Relating to a ventricle (either in the brain or the heart)
ventricular
ventricular aneurysm
An abnormal dilatation in one of the two lower chambers of the heart.
ventricular fibrillation
An abnormal heart rhythm causing failure of the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) to pump properly. Abbreviated to VF.
ventricular tachycardia
An abnormally fast heart rhythm developing in the ventricles, the pumping chambers of the heart
verruca
The Latin name for a wart that is usually applied to warts on the soles of the feet.
vertebral
Affecting the vertebrae, the bones of the spine, or the joints between them
vertebrobasilar insufficiency
A condition due to insufficient blood supply to certain parts of the brain leading to various temporary and permanent symptoms.
vertebrobasilar ischaemia
Blockage, sometimes due to a clot, of the vertebrobasilar artery supplying blood to parts of the brain, leading to ischaemia in these areas.
vertigo
A feeling that one or one's surroundings are spinning. It is caused by a disturbance of the semicircular canals in the inner ear or the nerve tracts leading from them.
vestibular system
The brain system that is responsible for maintaining balance, posture and the body's spatial orientation.
viable
Capable of survival.
villous adenoma
A type of polyp, usually found in the colon or rectum, and with a tendency to become malignant.
Vincent’s stomatitis
Older term for acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG).
viral poyarthritis
Inflammation of several joints caused by a viral infection.
virus
A microbe that is only able to multiply within living cells.
viruses
Microbes that are only able to multiply within living cells.
viscus
a hollow organ such as the stomach,appendix and intestines
visual
Relating to the sense of sight (vision).
visual acuity
Sharpness or clarity of vision.
vital signs
The baseline health measurements, which include temperature, blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate.
vitamin
Essential substances that cannot be produced by the body and so must be acquired from the diet.
vitiligo
A common disorder of skin pigmentation, in which patches of skin, usually on the face, hands, armpits and groin, lose their colour. It is thought to be an autoimmune disease.
vitreous haemorrhage
Bleeding into the transparent gel-like body that fills the rear area of the eye, between the lens and the retina.
VMA
vanillyl-mandelic acid, which is the excretory product of the catecholamines.