| BV | bacitracin V; bacterial vaginosis; biological value; blood vessel; blood volume; bronchovesicular |
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| BVE | binocular visual efficiency; blood vessel endothelium; blood volume expander |
| BVI | blood vessel invasion |
| BVP | blood vessel prosthesis; blood volume pulse; burst of ventricular pacing |
| LVH | large vessel hematocrit; left ventricular hypertrophy |
| efferent nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A nerve which transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to a muscle or organ. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| efferent pathways | Nerve structures through which impulses are conducted from a nerve centre toward a peripheral site. (12 Dec 1998) |
| afferent vessel | A vessel carrying blood toward the heart. A vein or venule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| air vessel | A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see Air chamber. The air vessels of insects are called tracheae, of plants spiral vessels. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anastomosing vessel | A vessel that establishes a connection between arteries, between veins, or between lymph vessels. Synonym: vas anastomoticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blood vessel | <anatomy> All the vessels lined with endothelium through which blood circulates. (18 Nov 1997) |
| blood vessel prosthesis | Prosthesis, constructed of either synthetic or biological material, which is used for the repair of injured or diseased blood vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blood vessel prosthesis implantation | Surgical insertion of synthetic or biological material to repair injured or diseased blood vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| capillary vessel | <anatomy> Any one of the minute vessels that connect the arterioles and venules, forming a network in nearly all parts of the body. Their walls act as semipermeable membranes for the interchange of various substances, including fluids, between the blood and tissue fluid. Synonym: vas capillare. Origin: L. Capillaris = hair like (16 Dec 1997) |
| vessel | Water conducting system in the xylem, consisting of a column of cells (vessel elements) whose end walls have been perforated or totally degraded, resulting in an uninterrupted tube. (18 Nov 1997) |
| vessel, afferent | A vessel carrying blood toward the heart. A vein or venule. Afferent hails from the latin ad meaning toward + ferre, to bear. The opposite of an afferent vessel is an efferent vessel, an artery or arteriole. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vessel element | Part of a xylem vessel in a higher plant, arising from a single cell. The end walls are perforated and may completely disappear, giving rise to a continuous tube. The remaining walls are thickened and lignified and there is no protoplast. (18 Nov 1997) |
| chyle vessel | 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid. 2. <anatomy> Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels. Origin: L. Lacteus milky, fr. Lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce. <anatomy> One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| collateral vessel | A branch of an artery running parallel with the parent trunk, a vessel that runs in parallel with another vessel, nerve, or other long structure. Synonym: vas collaterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| containment vessel | <radiobiology> Gas-tight shell or other enclosure around a fusion (or fission) reactor, to prevent accidental leakage of radioactive contents. (09 Oct 1997) |