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mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary
Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary
Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK
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vestitureThat which covers a surface, as hairs, scales, etc. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
vestlet<zoology> Any one of several species of actinians belonging to the genus Cerianthus. These animals have a long, smooth body tapering to the base, and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth. They form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube with a smooth internal lining, in which they dwell, whence the name. ... Origin: Dim. Of vest. ... So …
vestmentA covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress; specifically, any priestly garment. 'Royal vestiment.' . 'Priests in holy vestments.' . ' The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the quality of the persons represented.' (Dryden) ... Origin: OE. Vestement, vestiment, OF. Vestement, vestiment, F. Vetement, fr. L. Vestimentum, fr. Vesti …
vesture1. A garment or garments; a robe; clothing; dress; apparel; vestment; covering; envelope. 'Approach, and kiss her sacred vesture's hem.' (Milton) 'Rocks, precipices, and gulfs, appareled with a vesture of plants.' (Bentley) 'There polished chests embroidered vestures graced.' (Pope) ... 2. The corn, grass, underwood, stubble, etc, with which land wa …
vesuvinSynonym: Bismarck brown Y. ... Origin: Vesuvius, volcano in Italy ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vetch<botany> Any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is V. Sativa. ... The name is also applied to many other leguminous plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of the genus Lathyrus; the horse vetch, of the genus Hippocrepis; the kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria); th …
veteranLong exercised in anything, especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill. 'The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists and courtiers.' (Macaulay) ... Origin: L. Veteranus, from vetus, veteris, old; akin to Gr. Year, Skr. Vatsara. Se …
veteransFormer members of the armed services. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Veterans Administration hospitalA hospital operated at federal government expense and administered by the Veterans Administration for care of veterans of U.S. Wars and retired military personnel. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
veterans disability claimsDisorders claimed as a result of military service. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Veterinarian's OathThe official oath of the veterinary profession, adopted by the American Veterinary Medical Association in 1954: 'Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine, I solemnly dedicate myself and the knowledge I possess to the benefit of society, to the conservation of our livestock resources and to the relief of suffering of animals. I will p …
veterinariansPersons trained and authorised to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; doctors of veterinary medicine (d.v.m.). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
veterinaryOf or pertaining to the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, etc.; as, a veterinary writer or school. ... Origin: L. Veterinarius of or belonging to beasts of burden an draught, fr. Veterinus, probably originally, of or pertaining to yearlings: cf. F. Veterinaire. See Veteran, Wether. ... Source: Webste …
veterinary drugsDrugs used by veterinarians in the treatment of animal diseases. The veterinarian's pharmacological armamentarium is the counterpart of drugs treating human diseases, with dosage and administration adjusted to the size, weight, disease, and idiosyncrasies of the species. In the united states most drugs are subject to federal regulations with specia …
veterinary medicineThe medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
vetispiradiene synthase<enzyme> A sesquiterpene cyclase; isolated from hyoscyamus muticus; shows 77% amino acid sequence identity to tobacco sesquiterpene cyclase; genbank u20187 ... Registry number: EC 2.5.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
vex1. To tos back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. 'White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.' (Pope) ... 2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. 'I will not vex your souls.' 'Then thousand torments vex my heart.' (Prior) ... 3. To twist; to weave. 'So …
vexar tubeA biodegradable plastic mesh tube used to protect young plants from browsing by deer or other animals. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
vexillary1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. ... 2. <botany> Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. ... <botany> Vexilary aestivation, a mode of aestivation in which one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants. ... Origin: Cf. F. Vexillaire, …
Vg convertase<enzyme> Subtilisin-like enzyme which cleaves pro-vitellogenin in fat bodies; isolated from the mosquito a. Aegypti; genbank l46373 ... Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- ... Synonym: vitellogenin convertase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
VH and VL genes-domainsVH and VL genes define in part the sequences of the variable heavy and light regions of immunoglobulin molecules. VH and VL domains are the regions of amino acid sequence so defined. J genes and, in the case of the heavy chain, a D gene (D=diversity) also define these regions. Gene rearrangement also plays a role in determining the sequences in whi …
VHDL<abbreviation> Very high density lipoprotein. ... See: lipoprotein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
VHLVon Hippel-Lindau. See: Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Vi antibodyA form of antibody that agglutinates highly virulent strains of Salmonella typhi, i.e., cells with Vi antigen; such bacteria are not agglutinable with O antiserum until the Vi antigen is destroyed. ... See: Vi antigen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vi antigenVirulence antigen, an external capsular antigen of enterobacteria formerly thought to be related to increased virulence. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
viaAny passage in the body, as the intestine, the vagina, etc. ... Origin: L. Way, road ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
viability test<investigation> Test to determine the proportion of living individuals, cells or organisms, in a sample. Viability tests are most commonly performed on cultured cells and usually depend on the ability of living cells to exclude a dye, (an exclusion test) or to specifically take it up (inclusion test). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
viableAlive, able to reproduce. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
viable cell countNumber of cells in a given area or volume that are thriving. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
viable countMeasurement of the concentration of live cells in a microbial population. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
vial<equipment> A small bottle. ... Origin: Gr. Phial ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
vibesateA mixture of polvinate and malrosinol in organic solvent and a propellant; a modified polyvinyl plastic used as a topical spray for wounds. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibrate1. To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate. ... 2. To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver. ... 3. To produce an oscillating or …
vibrating lineThe imaginary line across the posterior part of the palate, marking the division between the movable and immovable tissues. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibration1. The act of vibrating, or the state of being vibrated, or in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro; oscillation, as of a pendulum or musical string. 'As a harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.' (Longfellow) ... 2. <physics> A limited reciprocating motion of a particle of an elastic body or medium in alternate …
vibration syndrome<syndrome> Tingling, numbness, and blanching of the fingers resulting from use of hand-held vibration tools; may persist without further exposure to vibration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibration toleranceThe maximum vibratory or oscillatory movements that an individual can experience and bear without pain; the limit of tolerance is a function of amplitude and frequency of the vibration and varies with the direction of application. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibratorAn instrument used for imparting vibrations. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibratory massageVery rapid tapping of the surface effected by means of an instrument, usually with an elastic tip. ... Synonym: seismotherapy, sismotherapy, vibrotherapeutics. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibratory sensibilitySynonym for pallesthesia ... The appreciation of vibration, a form of pressure sense; most acute when a vibrating tuning fork is applied over a bony prominence. ... Synonym: bone sensibility, pallesthetic sensibility, vibratory sensibility. ... Origin: G. Pallo, to quiver, + aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibratory urticariaA form of urticaria that occurs in response to vibratory stimuli. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibrio<bacteria> Vibrio is a genus of motile, Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (family Vibrionaceae), some species in this genus cause cholera in humans and other diseases in animals. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
Vibrio alginolyticusA species associated with wound and ear infections, and with bacteraemia in immunocompromised and in burn patients. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vibrio cholerae<bacteria> Bacterium that causes cholera, the life threatening aspects of which are caused by the exotoxin (see cholera toxin). ... Short, slightly curved rods, highly motile (single polar flagellum), gram-negative. Adhere to intestinal epithelium (adhesion mechanism unknown) and produce enzymes (neuraminidase, proteases) that facilitate acces …
Vibrio fluvialis<bacteria> A species, similar to strains of Aeromonas, associated with diarrhoeal disease in humans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vibrio foetus<bacteria> Former name for Campylobacter foetus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vibrio furnissii<bacteria> An aerogenic strain, similar to Vibrio fluvialis, associated with diarrhoeal disease and outbreaks of gastroenteritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vibrio hollisae<bacteria> Species which can cause dysentery in humans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibrio infectionsInfections with bacteria of the genus vibrio. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Vibrio metschnikovii<bacteria> A species causing acute enteric disease in chickens and other avian species; also isolated from human stool. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vibrio mimicus<bacteria> A sucrose-negative strain, similar to Vibrio cholerae, isolated from human stool in diarrhoeal disease and from human ear infections. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibrio parahaemolyticus<bacteria> A species of bacteria found in the marine environment, sea foods, and the feces of patients with acute enteritis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Vibrio sputorum<bacteria> Former name for Campylobacter sputorum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vibrio vulnificus<bacteria> A species capable of causing cutaneous lesions in an cirrhotic or immunocompromised patient; usually contracted from contaminated oysters; also a cause of wound infections, especially those associated with handling of shellfish. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vibrio vulnificus protease<enzyme> Forms haemorrhagic lesions and causes extensive dermonecrosis; enhances vascular permeability through histamine release and bradykinin generation by activation of the plasma kallikrein -kinin system; immediately inactivated by plasma protein ... Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- ... Synonym: vvp protease, vvp gene product ... (26 Jun 1999)
vibrion septique
Synonym for Clostridium septicum ... A species found in malignant oedema of animals, in human war wounds, and in cases of appendicitis; it is pathogenic for guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, and pigeons and produces an exotoxin that is lethal and haemolytic. ... Synonym: Ghon-Sachs bacillus, Sachs' bacillus, vibrion septique. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibrionaceae
<bacteria> A family of gram-negative bacteria usually found in fresh or sea water, occasionally in fish or man. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
vibrionic abortion
<veterinary> The abortion of cattle or sheep caused by Campylobacter foetus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibriosis
Infection caused by species of bacteria of the genus Vibrio. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibrissa
1. <anatomy> One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man. ... 2. <ornithology> The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds. ... Origin: L. Vibrissae, pl, the hairs in the nostrils …
vibrissae
<zoology> Stiff hairs projecting from the face around the nose of most mammals, acting as touch receptors. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
vibrissal
Relating to the vibrissae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibrocardiogram
<investigation> A graphic record of chest vibrations produced by haemodynamic events of the cardiac cycle; the record provides an indirect, externally recorded measurement of isovolumic contraction and ejection times. ... Origin: L. Vibro, to shake, + G. Kardia, heart, + gramma, a drawing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibromasseur
A type of vibrator for giving vibratory massage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vibrotherapeutics
Synonym for vibratory massage ... Very rapid tapping of the surface effected by means of an instrument, usually with an elastic tip. ... Synonym: seismotherapy, sismotherapy, vibrotherapeutics. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Viburnum prunifolium
A medication derived from the root bark of Viburnum prunifolium (family Caprifoliaceae); contains viburnin; bitter resin; tannin; sugar; citric, malic, oxalic and valeric acids. Formerly used as a smooth muscle relaxant/antispasmodic (uterine). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vicarious
1. Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority. ... 2. Acting of suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer. 'The soul in the body is but a subordinate efficient, and vicarious . . . In the hands of the Almighty.' (Sir M. Hale) ... 3. Performed of suffered in the place of anoth …
vicarious hypertrophy
Hypertrophy of an organ following failure of another organ because of a functional relationship between them; e.g., enlargement of the pituitary gland, after destruction of the thyroid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vicat needle
<equipment> A device for obtaining the setting time of plaster and other materials. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vicat, L
<person> French engineer, 1786-1861. ... See: Vicat needle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vice
1. A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse. 'Withouten vice of syllable or letter.' (Chaucer) 'Mark the vice of the procedure.' (Sir W. Hamilton) ... 2. A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customar …
viceroy
1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India. ... 2. <zoology> A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, or Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along t …
vicilin
<protein> Seed storage protein of legumes. Protein from Pisum sativum is a trimer of 50 kD subunits. High proportion of _ pleated sheet (40-50%) and only about 10% _ helix. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
vicious cicatrix
A cicatrix that by its contraction causes a deformity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vicious circle
The mutually accelerating action of two independent diseases or phenomena, or of a primary and secondary affection, the passage of food, after a gastroenterostomy, from the artificial opening through the intestinal loop by antiperistaltic action and back into the stomach again by the pyloric orifice, or the reverse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vicious union
<orthopaedics> Union of the ends of a broken bone resulting in a deformity or a crooked limb; frequently used interchangeably with faulty union. ... Synonym: malunion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vicq d'Azyr, Felix
<person> French anatomist, 1748-1794. ... See: Vicq d'Azyr's bundle, Vicq d'Azyr's centrum semiovale, Vicq d'Azyr's foramen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vicq d'Azyr's bundle
Synonym for mamillothalamic fasciculus ... A compact, thick bundle of nerve fibres that passes dorsalward from the mamillary body on either side to terminate in the anterior nucleus of the thalamus. ... Synonym: fasciculus mamillothalamicus, fasciculus thalamomamillaris, mamillothalamic tract, Vicq d'Azyr's bundle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vicq d'Azyr's centrum semiovale
Synonym for centrum semiovale ... The great mass of white matter composing the interior of the cerebral hemisphere; the name refers to the general shape of this white core in horizontal sections of the hemisphere. ... Synonym: centrum medullare, centrum ovale, medullary centre, semioval centre, Vicq d'Azyr's centrum semiovale, Vieussens' centrum. ... …
Vicq d'Azyr's foramen
Synonym for foramen caecum medullae oblongatae ... <anatomy> A small triangular depression at the lower boundary of the pons that marks the upper limit of the median fissure of the medulla oblongata. ... Synonym: foramen caecum posterius, Vicq d'Azyr's foramen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Victor-Michaelis-Menten equation
Synonym for Michaelis-Menten equation ... <chemistry> Equation derived from a simple kinetic model for a single-substrate non-cooperative enzyme-catalyzed reaction that successfully accounts for the hyperbolic adsorption isotherm) relationship between substrate concentration and reaction rate. ... V = Vmax x S/(S + Km), where V is the initial v …
victoria
1. <botany> A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet. ... 2. A kind of low four-wh …
Victoria blue
Any of several blue diphenylnaphthylmethane derivatives; used as a stain in histology. ... Origin: Queen Victoria ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Victoria orange
An alkaline salt of dinitrocresol; a reddish yellow stain formerly used in histology. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
victualer
1. One who furnishes victuals. ... 2. One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper; an innkeeper. ... 3. A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for military or naval use; a provision use; a provision ship. ... 4. One who deals in grain; a corn factor. Licensed victualer. See Licensed. ... Origin: F. Victuailleur ... Alternative forms: …
victuals
Food for human beings, especially. When it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands. 'Then had we plenty of victuals.' (Jer. Xliv. 17) ... Origin: OE. Vitaille, OF. Vitaille, F. Victuaille, pl. Victuailles, fr. L. Victualia, pl. Of. Victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. Vic …
Vidal, Jean Baptiste Emile
<person> French dermatologist, 1825-1893. ... See: Vidal's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Vidal's disease
An obsolete term for lichen simplex chronicus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vidarabine
<drug> Adenine arabinoside (Ara A): nucleoside analogue with antiviral properties that has been used to treat severe herpes virus infections. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
vidarabine phosphate
<chemical> An adenosine monophosphate analog in which ribose is replaced by an arabinose moiety. It is the monophosphate ester of vidarabine with antiviral and possibly antineoplastic properties. ... Pharmacological action: antimetabolites, antimetabolites, antineoplastic, antiviral agents. ... Chemical name: 9H-Purin-6-amine, 9-(5-O-phosphono- …
video games
A form of interactive entertainment in which the player controls electronically generated images that appear on a video display screen. This includes video games played in the home on special machines or home computers, and those played in arcades. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
video microscopy
<technique> Microscopy that takes advantage of video as an imaging, image processing, analysing, or controlling device. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...
video recording
The storing or preserving of video signals for television to be played back later via a transmitter or receiver. Recordings may be made on magnetic tape or discs (videodisc recording). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
video waveform
<microscopy> The display of the (composite) video signal onto a cathode-ray oscilloscope triggered by the V- or H-sync pulse. The amplitudes and waveforms, as well as precision of timing, of the signal components are made visible. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...
video-assisted thoracic surgery
A less morbid alternative to 'open' thoracotomy that employs cameras, optic systems, percutaneous stapling devices, and assorted endoscopic graspers, retractors, and forceps. Also called video thoracoscopic surgery, it can be selectively applied to various pulmonary, pleural, and pericardial lesions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
videodisc recording
The storing of visual and usually sound signals on discs for later reproduction on a television screen or monitor. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
videokeratoscope
<instrument> A keratoscope fitted with a video camera. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
videotape recording
Recording of visual and sometimes sound signals on magnetic tape. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
vidian
Named after or described by Vidius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
vidian artery
<radiology> Arises from petrous portion of ICA, passes through foramen lacerum, ends in oropharynx or continues as, artery of pterygoid canal, anastamoses with branches of: ascending pharyngeal a., accessory meningeal a., descending and ascending palatine aa. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
