| VD | Symbol for physiologic dead space. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| VDE endonuclease | <enzyme> From saccharomyces cerevisiae; recognises an extended sequence 5'-tatsyatgyygggtgy/ggrgaarkmgkkaawgaaawg-3'; involved in nucleic acid rearrangements Registry number: EC 3.1.22.- Synonym: vma1 gene product, pi-scei endonuclease, vma1 protozyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| VDJ recombinase | <enzyme> Helps in the assembly of genes for immunoglobulins and genes for t cell receptors from pieces of DNA dispersed around the chromosome in lymphocytes Registry number: EC 2.7.7.- Synonym: v-(d)-j recombinase, v(d)j recombinase, v-d-j recombinase, immunoglobulin recombinase (26 Jun 1999) |
| VDRL | <microbiology> A blood test used to diagnose syphilis. Read as nonreactive or negative if you do not have syphilis. The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory can also be positive is cases of leprosy, malaria, mononucleosis, lupus, hepatitis A and pregnancy. Positive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory tests are usually followed up by a more specific test (FTA antibodies). (12 Jan 1998) |
| VDRL test | A flocculation test for syphilis, using cardiolipin-lecithin-cholesterol antigen as developed by the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory of the United States Public Health Service. (05 Mar 2000) |