| PVL | perivalvular leakage; permanent vision loss |
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| SBV | singular binocular vision |
| VC | color vision; variance cardiography; vascular changes; vasoconstriction; vena cava; venereal case; v... |
| vis | vision, visual |
| VL | left arm [electrode]; ventralis lateratis [nucleus]; ventrolateral; visceral leishmaniasis; vision, ... |
| cortical part of middle cerebral artery | <anatomy, artery> See: middle cerebral artery. Synonym: pars corticalis arteriae cerebralis mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cortical reaction | The reaction of an egg cell to fertilization which changes its surface cell membrane and prevents additional sperm cells from entering (among other things). (09 Oct 1997) |
| cortical sensibility | The integration of sensory stimuli by the cerebral cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cortical substance | The superficial thin layer of compact bone. Synonym: substantia corticalis, cortical substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cortical vesicle | A vesicle, or membrane-bound bubble, in an animal egg cell that releases proteases and other enzymes immediately after fertilization, chiefly to change the egg's surface cell membrane so that no more sperm cells can enter. (09 Oct 1997) |
| hyperostosis, cortical, congenital | A disease of young infants characterised by soft tissue swellings over the affected bones, fever, and irritability, and marked by periods of remission and exacerbation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infantile cortical hyperostosis | Neonatal subperiosteal bone formation over many bones, especially the mandible and clavicles and the shafts of long bones; it follows fever, usually appearing before 6 months of age and disappearing during childhood. Synonym: Caffey's disease, Caffey's syndrome, Caffey-Silverman syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibrous cortical defect | A common 1 to 3 cm defect in the cortex of a bone, most commonly the lower femoral shaft of a child, filled with fibrous tissue. Nonosteogenic or nonossifying fibroma by convention refers to lesions greater than 3 cm in diameter. See: nonossifying fibroma. Synonym: nonosteogenic fibroma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laminar cortical necrosis | The breaking down of a definite cell layer in the cerebral cortex, encountered typically after temporary cardiac arrest or perinatal hypoxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laminar cortical sclerosis | A degeneration of nerve fibres in the corona radiata in a laminar pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| achromatic vision | A severe congenital deficiency in colour perception, often associated with nystagmus and reduced visual acuity. Synonym: achromatic vision, monochromasia, monochromasy, monochromatism. Origin: G. A-priv. + chroma, colour, + opsis, vision (05 Mar 2000) |
| binocular vision | Vision with a single image, by both eyes simultaneously. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blue vision | A condition in which all objects appear blue; may temporarily follow cataract extraction. Synonym: blue vision, cyanopia. Origin: cyano-+ G. Opsis, vision (05 Mar 2000) |
| red vision | An abnormality of vision in which all objects appear to be tinged with red. Synonym: red vision. Origin: erythro-+ G. Ops, eye (05 Mar 2000) |
| vision | 1. <ophthalmology> The act or faculty of seeing, sight. 2. <psychiatry> An apparition, a subjective sensation of vision not elicited by actual visual stimuli. 3. Visual acuity, symbol V. Origin: L. Visio (18 Nov 1997) |