| VT | tetrazolium violet; total ventilation; vacuum tube; vacuum tuberculin; vasotonin; venous thrombosis;... |
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| NFVVE | Normal Fullterm Vaginal Vacuum Extraction |
| VA | vacuum aspiration; valproic acid; vasodilator agent; ventricular aneurysm; ventricular arrhythmia; v... |
| vac | vacuum |
| VED | vacuum erection device; ventricular ectopic depolarization; vital exhaustion and depression |
| MVA | Manual Vacuum Aspiration |
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| V.A.C. | Vacuum Assisted Closure |
| V.E. | vacuum extraction |
| investing | 1. In dentistry, covering or enveloping wholly or in part an object such as a denture, tooth, wax form, crown, etc., with a refractory investment material before curing, soldering, or casting. 2. In psychoanalysis, allocating to or charging an object with psychic energy or cathexis. Vacuum investing, the investing of a pattern within a vacuum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| investing cartilage | The cartilage covering the articular surfaces of the bones participating in a synovial joint. Synonym: cartilago articularis, arthrodial cartilage, diarthrodial cartilage, investing cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| investing fascia | The part of the cervical fascia investing the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles and completely encircling the neck. Synonym: lamina superficialis fasciae cervicalis, investing fascia, superficial layer of deep cervical fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| investing layer of deep cervical fascia | The part of the cervical fascia investing the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles and completely encircling the neck. Synonym: lamina superficialis fasciae cervicalis, investing fascia, superficial layer of deep cervical fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| investing tissues | The tissue's covering or enclosing a structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vacuum | Origin: L, fr. Vacuus empty. See Vacuous. 1. <physics> A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a vacuum. 2. The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury, or 13 pounds per square inch. Vacuum brake, a kind of continuous brake operated by exhausting the air from some appliance under each car, and so causing the pressure of the atmosphere to apply the brakes. <medicine> Vacuum pan, a glass tube provided with platinum electrodes and exhausted, for the passage of the electrical discharge; a Geissler tube. Vacuum valve, a safety valve opening inward to admit air to a vessel in which the pressure is less than that of the atmosphere, in order to prevent collapse. Torricellian vacuum. See Torricellian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vacuum casting | The casting of a metal in the presence of a vacuum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vacuum curettage | Aspiration of the contents of the uterus with a vacuum curette. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vacuum desiccator | A desiccator that can be evacuated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vacuum disk phenomenon | The appearance of a radiolucent stripe in an intervertebral disk, a manifestation of disk degeneration; a misnomer since there is gas present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vacuum extraction, obstetrical | Removal of the foetus from the uterus or vagina at or near the end of pregnancy with a metal traction cup that is attached to the foetus' head. Negative pressure is applied and traction is made on a chain passed through the suction tube. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vacuum extractor | Device for producing traction upon the head of a foetus by means of a soft cup held by a vacuum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vacuum flask | <apparatus> A glass vessel, often silvered, with two walls, the space between which is evacuated; used for maintaining materials at constant temperature or, more usually, at low temperature. Synonym: vacuum flask. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vacuum headache | Headache due to closure of the frontal sinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vacuum pan | A device for growing crystals from solutions by gradually lowering the pressure within the sealed container holding the liquid. (09 Oct 1997) |
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