Medical Abbreviations with W
Medical abbreviations can be confusing, and sometimes they are written without any explanation as to what they mean. In this blog post, we will go over some of the most common medical abbreviations and what they stand for. We will also provide a few examples so you can see how they are used in context. Hopefully, this information will help you to better understand medical terminology and diagnoses. Stay safe and healthy!
| WNL | within normal limits |
| WAIS | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale |
| WG | Wegener’s granulomatosis |
| WOI | without incident |
| WEE | Western equine encephalitis virus |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| WASP | Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein |
| WM | white matter |
| WLS | Weight Loss Surgery |
| WBI | whole bowel irrigation |
| WISC-R | Wechsler intelligence scale for children revised |
| WN | well nourished |
| WAP | wandering atrial pacemaker |
| WAS | Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome |
| wt | weight |
| WC | white cells |
| WPW | Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome |
| W/O | without |
| WH | well hydrated |
| WS | Waardenburg syndrome |
| W/C | wheelchair |
| WMA | wall motion abnormality |
| WD | well developed |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |
| WOB | Work Of Breathing |
| WDL | within defined limits |
| w/u | Workup |
| WLE | Wide local excision |
| WBAT | weight bearing as tolerated |
| WDWN | well developed and well nourished |
| WBRT | whole-brain radiotherapy treatment |
