| VAS | vascular; ventriculo-atrial shunt; Verapamil Angioplasty Study; vesicle attachment site; viral arthr... |
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| VAS RAD | vascular radiology |
| MRK Syndrome | Mayer-Rokitansky Kster Syndrome = Mllerian Agenesis |
| MRKH Syndrome | Mayer-Rokitansky Kster-Hauser Syndrome = Mllerian Agenesis |
| ARA | Academy of Rehabilitative Audiometry; acetylene reduction activity; American Rheumatism Association;... |
| vas | Origin: L, a vessel. See Vase. <anatomy> A vessel; a duct. Vas deferens; pl. Vasa deferentia. [L. Vas vessel + deferens carrying down. <anatomy> The excretory duct of a testicle; a spermatic duct. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| vas aberrans hepatis | Blind and/or atrophic bile duct remnants in the fibrous appendix and in the capsule of the liver at the margins of the left lobe and the groove for the inferior vena cava. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas aberrans of Roth | An occasional diverticulum of the rete testis or of the efferent ductules of the testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas afferens | A branch of an interlobular artery of the kidney that conveys blood to the glomerulus. Synonym: arteriola glomerularis afferens, vas afferens, afferent vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas anastomoticum | A vessel that establishes a connection between arteries, between veins, or between lymph vessels. Synonym: vas anastomoticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas capillare | <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) |
| vas collaterale | 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) |
| vas efferens | A vein carrying blood away from a part. Synonym: efferent lymphatic. Synonym: efferent glomerular arteriole. Synonym: efferent ductules of testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas lymphaticum | Pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph. 2. Madly enthusiastic; frantic. " Lymphatic rapture. " . <anatomy> [See Lymphate] Lymphatic gland, a temperament in which the lymphatic system seems to predominate, that is, a system in which the complexion lacks colour and the tissues seem to be of loose texture; hence, a temperament lacking energy, inactive, indisposed to exertion or excitement. See Temperament. Origin: L. Lymphaticus distracted, frantic: cf. F. Lymphatique. 1. <anatomy> One of the lymphatic or absorbent vessels, which carry lymph and discharge it into the veins; lymph duct; lymphatic duct. 2. A mad enthusiast; a lunatic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vas lymphaticum afferens | A lymphatic vessel entering, or bringing lymph to, a node. Synonym: vas lymphaticum afferens, afferent vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas lymphaticum efferens | vas efferens |
| vas lymphaticum profundum | One of the vessels that drain lymph from the deep structures of the body; they tend to follow the courses of blood vessels to reach regional lymph nodes. Synonym: vas lymphaticum profundum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas lymphaticum superficiale | One of the lymphatic vessels that lie in the skin and subcutaneous tissues; they join the deep lymphatic vessels. Synonym: vas lymphaticum superficiale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas prominens ductus cochlearis | A blood vessel in the substance of the spiral prominence of the cochler duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vas spirale | A blood vessel, larger than its fellows, running in the tympanic layer of the basilar membrane just beneath the tunnel of Corti. (05 Mar 2000) |