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Watchful waiting (EXPECTANT MANAGEMENT)
Close monitoring of prostate cancer by a physician instead of immediate treatment.
Watermelon stomach
Parallel red sores in the stomach that look like the stripes on a watermelon.
Wedge resection of the lung
A small, localized section of the lung is removed, often for a lung biopsy.
Western blotting analysis
A technique used to identify a specific protein; the probe is a radioactively labeled antibody raised against the protein in question.
White blood cells
Cells that help the body fight infection and disease.
Whole blood
Blood containing all its components, such as red and white blood cells, platelets, and more.
Wilms' tumor
A kidney cancer (tumor) that occurs in children, usually before age 5.
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