| vernix caseosa | An unctuous substance composed of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells, which covers the skin of the foetus. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| vernonin | <chemistry> A glucoside extracted from the root of a South African plant of the genus Vernonia, as a deliquescent powder, and used as a mild heart tonic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vero cells | A cell line derived from the kidney of the african green (vervet) monkey, cercopithecus aethiops; used primarily in virus replication studies and plaque assays. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Verocay bodies | Hyalinised acellular areas composed of reduplicated basement membrane outlined by opposing rows of prarallel nuclei; seen microscopically in neurilemomas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Verocay, Jose | <person> Czechoslovakian pathologist, 1876-1927. See: Verocay bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Veronal | <chemical> A long-acting barbiturate that depresses most metabolic processes at high doses. It is used as a hypnotic and sedative and may induce dependence. Barbital is also used in veterinary practice for central nervous system depression. Pharmacological action: gaba modulators, sedatives, barbiturate. Chemical name: 2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, 5,5-diethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| veronica | 1. A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle. 2. <botany> A genus scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell. See Speedwell. Several herbaceous species are common in both Europe and America, most of which have small blue flowers. A few shrubby species from New Zealand are sometimes found in cultivation. Origin: LL.; so called from Veronica, a woman who, according to an old legend, as Christ was carrying the cross, wiped his face with a cloth, which received an impression of his countenance; Veronica is fr. MGr, fr. Macedonian, for Gr, literally, carrying off victory, victorious. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| verriulate | <zoology> Having thickset tufts of parallel hairs, bristles, or branches. Origin: L. Verriculum a net, seine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| verruca | A flesh-coloured growth characterised by circumscribed hypertrophy of the papillae of the corium, with thickening of the malpighian, granular, and keratin layers of the epidermis, caused by human papilloma virus; also applied to epidermal verrucous tumours of nonviral aetiology. Synonym: verruga, wart. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verruca acuminata | An obsolete term for condyloma acuminatum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verruca digitata | A wart in which the papillae project like fingers; they occur in groups, often on the scalp. Synonym: digitate wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verruca filiformis | A wart composed of a single or many greatly elongated papillae; appears more commonly on the face and neck. Synonym: filiform wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verruca glabra | A smooth wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verruca mollusciformis | <pathology> Condyloma acuminatum, a papilloma with a central core of connective tissue in a treelike structure covered with epithelium, usually occurring on the mucous membrane or skin of the external genitals or in the perianal region. Origin: Gr. Kondyloma = knuckle or knob (18 Nov 1997) |
| verruca necrogenica | postmortem wart |