Medical terms - Letter V (page 6) | MedicalVocabulary.org

Vesicate

A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant.
Vesicatory

A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant
Vesicle

In dermatology, a vesicle is a small blister, as on the skin. Vesicles also occur on the mucous membranes, such as the buccal mucosa (the lining of the mouth). Vesicles are less than .5 centimeters in diameter. In…
Vesicle, seminal

See: Seminal vesicle
Vesicles

In dermatology, vesicles are small blisters, most often on the skin. Vesicles also can crop up on the mucous membranes, such as the buccal mucosa (the lining of the mouth). In anatomy, a vesicle is any small pouch. The…
Vesicoenteric

Pertaining to both the urinary bladder and intestine or to a communication between them, as in a vesicoenteric fistula. Synonymous with vesicointestinal
Vesicointestinal

See: Vesicoenteric
Vesicular

Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features small blisters on the skin. Vesicles also occur on the mucous membranes, as in the buccal mucosa (the lining of…
Vesicular rickettsiosis

A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City, caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its mouse host by chigger or adult mite bites. There is fever, a dark spot that becomes a small ulcer at the site…
Vesiculitis

Inflammation of a vesicle, and particularly of the seminal vesicles behind the male bladder
Vesiculography

The use of special X-ray equipment and a dye to examine the seminal vesicles and related structures. Vesiculography is most often used when prostate disease or cancer is suspected.
Vessel

A tube in the body that carries fluids: blood vessels or lymph vessels
Vessel, afferent

A vessel that carries blood toward the heart. A vein or venule
Vessel, efferent

A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole
Vestibular

1) Having to do with a structure that is a vestibule (entrance), such as the vestibule of the ear. 2) Having to do with the body's system for maintaining equilibrium
Vestibular apparatus

The vestibule and three semicircular canals of the inner ear. Like an internal carpenter's level, these structures work with the brain to sense, maintain, and regain balance and a sense of where the body and its parts…
Vestibular disorders

Vestibular disorders: Disorders of the body's balance (vestibular) system in the inner ear due to a tremendous range of conditions including vertigo, Meniere's disease, acoustic neuroma, multiple sclerosis, syphilis…
Vestibular neuronitis

Inflammation of the vestibular nerve, the nerve running to the vestibule. (The vestibule is in the inner ear. Like an internal carpenter's level, it and the semicircular canals work with the brain to sense, maintain…
Vestibular system

A system in the body that is responsible for maintaining balance, posture, and the body's orientation in space. This system also regulates locomotion and other movements and keeps objects in visual focus as the body…
Vestibule

In medicine and dentistry, a vestibule is a space or cavity at the entrance to a canal, channel, tube, vessel. In ancient Rome, the 'vestibulum' was an entrance or enclosed porch leading into the house
Vestibule of the ear

A cavity in the middle of the bony labyrinth in the inner ear
Vestibule, vaginal

The vaginal opening is called the vestibule of the vagina. In medicine, a vestibule is a space or cavity at the entrance to a canal, channel, tube, vessel. In ancient Rome, the 'vestibulum' was an entrance or enclosed…
Vestibulocochlear nerve

A nerve that is responsible for the sense of hearing and which is also pertinent to balance, to the body position sense. Problems with the vestibulocochlear nerve may result in deafness, tinnitus (ringing or noise in…
Vestigial

Adjective describing something that is a vestige (remnant) or a primitive structure, and no longer believed to be important. For example, the appendix is considered a vestigial organ, and some infants are born with a…
Veterinary medicine

The medical science concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases in animals. Aside from diagnosing and treating sick and injured animals, veterinarians prevent the transmission of animal diseases…
VHF

Viral hemorrhagic fever
VHL

Von Hippel-Lindau. See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Viable

Capable of life. For example, a viable premature baby is one who is able to survive outside the womb.
Vibramycin

Brand name for doxycycline
Vibration white finger

The original name for a painful and potentially disabling condition of the fingers, hans, and arms due to vibration. Known now preferably as the hand-arm vibration syndrome. In this syndrome, there is initially a…
Vibrio

A group of bacteria that includes Vibrio cholerae, the agent of cholera, (a devastating and sometimes lethal disease with profuse watery diarrhea) and Vibrio comma (which is shaped like a comma). Vibrio move about…
Vibrio cholerae

One of the Vibrio bacteria, V. cholerae (as the name implies) is the agent of cholera, a devastating and sometimes lethal disease with profuse watery diarrhea. Like other Vibrio, V. cholerae moves about actively. The…
Vibrio cholerae genome

See: Cholera genome
Vibrotactile aid

A mechanical instrument that helps individuals who are deaf to detect and interpret sounds through their sense of touch. It is called a vibrotactile aid because it serves as an aid by permitting a person to feel the…
Video-assisted resection

Surgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television screen. Also called video-assisted surgery
Video-assisted surgery

A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical patterns of cluster headache -- the episodic and the chronic: Episodic: This is the most common pattern of cluster…
Vidian neuralgia

A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical patterns of cluster headache -- the episodic and the chronic: > >Episodic: This is the most common pattern of…
VIG

Vaccinia immune globulin
Villi

Plural of villus, a tiny finger-like or vascular projection
Villus

1. A tiny finger-like or hair-like projection. 2. A small vascular protrusion.Villus is the Latin word for shaggy hair or fleece. The plural is villi
Villus, intestinal

See: Intestinal villus
Vinca alkaloid

A medication in a class of anticancer drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth by stopping cell division (mitosis). The vinca alkaloids are also called antimitotic or antimicrotubule agents, or mitotic inhibitors. They…
Vincent angina

This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform…
Vincent gingivitis

This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform…
Vincent infection

This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform…
Vincent stomatitis

This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform…
Vinyl chloride

A substance used in manufacturing plastics that is known to be toxic and carcinogenic (cancer-causing). Dangerous exposure to vinyl chloride occurs mainly in the workplace. Breathing high levels of vinyl chloride for…
Viral

Of or pertaining to a virus. For example, 'My daughter has a viral rash.
Viral encephalitis

Inflammation of the brain as a result of virus infection. There are many viruses that cause viral encephalitis
Viral hemorrhagic fever

Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation caused by viruses. Specific hepatitis viruses have been labeled A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. While other viruses can also cause hepatitis, their primary target is not the liver.