Category: V

  • Vascular lesion

    Damage to a blood vessel.  

  • Vascularisation

    The development of new blood vessels.  

  • Vary

    To change. To try different actions.  

  • Varix

    A swollen blood vessel, especially a swollen vein in the leg. An enlarged or twisted state of a vein, artery, or lymph vessel, typically referring to a vein.  

  • Varioloid

    A type of mild smallpox which affects people who have already had smallpox or have been vaccinated against it. A subdued version of smallpox occurring in individuals who have been vaccinated or previously infected with smallpox but did not develop full immunity. Their partial immunity is enough to reduce the severity of the disease.  

  • Varifocals

    Spectacles with lenses which have varying focal lengths from top to bottom, for looking at things at different distances from the wearer.  

  • Varicotomy

    A surgical operation to make a cut into a varicose vein. The surgical procedure for excising a varicose vein.  

  • Varicose ulcer

    An ulcer in the leg as a result of bad circulation and varicose veins. An ulcer, especially of the lower extremity, associated with varicose veins.  

  • Varicose eczema

    Eczema which develops on the legs, caused by bad circulation.  

  • Varicectomy

    A surgical operation to remove a vein or part of a vein.