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Void
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VoidTo empty the bladder in order to obtain a urine sample for testing.
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Bladder
A muscular triangular-shaped, hollow organ located in the pelvic cavity and supported by the pelvic floor muscles. The bladder stretches to store urine and contracts to release urine.
Urine
The waste fluid secreted by the kidneys, transported by the ureters, stored in the bladder, and voided through the urethra.
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Variance (statistics)
A measure of the amount by which a value differs from the mean.
Veganism
The custom of refraining from using, or at least from ingesting, anything derived from animals.
Vital force (bioenergy, cosmic energy, cosmic energy force, cosmic force, cosmic life energy, cosmic
An alleged nonmaterial "force" that sustains life.
Vitrectomy
Removing the gel from the center of the eyeball because it has blood and scar tissue in it that blocks sight. An eye surgeon replaces the clouded gel with a clear fluid.
Vitreous Humor
The clear jelly (gel) that fills the center of the eye.
Void
Valvotomy
Balloon valvotomy is when a balloon is used to at the time of cardiac catheterization to increase the area of a narrowed valve.
Variant Angina
A type of angina that occurs at rest. Most often due to coronary spasm.
Vena Cava
The two large veins that collect blood returning from all parts of the body and return it to the heart (right atrium) The inferior vena cava brings blood from the lower half of the body; and the superior vena cava brings blood from the upper half.
Veins
Blood vessels that carry blood from the arms, legs, head and body organs back to the heart.
Venous Duplex Ultrasound
A non-invasive imaging procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to determine the presence of clots in the arms or legs.
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Bladder
A muscular triangular-shaped, hollow organ located in the pelvic cavity and supported by the pelvic floor muscles. The bladder stretches to store urine and contracts to release urine.
Urine
The waste fluid secreted by the kidneys, transported by the ureters, stored in the bladder, and voided through the urethra.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Variance (statistics)
A measure of the amount by which a value differs from the mean.
Veganism
The custom of refraining from using, or at least from ingesting, anything derived from animals.
Vital force (bioenergy, cosmic energy, cosmic energy force, cosmic force, cosmic life energy, cosmic
An alleged nonmaterial "force" that sustains life.
Vitrectomy
Removing the gel from the center of the eyeball because it has blood and scar tissue in it that blocks sight. An eye surgeon replaces the clouded gel with a clear fluid.
Vitreous Humor
The clear jelly (gel) that fills the center of the eye.
Void
Valvotomy
Balloon valvotomy is when a balloon is used to at the time of cardiac catheterization to increase the area of a narrowed valve.
Variant Angina
A type of angina that occurs at rest. Most often due to coronary spasm.
Vena Cava
The two large veins that collect blood returning from all parts of the body and return it to the heart (right atrium) The inferior vena cava brings blood from the lower half of the body; and the superior vena cava brings blood from the upper half.
Veins
Blood vessels that carry blood from the arms, legs, head and body organs back to the heart.
Venous Duplex Ultrasound
A non-invasive imaging procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to determine the presence of clots in the arms or legs.
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