| vagotomy |
operation to cut the vagus nerve, which causes the stomach to produce less acid.
Ãâó: ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp
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| vagus nerve |
(L. wandering): The tenth cranial nerve. It is the longest of the cranial nerves, primarily sensory but also has visceromotor components. It emerges as a series of 6-8 rootlets along the retro-olivary sulcus of the medulla oblongata im mediately caudal to those of CN IX.
Ãâó: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/neuro/...
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| vagina |
The tube-shaped muscular organ in the female into which the penis is inserted during intercourse and through which a baby passes during birth.
Ãâó: www.sexualcounselling.com/Glossary/Glossaryv.htm
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| vaginismus |
A sexual dysfunction characterized by strong, involuntary muscle spasms around the vaginal entrance, preventing the insertion of a penis.
Ãâó: www.sexualcounselling.com/Glossary/Glossaryv.htm
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| vagotomy |
Surgical interruption of the vagus nerve to decrease nervous stimulation of stomach acid secretion
Ãâó: glenlivet.mph.ed.ac.uk/endo/private/glossary.htm
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