Medical terms starting with V

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• vas/o, vascul/oVessel, usually a blood vessel.
• vasovagal reactionReflex slowing of the heart and drop in blood pressure: pale, sweaty, nauseated or dizzy, sometimes fainting, during…
• veinA vessel that carries blood back toward the heart under low pressure. Superficial arm veins are the usual venipuncture…
• vein finderA transilluminator or similar device that lights up veins under the skin to help locate a hard-to-find vein.
• venipunctureEntering a vein with a needle to withdraw blood, usually at the antecubital area of the arm.
• venous stasisSlowed blood flow in the veins below a tourniquet. Prolonged stasis causes hemoconcentration and can alter results…
• ventricleOne of the two lower heart chambers: the right pumps blood to the lungs, the left to the rest of the body.
• vital signsTemperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure. Before a blood donation, temperature, pulse and blood pressure…
• VREVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: gut bacteria no longer killed by vancomycin; patients carrying them are cared for…