abbreviation
General Slang
WNL (we never looked)
DUB-uhl-yoo EN EL · abbreviation · slang
Cynical gloss of 'Within Normal Limits' — see main entry
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Cross-reference: the cynical reading of WNL as 'We Never Looked' is captured under the main WNL entry.
“See the WNL entry.”
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WNL (we never looked) In A Sentence
See the WNL entry.
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WNL
People Also Ask
What does WNL normally stand for?
In charts it means 'Within Normal Limits', indicating a finding or result is normal.
Why the joke 'We Never Looked'?
It is cynical medical humour suggesting that a documented 'WNL' was written without the clinician actually examining or checking the finding.
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