 KB |
| 15. | Weaver syndrome | (also known as Weaver-Williams syndrome) is a congenital disorder associated with rapid growth beginning in the prenatal period, a characteristic facial appearance and certain skeletal More… 0.3 KB |
| 16. | Wegener granulomatosis | is a form of vasculitis that affects the lungs, kidneys and other organs. Due to its end-organ damage, it can be a serious disease that requires long-term immune suppression. It is named More… 0.8 KB |
| 17. | Weight cutting | Weight cutting is the practice of rapid weight loss prior to a sporting competition. It most frequently happens in order to qualify for a lower weight class (usually in combat sports, where More… 0.9 KB |
| 18. | Weissenbacher Zweymuller syndrome | is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, linked to mutations (955 gly -> glu) in the COL11A2 gene (located on chromosomal position 6p21.3), which codes for the α2 strand of collagen More… 0.6 KB |
| 19. | Wells syndrome | (also called "Eosinophilic cellulitus") is a skin condition characterized by plaques that resemble cellulitis. |
| 20. | Werdnig Hoffman disease | (also called "Severe infantile spinal muscular atrophy", or "spinal muscular atrophy type I") is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disease. It is the most severe form More… 0.7 KB |
