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vaportrode |
type of
cautery electrode that vaporizes prostatic tissue in order to expand the
prostatic channel and make urination easier |
|
varicocele embolization |
outpatient
procedure in which the varicocele is closed off (occluded) by means of a
balloon catheter (flexible tube with a tiny detachable balloon), steel
coil, and/or sclerosing (vessel-hardening) solution |
|
varicocelectomy |
cutting away
of a varicocele |
|
vascular |
related to
blood vessels |
|
vas deferens |
tubes that
connect the epididymes to the prostate gland |
|
vasectomy reversal |
See
vasovasostomy. |
|
vasoepididymostomy |
microsurgery
that uses a microscopic camera and very small operative tools to remove
blockage in the epididymis and to reattach the epididymis to the vas
deferens |
|
vasovasostomy |
reconnection
of the severed ends of the vas deferens, which restores the flow of
sperm through the vas deferens; vasectomy reversal |
|
ventricles |
right and
left lower chambers of the heart |
|
VER (visual evoked responses) |
measures
function of the central nervous system, including the pathway from optic
tract |
|
vertebrae (s., vertebra) |
bones that
make up the spinal column |
|
vertebral arteries |
paired
arteries located behind the carotid areries that supply the back of the
brain and the brainstem |
|
vertigo |
dizziness or
imbalance of equilibrium that usually causes a spinning sensation |
|
vesica sling procedure |
See sling
procedures. |
|
vesicle |
small,
sharply circumscribed, elevated, fluid-filled bumps in the skin
measuring less than 0.5 centimeters; small blisters |
|
vestibular system |
parts of the
nervous system that control equilibrium and balance and that coordinate
head and eye movement |
|
vitiligo |
minimal or
widespread appearance of white patches on otherwise normal skin due to
loss of pigment |
|
vitreous body |
chamber
located between the lens and the retina |
|
vitreous humor |
transparent,
colorless, gelatinous mass that fills the vitreous body |
