Medical terms - Letter V | MedicalVocabulary.org

V. cholerae genome

See: Cholera genome
Vaccination

Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, thereby preventing disease. Vaccinations, or immunizations, work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease-fighting…
Vaccination, anthrax

A series of six shots over six months and booster shots annually, the anthrax vaccine now in use in the USA was first developed in the 1950s and approved by the Food and Drug Administration for general use in 1970. It…
Vaccination, chickenpox

See Chickenpox immunization
Vaccination, children's

See: DPT immunization.
Vaccination, DPT

See: DPT immunization
Vaccination, DT

DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals who have had a significant adverse reaction to a DPT shot or who have a personal or family history of a seizure…
Vaccination, DTaP

Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP, except that it contains only acellular pertussis vaccine which is thought to cause fewer of the minor reactions…
Vaccination, German measles

See Immunization, MMR.
Vaccination, H. flu

This immunization is designed to prevent disease due to Haemophilus influenzae (H. flu), specifically Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB). The HIB bacteria is responsible for a range of serious 'invasive' diseases…
Vaccination, Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB)

Immunization designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria responsible for a range of serious 'invasive' diseases including meningitis with potential brain damage and…
Vaccination, hepatitis A

See: Hepatitis A immunization
Vaccination, hepatitis B

Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine gives prolonged protection, but 3 shots over a half year are usually required. All infants in the U.S. receive hep B vaccine. Two vaccines (Engerix-B, and Recombivax-HB) are…
Vaccination, HIB

This immunization is designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria responsible for a range of serious 'invasive' diseases including meningitis with potential brain damage and…
Vaccination, infectious hepatitis

See Immunization, hepatitis A.
Vaccination, measles

See Immunization, MMR.
Vaccination, mumps

See Immunization, MMR
Vaccination, pneumococcal pneumonia
Vaccination, polio

The vaccines available for vaccination against polio are OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) and IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine). OPV is still the preferred vaccine for most children. As its name suggests, it is given by mouth…
Vaccination, rubella

See Immunization, MMR.
Vaccination, serum hepatitis

Serum hepatitis is hepatitis B (hep B). Hep B vaccine gives prolonged protection, but 3 shots over a half year are usually required. All infants in the U.S. receive hep B vaccine. Two vaccines (ENGERIX-B, and…
Vaccination, Td

Td is the vaccine given to children over six and adults as boosters for immunity to diphtheria and tetanus.
Vaccination, varicella

A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical areas in the Americas and Africa where yellow fever occurs. Because it is a live vaccine, it should not be…
Vaccination, yellow fever

A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical areas in the Americas and Africa where yellow fever occurs. Because it is a live vaccine, it should not be…
Vaccine, flu

The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza infection. Those include: > >Everyone age 65 or more; >People with chronic diseases of the heart; >People with…
Vaccine, German measles

A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's unpleasant rite of passage. It was thought to be a mild malady that was usually over and done in three days. So…
Vaccine, inactivated polio

See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
Vaccine, influenza

The influenza (flu) vaccine is recommended for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza virus infection. Those include: > >Everyone age 65 or more; >People with chronic diseases of the heart…
Vaccine, killed polio

See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
Vaccine, live polio

See: Polio vaccine, oral
Vaccine, meningococcal

A vaccine to prevent meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord due to bacterial infection by an organism called Neisseria meningitidis. The symptoms of meningococcal…
Vaccine, oral polio

See: Polio vaccine, oral
Vaccine, rubella

A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's unpleasant rite of passage. It was thought to be a mild malady that was usually over and done in three days. So…
Vaccine, Sabin

The oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by the Polish-born American microbiologist Albert B. Sabin (1906-93)
Vaccine, Sabin polio

See: Polio vaccine, oral
Vaccine, Salk

Vaccine against poliomyelitis named for Dr. Jonas Salk who developed and introduced it in 1955. It was the first type of polio vaccine to become available. It was made by cultivating three strains of the virus…
Vaccines

Microbial preparations of killed or modified microorganisms that can stimulate an immune response in the body to prevent future infection with similar microorganisms. These preparations are usually delivered by injection
Vaccinia

1. The cowpox virus which is used to vaccinate against smallpox. 2. A cutaneous or systemic reaction to vaccination with the smallpox vaccine as, for example, in congenital vaccinia and progressive vaccinia
Vaccinia adverse reaction

See Smallpox vaccination adverse reaction
Vaccinia gangrenosa

See Progressive vaccinia
Vaccinia immune globulin

A blood product rich in antibodies against vaccinia, the virus in the smallpox vaccine. Vaccinia immune globulin (VIG) is the only known antidote to the complications of vaccination. It is derived from the blood of…
Vaccinia keratitis

Infection of the cornea due to implantation of vaccinia virus from a smallpox vaccination. People with pre-existing eye disease (particularly inflammatory diseases of the lids, conjunctiva and cornea) are particularly…
Vaccinia necrosum

See Progressive vaccinia
Vaccinia, congenital

See Congenital vaccinia
Vaccinia, disseminated

See Progressive vaccinia
Vaccinia, fetal

See Congenital vaccinia
Vaccinia, progressive

See Progressive vaccinia
VACTERL association

A nonrandom association of birth defects. VACTERL is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, C, T, E, R, and L each stand for one or more type of malformation: > >V = Vertebral anomalies; and >A = Anal atresia (no hole…
VAD

Ventricular assist device, a mechanical pump that takes over the function of the damaged ventricle of the heart and restores normal blood flow. Left ventricular assist devices were developed for patients with heart…
Vagina

The muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. It is usually six to seven inches in length, and its walls are lined with mucus membrane. It includes two vaultlike structures, the anterior…