| vulpes | <zoology> A genus of Carnivora including the foxes. Origin: L, a fox. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Vulpian | Edme F.A., French physician, 1826-1887. See: Vulpian's atrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vulpian's atrophy | Progressive spinal muscular atrophy beginning in the shoulder. Synonym: scapulohumeral atrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vulpic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid obtained from a lichen (Cetraria vulpina) as a yellow or red crystalline substance which on decomposition yields pulvinic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vulpine | Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. <zoology> Vulpine phalangist, an Australian carnivorous marsupial (Phalangista, or Trichosurus, vulpina). Synonym: vulpine phalanger, and vulpine opossum. Origin: L. Vulpinus, from vulpes a fox. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vulpinic | <chemistry> Same as Vulpic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vulpinite | <chemical> A scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish white colour, used for ornamental purposes. Origin: So called after Vulpino, in Italy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vulsella | Vulsellum Synonym: vulsella forceps. Origin: L. Pincers, fr. Vello, pp. Vulsus, to pluck (05 Mar 2000) |
| vulsellum forceps | A forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade. Synonym: volsella, vulsella, vulsellum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vultern | <zoology> The brush turkey (Talegallus Lathami) of Australia. See Brush turkey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vulture | <ornithology> Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidae. In most of the species the head and neck are naked or nearly so. They feed chiefly on carrion. The condor, king vulture, turkey buzzard, and black vulture (Catharista atrata) are well known American species. The griffin, lammergeir, and Pharaoh's chicken, or Egyptian vulture, are common Old World vultures. Origin: OE. Vultur, L. Vultur: cf. OF. Voltour, F. Vautour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vulva | <anatomy> The visible external female genitalia consisting of the mons pubis, labia, clitoris, vaginal orifice, vestibule and vestibular glands. (27 Sep 1997) |
| vulval | <anatomy> Pertaining to the vulva. (18 Nov 1997) |
| vulvar | Vulval Relating to the vulva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vulvar diseases | Diseases of the vulva. (12 Dec 1998) |