Whipple
Whipple is a surname, most notably associated with American surgeon Allen Whipple, whose name attaches to the Whipple procedure—a complex surgery removing part of the pancreas, duodenum, and bile duct to treat pancreatic cancer.
The Whipple triad describes three criteria for diagnosing low blood sugar.
The tumor was operable, so they scheduled a Whipple.
Icy orbiting body
- cometaryOf frozen celestial bodies
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- nucleusCentral controlling part
tail · perihelion · Kuiper · short-period · long-period · observatory · telescope · asteroid
Dual-function abdominal gland
- duodenumInitial small intestine
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
tumor · oncology · gastroenterology · abdominal · laparotomy · chemotherapy · radiation · metastasis
comet
Icy orbiting body
- cometaryOf frozen celestial bodies
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
nucleus · tail · perihelion · Kuiper · short-period · long-period · observatory · telescope · asteroid · planetesimal
pancreas
Dual-function abdominal gland
- duodenumInitial small intestine
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
adenocarcinoma · tumor · oncology · gastroenterology · abdominal · laparotomy · chemotherapy · radiation · metastasis · carcinoma
family
Related people together
heritage · clan · kin · bloodline · descendants · relatives · pedigree · namesake · colonial · American
- whipped creamAerated dairy topping
- whipped upMade fast, informal
- whipping upMaking something quickly
- whipped outRapidly extracted something
- whipping creamHigh-fat dairy for aerating
- whipping outProducing something swiftly