| vesalianum | The tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone sometimes existing as a separate bone. Synonym: vesalianum, Vesalius' bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Vesalius' bone | The tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone sometimes existing as a separate bone. Synonym: vesalianum, Vesalius' bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vesalius' foramen | <anatomy> A minute inconstant foramen in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, anterior and medial to the foramen ovale, transmitting a small emissary vein from the cavernous sinus. Synonym: emissary sphenoidal foramen, venous foramen, Vesalius' foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vesalius' vein | <anatomy, vein> The emissary vein passing through the foramen venosum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vesalius, Andreas | <person> Flemish anatomist, 1514-1564. See: Vesalius' bone, Vesalius' foramen, Vesalius' vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesbium | <chemistry> A rare metallic element of which little is known. It is said by Scacchi to have been extracted from a yellowish incrustation from the cracks of a Vesuvian lava erupted in 1631. Origin: NL, from L. Vesuvius, contr. Vesbius, Vesuvius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vesica | A bladder. Vesica piscis. [L, dish bladder. A glory, or aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles usually represented as surrounding a divine personage. More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing a glory; a solid oval, etc. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vesica biliaris | <anatomy> A digestive organ which stores bile (produced in the liver), used in the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| vesica fellea | An alternate term for gallbladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesica prostatica | A minute pouch in the prostate opening on the summit of the seminal colliculus, the analogue of the uterus and vagina in the female, being the remains of the fused caudal ends of the paramesonephric ducts. Synonym: utriculus prostaticus, masculine uterus, Morgagni's sinus, sinus pocularis, uterus masculinus, vagina masculina, vesica prostatica, Weber's organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesica urinaria | A musculomembranous elastic bag serving as a storage place for the urine. Synonym: vesica urinaria, cystis urinaria, urocyst, urocystis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesical | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the bladder. Origin: L. Vesica bladder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vesical calculus | A urinary calculus formed or retained in the bladder. Synonym: cystolith. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesical diverticulum | A diverticulum of the bladder wall; may be either true or false type. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesical fistula | A fistula from the urinary bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |