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Viscera
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VisceraThe large internal organs.
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Viscosupplementation
Injection therapy for osteoarthritis (mainly of the knee). Contains hyaluronic acid - a very viscous substance normally found in joint fluid but that is reduced in this condition.
Viscous
Thick, coagulated; sticky or gummy.
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Venom
A toxin secreted by an animal.
Venous
Having to do with a vein.
Vertebrae
The bones that make up the spine.
Vesicle
1. A small, sac-like cavity. 2. A blister.
Vesicourethral reflux
An abnormal condition that allows urine to flow from the bladder back into a ureter.
Viscera
Vision
The sense of sight.
Vascularity
The blood supply of a tumor.
Vaccinia
An infection, primarily local and limited to the site of inoculation, induced in man by inoculation with the vaccinia (coxpox) virus in order to confer resistance to smallpox (variola). On about the third day after vaccination, papules form at the site of inoculation which become transformed into umbilicated vesicles and later pustules; they then dry up, and the scab falls off on about the 21st day, leaving a pitted scar; in some cases there are more or less marked constitutional disturbances.
Variola
Syn: smallpox.
Variolation
The historical practice of inducing immunity against smallpox by "scratching" the skin with the purulency from smallpox skin pustules. The first inoculation for smallpox is said to have been done in China about 1022 B.C.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Viscosupplementation
Injection therapy for osteoarthritis (mainly of the knee). Contains hyaluronic acid - a very viscous substance normally found in joint fluid but that is reduced in this condition.
Viscous
Thick, coagulated; sticky or gummy.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Venom
A toxin secreted by an animal.
Venous
Having to do with a vein.
Vertebrae
The bones that make up the spine.
Vesicle
1. A small, sac-like cavity. 2. A blister.
Vesicourethral reflux
An abnormal condition that allows urine to flow from the bladder back into a ureter.
Viscera
Vision
The sense of sight.
Vascularity
The blood supply of a tumor.
Vaccinia
An infection, primarily local and limited to the site of inoculation, induced in man by inoculation with the vaccinia (coxpox) virus in order to confer resistance to smallpox (variola). On about the third day after vaccination, papules form at the site of inoculation which become transformed into umbilicated vesicles and later pustules; they then dry up, and the scab falls off on about the 21st day, leaving a pitted scar; in some cases there are more or less marked constitutional disturbances.
Variola
Syn: smallpox.
Variolation
The historical practice of inducing immunity against smallpox by "scratching" the skin with the purulency from smallpox skin pustules. The first inoculation for smallpox is said to have been done in China about 1022 B.C.
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