western gill disease — nutritional gill disease (hyperplasia of gills caused by a deficiency of pantothenic acid in the diet) … Dictionary of ichthyology
Disease surveillance — is an epidemiological practice by which the spread of disease is monitored in order to establish patterns of progression. The main role of disease surveillance is to predict, observe, and minimize the harm caused by outbreak, epidemic, and… … Wikipedia
Western Australia — Western Australian. a state in W Australia. 1,273,624; 975,920 sq. mi. (2,527,635 sq. km). Cap.: Perth. * * * State (pop., 2001: 1,906,114), western Australia. Covering 976,790 sq mi (2,529,880 sq km), it constitutes one third of the continent s… … Universalium
Western Samoa — Western Samoan. an independent country comprising the W part of Samoa: formerly a trust territory of New Zealand. 219,509; 1133 sq. mi. (2935 sq. km). Cap.: Apia. Cf. Samoa, American Samoa. * * * Western Samoa Western Samoa:Geography Location:… … Universalium
Western Shield — Western Shield, managed by Western Australia s Department of Environment and Conservation, is a nature conservation program, safeguarding Western Australia s native animals and rescuing them from extinction. Set out in 1996, it is the largest and … Wikipedia
Western lowland gorilla — Jock (male) at Bristol Zoo, England, September 2004. Conservation status … Wikipedia
Western corn rootworm — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
western medicine — UK US noun [uncountable] the type of medical treatment that is the most popular in North America and Western European countries, based on the use of drugs and surgery to treat symptoms (=signs of illness) . In such countries, other types of… … Useful english dictionary
Western fence lizard — Taxobox name = Western Fence Lizard image caption = Subspecies taylori image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Phrynosomatidae genus = Sceloporus species = S. occidentalis binomial =… … Wikipedia
Western culture — For this article s equivalent regarding the East, see Eastern culture. For the Henry Cow album of the same name, see Western Culture (album). Leonardo da Vinci s Vitruvian Man. A symbol of the importance of humanism and empiricism in Western… … Wikipedia