Neurosurgical Abbreviations
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Symbols A B C D E F
G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T
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W         water

w/        with

WBRT  whole brain radiation therapy

WC      work-comp, workers' compensation

W/C     wheel chair

WCAB Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

WCJ     workers' compensation judge

w/comp   workers' compensation

WB      weight bearing or whole blood

WBAT  weight bearing as tolerated

WBC    white blood cell count (blood test result)

WBQC wide-based quad cane

WBRT  whole brain radiation therapy

WBS    weight bearing status

WBTT  weight bearing to tolerance

WD      well developed

W/D     warm and dry

W.F.     white female

WFL     within functional limits

wk       week

wks     weeks

W.M.    white male

WMSD work-relater musculoskeletal disorder

WN      well nourished

WNL    within normal limits

w/o      without

WOB    work of breathing

WP       whirlpool

W/P      warm and pink

Wt.       weight

 

 

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