Category: V

A substance in the form of a gas. Steam from a mixture of a liquid and a medicinal oil.  

A device which warms a liquid to which medicinal oil has been added, so that it provides a vapour which someone can inhale. Also known as a nebulizer, a device that, via a narrow nozzle, turns water or a drug into a fine spray, thus enabling medicine to be taken by inhalation. It is used,…

To turn a liquid into a vapour.  

An antibiotic which is effective against some bacteria which are resistant to other antibiotics. Strains of bacteria resistant to vancomycin have now developed. Antibiotic used to treat some bacterial infections. Adverse effects include tinnitus, dizziness, and anaphylaxis. An antibiotic. Vancomycin (Vancocin) is used to treat diarrhea or colitis caused by a particular bacteria. Vancomycin is…

Surgery to repair valves in the heart without opening the heart. Dilation of a heart valve to relieve stenosis by balloon dilatation during cardiac catheterization or surgery. A minimally invasive, nonsurgical procedure for treating stenosis (narrowing) of a heart valve; also known as balloon valvuloplasty. For a valvuloplasty, the doctor makes a small incision, usually…

Inflammation of a valve in the heart. Inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve, usually resulting from rheumatic fever, sometimes from bacterial endocarditis or syphilis; stenosis and impaired blood flow commonly result. Inflammation of one or more valves, particularly the heart valves. This may be acute or chronic and is most often due to…

An inflammation of the membrane which lines the valves of the heart. Disorder of heart valves caused by stenosis and obstructed blood flow or degeneration and blood regurgitation. Major types of valvular heart disease include aortic stenosis and mitral valve stenosis. Any dysfunction or abnormality affecting one or more of the valves that control blood…

A small valve. The valvulae conniventes are circular folds of mucous membrane in the small intestine. A diminutive valve.  

The process of breathing out while holding the nostrils closed and keeping the mouth shut, used in order to test the functioning of the Eustachian tubes or to adjust the pressure in the middle ear. This is carried out by closing the mouth, holding the nose and attempting to blow hard. The manoeuvre raises pressure…

A natural depression or fissure in an organ as between the hemispheres of the brain. Groove or depression on the surface of an organ. A furrow or depression in an organ or other part. On the undersurface of the cerebellum a vallecula separates the two hemispheres. A groove or indentation.