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watchful waiting:
   An approach to handling localized, slow-growing prostate cancer by having regular checkups instead of immediate treatment.
 (1916)
 
Wegener's granulomatosis:
   An autoimmune disease that damages the blood vessels and causes disease in the lungs, upper respiratory tract and kidneys.
 (114)
 
Wilm's tumor:
   The most common kidney cancer in children; also called nephroblastoma.
 (1881)
 

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