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Vaccination, Td
Vaccination, Td: Td is the vaccine given to children over six and adults as boosters for immunity to diphtheria and tetanus.more detail info...
Vaccination, varicella zoster
Vaccination, varicella zoster: This immunization is aimed at preventing the common disease known as chickenpox (varicella zoster). While chickenpox is often considered a trivial illness, it can cause significant lost time on the job and in schoomore detail info...
Vaccine, flu
Vaccine, flu: The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza infection, including everyone 65 or over; people with chronic diseases of the heart, lung or kidneys, diabetes, immunosuppressionmore detail info...
Vaccine, influenza
Vaccine, influenza: See Vaccine, flu. Vaccination, DTaP: Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP, except that it contains only acellular pertussis vaccine which is thought to cause fewermore detail info...
Vaccine, Sabin
Vaccine, Sabin: The oral polio vaccine. The first vaccine against poliomyelitis was introduced by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1955, was given by injection and required 4 "shots." The oral form of the vaccine, subsequently developed by Dr. Albert Sabin, imore detail info...
Vaccine, Salk
Vaccine, Salk: Vaccine against poliomyelitis named for Dr. Jonas Salk who introduced it in 1955. It was the first type of polio vaccine to become available, was given by injection and required 4 "shots." The oral form of the vaccine, subsequentmore detail info...
Vaccines
Vaccines: Vaccines are microbial preparations of killed or modified microorganisms which can stimulate an immune response in the body in order to prevent future infection with similar microorganism. The smallpox vaccine has totally eliminated the smallmore detail info...
Vagina
Vagina: The muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. The word &vagina& is a Latin word meaning &a sheath or scabbard&, a scabbard into which one might slide and sheath a sword. The &sword& in thmore detail info...
Vagina, septate
Vagina, septate: A vagina that is divided, usually longitudinally, to create a double vagina. This situation can be easily missed by the patient and even by the doctor on exam. If the patient becomes sexually active prior to diagnosis, one of the vaginmore detail info...
Vaginal birth after Cesarian section
Vaginal birth after Cesarian section: It was once the rule that after a C-section, the next delivery also had to be by C-section. Now vaginal delivery after Cesarian section (VBAC) is frequently feasible. See: VBAC.more detail info...
Vaginal hysterectomy
Vaginal hysterectomy: Removal of the uterus through a surgical incision made within the vagina. With a vaginal hysterectomy, the scar is not outwardly visible. A vaginal hysterectomy is as opposed to an abdominal hysterectomy in which the incisionmore detail info...
Vaginitis
Vaginitis: Inflammation of the vagina. The vagina is the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. Vaginitis is often caused by a fungus. A woman with this condition may have itching or burning and may notice a discharge.more detail info...
Vaginitis, atrophic
Vaginitis, atrophic: Thinning of the lining (the endothelium) of the vagina due to decreased production of estrogen. This may occur with menopause. Vaginitis means inflammation of the vagina, the muscular canal extending from the cervix to themore detail info...
Vagus nerve
Vagus nerve: A remarkable nerve that relates to the function of numerous structures in the body. The vagus nerve supplies nerve fibers to the pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), lungs, heart, esophagus and most of the intestinal trmore detail info...
Valsalva maneuver
Valsalva maneuver: A maneuver in which one tries with force to exhale with the glottis closed (closing the windpipe). This impedes the return of venous blood to the heart. Named for Antonio Maria Valsalva, an Italian anatomist (1666-1723).more detail info...
Valve, aortic
Valve, aortic: One of the four valves in the heart, the aortic valve is positionned at the beginning of the aorta. It permits blood from the left ventricle to flow into the aorta but prevents blood in the aorta from returning to the heart.more detail info...
Valve, bicuspid
Valve, bicuspid: One of the four valves of the heart, this one is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It permits blood to flow one way only, from the atrium into the ventricle. The valve is more commonly called the mitral vmore detail info...
Valve, mitral
Valve, mitral: One of the four valves of the heart, the mitral valve is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It permits blood to flow one way: from the left atrium into the left ventricle. The mitral valve has two flaps (cusmore detail info...
Valve, pulmonary
Valve, pulmonary: One of the four valves in the heart, the pulmonary valve stands at the opening from the right ventricle in the pulmonary artery trunk. It lets blood head in the right direction (toward the lungs) and keeps it from sloshing backmore detail info...
Valve, tricuspid
Valve, tricuspid: One of the four heart valves, the tricuspid valve is the first one that blood encounters as it enters the heart. The tricuspid valve is situated between the right atrium and right ventricle and allows blood to flow only from thmore detail info...