| V |
vagina |
tube that connects the uterus to the outside of the body |
vaginitis |
inflammation of the vagina |
vaginodynia |
pain in the vagina |
vaginoperineorrhgaphy |
surgery to fix tears in the vagina and vaginal areas |
vaginoplasty |
surgery to fix the vagina |
vagotomy |
surgery to cut the vagus nerve or nerves, usually done to slow down the making of stomach acid |
varicose veins |
twisted and bulging veins that are larger than normal |
vas deferns |
tube that carries sperm out of the testicle |
vasectomy |
surgery to cut out part or all of the ductus deferens-done to make a man not able produce children |
vasoconstrictor |
drug used to make blood vessels tighten up and become narrower |
vasodilator |
drug used to make blood vessels open up and become bigger |
vasovasostomy |
surgery to undo a vasectomy by connecting up the ductus deferens again-done to make a man able to produce children again |
VDRL test |
blood test used to detect syphilis |
vein |
the type of blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the rest of the body |
vein ligation and stripping |
surgery to remove twisted (varicose) veins in the legs |
vena cava |
largest vein in the body |
venipuncture |
putting a needle into a vein |
venogram. |
x-ray of a vein |
ventilator |
machine used to help a person breathe |
ventral |
toward or having to do with the front of the body |
ventricle |
small space, such as one of several that hold spinal fluid inside the brain and the two lower chambers of the heart |
| venule |
little vein |
verruca |
wart |
vertebra |
one of the 33 bones in the spine |
vertebral colomn |
the spine |
vertebrocostal |
having to do with a vertebra and a rib |
vertigo |
light-headedness; dizziness |
vesicle |
blister |
vesicourethral |
having to do with the urethra and the bladder |
vesicovaginal fistula |
abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina |
viral |
having to do with a virus |
virus |
tiny type of gene |
visceral |
having to do with the internal organs |
vitreous body |
jelly-like liquid found in the back chamber of the eye |
void |
urinate |
volvulus |
twisting of the intestines causing a blockage |
vomit |
matter discharged from the stomach out of the mouth |
vulva |
the tissues around the opening to the vagina |
vulvectomy |
surgery to remove the vulva |
vulvovaginal |
having to do with the vagina and vulva |
vulvovaginitis |
inflammation of the vagina and vulva |
| W |
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wheal |
hive; welt |
white blood cell (WBC) |
one of several types of infection-fighting cells in the blood and body tissues |
white blood cell differential |
blood test to find out the types and numbers of mature and immature forms of white blood cells that are in the blood |
white cell count |
number of white blood cells in the blood |
whooping cough (pertussis) |
bacterial infection, usually seen in young children, in which there is a serious, loud, dry cough |
| withdraw, discontinue |
stop taking part |
| X |
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xanthochromic |
having a yellow color |
xanthoderma |
yellow color to the skin |
xanthosis |
yellow color |
xeroderma |
dry skin |
xeroma |
abnormally dry membranes of the eye |
xerophthalmia |
abnormal dryness of membranes of the eye due to vitamin A deficiency; symptoms may begin in the form of night blindness, and they become progressively worse |
xerostomia |
dryness of the mouth due to dysfunction of the salivary gland |
| xiphoid process |
lower part of the breast bone |
| Y |
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| Z |
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zygote |
the cell made by joining of the female egg and male sperm at the beginning of pregnancy |
