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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter W. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars
Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.
W/O w/o: without WOB: Work Of Breathing (as in "normal WOB") WOI: without incident WPW: Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome: WS: Waardenburg syndrome Warkany syndrome water-soluble Werner syndrome West syndrome Williams syndrome Wolfram syndrome: WSMW women who have sex with men and women: WSW women who have sex with women: wt: weight (whether ...
The "W" comes from the element symbol for tungsten, W, which comes from the German Wolfram. WI: wrought iron: Both the material and the abbreviation are obsolete, or nearly so. Spell out the words if this material is to be mentioned at all in modern drawings. W/I, w/i: within: A little-used abbreviation. Better to spell out for clarity. W/O, w ...
An abbreviation for “postoperative” ROM. Range of motion. SARS. Severe acute respiratory syndrome. STAT. An abbreviation for “statim,” which is Latin for “immediately” UTI. Urinary ...
Acronyms Diseases and disorders CA Cancer: CACH Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination (see vanishing white matter disease) CAD Coronary artery disease: CADASIL: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy CAP Community acquired pneumonia: CAPA
This is a list of computing and IT acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. 0–9. 1GL—first-generation programming language; 1NF—first normal form; 10B2 ...
An acronym is a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase, Lists of acronyms; Three-letter acronyms; List of government and military acronyms; List of U.S. government and military acronyms; List of U.S. Navy acronyms