| VdB | van der Bergh [test] |
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| VDWS | van der Woude syndrome |
| VG | van Gieson [stain]; ventricular gallop; volume of gas |
| vWS | van der Woude syndrome; viewing work station; von Willebrand syndrome |
| Canavan-van Bogaert-Bertrand disease | Autosomal recessive degenerative disease of infancy; mostly in Jewish infants; onset typically within first 3-4 months of birth, consisting of blindness, psychomotor regression, enlarged head, optic atrophy, hypotonia, spasticity, increased N-acetylaspartic acid urinary excretion. MRI shows enlarged brain, decreased attenuation of cerebral and cerebellar white matter, and normal ventricles. Pathologically, there is increased brain volume and weight, and spongy degeneration in the subcortical white matter. See: leukodystrophy. Synonym: Canavan's sclerosis, Canavan-van Bogaert-Bertrand disease, spongy degeneration of infancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| van | The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle. "Standards and gonfalons, twixt van and rear, Stream in the air." (Milton) Origin: Abbrev. Fr. Vanguard. 1. A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain. 2. [OF. Vanne, F. Vanneau beam feather (cf. It. Vanno a wing) fr. L. Vannus. See Etymology above] A wing with which the air is beaten. "[/Angels] on the air plumy vans received him. " "He wheeled in air, and stretched his vans in vain; His vans no longer could his flight sustain." (Dryden) Origin: L. Vannus a van, or fan for winnowing grain: cf. F. Van. Cf. Fan, Van a wing Winnow. <chemical> A shovel used in cleansing ore. Origin: Cornish. <chemical> To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| van Bogaert encephalitis | <neurology> Chronic progressive illness seen in children a few years after measles infection and involving demyelination of the cerebral cortex. Virus apparently persists in brain cells: usually considered a slow virus disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| van Bogaert, Ludo | <person> 20th century Belgian neurologist. See: Canavan-van Bogaert-Bertrand disease, van Bogaert encephalitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Buchem, Francis Steven Peter | <person> Dutch internist, *1897. See: van Buchem's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Buchem's syndrome | <syndrome> An inherited skeletal dysplasia, with mandibular enlargement and thickening of the diaphyses and calvaria, and increased serum alkaline phosphatase; autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: generalised cortical hyperostosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Buren's disease | A disease of unknown cause in which there are plaques or strands of dense fibrous tissue surrounding the corpus cavernosum of the penis, causing deformity and painful erection; sometimes associated with Dupuytren's contracture. Synonym: penile fibromatosis, van Buren's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Buren sound | A standard sound, available in several calibers, with a gently curved tip designed to follow the contour of the deep bulbous urethra in the male; used for urethral calibration or dilation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Buren, William | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1819-1883. See: van Buren sound, van Buren's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Creveld, S | <person> Dutch paediatrician, *1894. See: Ellis-van Creveld syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Deen, Izaak | <person> Dutch physiologist, 1804-1869. See: van Deen's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Deen's test | Glacial acetic acid, gum guaiac solution, and hydrogen peroxide are added to an aqueous suspension of the suspected stain; if occult blood or blood pigment is present, a blue colour develops. Synonym: guaiac test, Schonbein's test, van Deen's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van den Bergh, A | <person> Dutch physician, 1869-1943. See: van den Bergh's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van den Bergh's test | A test for bile pigments (bilirubin) by reaction with diazotised sulfanilic acid (diazo reaction). (05 Mar 2000) |
| van der Hoeve's syndrome | <syndrome> A subtype of osteogenesis imperfecta in which progressive conductive hearing loss begins in childhood because of stapedial fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |