| VDD | atrial synchronous ventricular inhibited [pacemaker]; vitamin D-dependent |
|---|---|
| VDDR | vitamin D-dependent rickets |
| VDRG | vitamin D-binding alpha-blobulin |
| VDRR | vitamin D-resistant rickets |
| VE | vaginal examination; Venezuelan encephalitis; venous emptying; venous extension; ventilation; ventil... |
| high-fat diet | A diet containing large amounts of fat. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| hydrous wool fat | The greasy substance obtained from the wool of the sheep Ovis aries (family Bovidae). Used as an emollient base for creams and ointments. Synonym: hydrous wool fat, lanolin, wool wax. Origin: L. Fat of wool (05 Mar 2000) |
| split fat | Free fatty acids, as reduced by the action of lipases, neutral fats, or phospholipids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutral fat | A triester of fatty acids and glycerol (i.e., triacylglycerol). (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn | Indurated plaques and nodules appearing usually a few days or a few weeks after birth and usually resolving within a few months, characterised microscopically by birefringent needle-shaped crystals within necrotic fat cells; the condition remains localised, unlike sclerema neonatorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal-fat graft | A dermal graft with attached subcutaneous fat. Synonym: adipodermal graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dietary fat | <nutrition> Fats present in food, especially in animal products such as meat, meat products, butter, ghee. They are present in lower amounts in nuts, seeds, and avocados. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet, fat-restricted | A diet that contains limited amounts of fat with less than 30% of calories from all fats and less than 10% from saturated fat. Such a diet is used in control of hyperlipidemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Imlach's fat-pad | Fat surrounding the round ligament of the uterus in the inguinal canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infrapatellar fat body | The fatty mass that occupies the area between the patellar ligament and the infrapatellar synovial fold of the knee joint. Synonym: corpus adiposum infrapatellare, infrapatellar fat body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infrapatellar fat-pad | The fatty mass that occupies the area between the patellar ligament and the infrapatellar synovial fold of the knee joint. Synonym: corpus adiposum infrapatellare, infrapatellar fat body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ischiorectal fat-pad | The fat within the ischiorectal fossa. Synonym: corpus adiposum fossae ischiorectalis, fat body of ischiorectal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital fat-pad | The mass of fat contained in the orbit that contributes to the support of the eyeball. Synonym: corpus adiposum orbitae, fat body of orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| otoba fat | <chemistry> A colourless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of Myristica otoba, a species of nutmeg tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| embolism, fat | Embolism caused by fat entering the circulation. It is often seen after fractures of large bones or after corticosteriod administration. (12 Dec 1998) |