| vasa vasorum | Nutrient blood vessels which supply the walls of large arteries or veins. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| vasa vorticosa | Several veins (usually four) from the vascular tunic formed of veins accompanying the posterior ciliary arteries and the ciliary body; then drain into the superior or inferior ophthalmic vein. Synonym: venae vorticosae, venae choroideae oculi, choroid veins of eye, Stensen's veins, vasa vorticosa, vorticose veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ferrein's vasa aberrantia | Biliary canaliculi that are not connected with hepatic lobules. (05 Mar 2000) |