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Wells syndrome
Wells syndrome, or eosinophilic cellulitis, a rare inflammatory dermatosis first described by George Wells in 1971, with recurrent erythematous plaques, dermal eosinophils, flame figures, steroid-responsive course, and emerging biologic treatments.
Wells turbine
The Wells turbine is a self-rectifying air turbine patented by Alan Arthur Wells in 1976, the most widely used power take-off for oscillating water column wave energy converters.
Wells, Somerset
Wells, Somerset: England's smallest city, a cathedral city on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills with a 2021 parish population of 11,145, named for the springs in the Bishop's Palace grounds, chartered by King John in 1201.
Welltok
Welltok, legally WellTok, Inc., was a Denver-area healthcare consumer activation company founded in 2009 that used data analytics to prompt health actions and was acquired by Virgin Pulse in 2021.
Welltower
Welltower Inc. is a Toledo, Ohio-based real estate investment trust that owns seniors housing, outpatient medical, and long-term care properties in the US, UK, and Canada.
Wellvana Health
Wellvana Health is a Nashville, Tennessee-based value-based care enablement company founded in 2018 that helps primary care providers and health systems participate in Medicare accountable care programs.
Welrod
The Welrod is a British bolt-action, integrally suppressed pistol developed during World War II for the SOE, quiet enough to be described as no louder than a snapping finger.
Wels catfish
Wels catfish (Silurus glanis), also sheatfish or European catfish: Europe's largest freshwater fish, native to Europe and Asia, a nocturnal apex predator up to 2.73 m and 130 kg, invasive in much of Europe and Lacey Act-banned in the US.
Welser rule in Venezuela
The Welser rule in Venezuela (Gobierno de los Welser en Venezuela) was the rule of the Province of Venezuela by Augsburg bankers from 1528 to 1546.
Welsh Corgi
Welsh Corgi, covering the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and Pembroke Welsh Corgi, two distinct Welsh herding breeds separated in 1934; differ in tail, size, color, ancestry, and DM risk.
Welsh Dragon
Y Ddraig Goch, the Welsh Dragon, is the red dragon passant on the white-and-green national flag of Wales, officially recognised in 1959. Its legend comes from the Vortigern two-dragons omen in the Historia Brittonum and Geoffrey of Monmouth, and from Henry Tudor's 1485 Bosworth standard.
Welsh football clubs in English competitions
Welsh football clubs in English competitions: Cardiff City, Swansea City, Wrexham, and Newport County play in the English Football League, predating Wales's 1992 national league; Cardiff won the 1927 FA Cup, Swansea the 2013 League Cup.
Welsh Guards
The Welsh Guards (Gwarchodlu Cymru) is the British Army's fifth and youngest foot guards regiment, formed by Royal Warrant on 26 February 1915. Light infantry at Windsor with ceremonial duties; fought at Loos, Normandy, Brussels 1944, Falklands 1982, and Afghanistan.
Welsh independence
Welsh independence (Annibyniaeth i Gymru) is the proposal for Wales to leave the United Kingdom as a sovereign state. Plaid Cymru's ultimate aim; supported by roughly a third of voters, with no referendum route without Westminster consent.
Welsh language
Welsh (Cymraeg) is a Brittonic Celtic language and, with English, an official language of Wales. Census 2021 counted 538,300 speakers (17.8%); the Cymraeg 2050 strategy targets a million speakers by 2050.
Welsh Language Act 1993
The Welsh Language Act 1993 is a UK Parliament statute, given royal assent in 1993, obliging public bodies in Wales to prepare Welsh language schemes treating English and Welsh equally.
Welsh mythology
Welsh mythology, centered on the Four Branches of the Mabinogi and the Mabinogion tales, is the medieval Welsh body of heroic and supernatural narrative, distinct from Irish myth and debated as evidence of pre-Christian Celtic belief.
Welsh people
Welsh people are the people of Wales, UK; in Census 2021 55.2% had a Welsh-only identity, 17.8% spoke Welsh, 93.8% were White, and identity is shaped by the Welsh language, St David's Day, eisteddfodau, rugby, and a diaspora with hiraeth.
Welsh Power Plant
The Welsh Power Plant, formally the J. Robert Welsh Power Plant, is a coal-fired station near Cason in Titus County, Texas, operated by SWEPCO since 1977 and scheduled to convert to natural gas by 2028.
Welsh rarebit
Welsh rarebit, also Welsh rabbit (caws pobi), is a Welsh dish of toast topped with a melted cheese sauce made with ale, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce; first recorded as Welsh rabbit in 1725.
Welsh Rugby Union
Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), founded 12 March 1881 at Neath, is Wales's national governing body for rugby union. Runs 276 community clubs, four professional men's teams moving to three from 2028/29, and the Principality Stadium.
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Welsh Springer Spaniel, or Welshie: a medium-sized red-and-white British flushing gundog, Kennel Club recognized 1902, AKC-listed 1914, a vulnerable native breed with about 174 UK registrations in 2024.
Welsh surnames
Welsh surnames arose when the medieval patronymic system (ap/ab 'son of', ferch 'daughter of') was replaced by fixed hereditary names from the 15th-16th centuries, producing a small pool dominated by Jones, Davies, Williams, Evans, and Thomas.
Welsh Terrier
Welsh Terrier: a wiry black-and-tan working terrier from Wales, historically used to hunt fox, badger, and otter. Recognized by the English Kennel Club in 1885-1887; now a vulnerable native breed in the UK.
Welsh Triads
The Welsh Triads (Trioedd Ynys Prydein, "Triads of the Island of Britain") are medieval Welsh texts preserving folklore and heroic tradition in groups of three, best known through Rachel Bromwich's standard 1961/2006 edition.
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe is a New York private equity firm founded in 1979 that invests exclusively in healthcare and technology, having raised over $31 billion.
Welspun Group
Welspun Group, now branded Welspun World, is an Indian conglomerate founded in 1985 by B. K. Goenka, headquartered in Mumbai, with businesses in large-diameter pipes, home textiles, and infrastructure.
Welterweight
Welterweight is a combat sports weight class: 147 lb (66.7 kg) limit in professional boxing, 170 lb in UFC, over 170–185 lb in ONE Championship. Established 1909 by the National Sporting Club, standardized 1920.
Weltklasse Zürich
Weltklasse Zürich, an annual athletics meeting first held in 1928 at Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium, part of the Wanda Diamond League and a recurring Diamond League Final host, with 25+ world records including dos Santos's 45.80 400m hurdles in 2026.
Weltpolitik
Weltpolitik ("world politics") was Imperial Germany's foreign policy under Wilhelm II from the late 1890s, seeking world-power status through naval expansion and overseas acquisitions like Kiautschou Bay, replacing Bismarck's continental system and contributing to Germany's pre-1914 isolation.