Category: V

The portion of the pleura covering the lungs. A membrane attached to the surface of a lung. The pleura that covers the lungs and enters into and lines the interlobar fissures. It is loose at the base and at the sternal and vertebral borders to allow for lung expansion.  

Refers to the internal organs, such as stomach, intestines, etc. The body cavity containing the viscera (i.e., the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis). The visceral organs located within the thorax, notably including the pulmonary and cardiac apparatus, as well as those residing within the abdominal cavity, such as the hepatic, pancreatic, and intestinal components, constitute the…

A phage (virus) that destroys the host (bacterial) cell, temperate phage. This statement pertains to a phage, a type of virus that reproduces itself within a host cell that is vulnerable to its attack. Eventually, the host cell ruptures, releasing the newly created phages into the surrounding environment.  

An image of the object seen by the eye that appears to originate at the surface of the object but is formed as a visual extension of the light waves from below the object.  

In anatomy, appearing to be present but not really so. Appearing to exist; made by software to resemble real phenomena.  

A single virus particle or unit. Individual virus particles, varying (according to the type of virus) from 10 to 300 nm, only those over 200 nm being recognizable by light microscopy. Virus particle, consisting of a protein coat called a capsid, and a nucleic acid core. A complete, potentially virulent virus particle, consisting of an…

Accentuation of masculine secondary sex characteristics, in women or boys, caused by overactivity of the adrenal cortex. Male characteristics such as body hair and a deep voice in a woman. Development of male secondary sex characteristics in a female. A condition caused by excessive production of the male hormones (androgens). Virilism results in the development…

An agent that destroys a virus.  

The physical state of a girl or woman before first sexual intercourse or coitus. The condition of a female who has not experienced sexual intercourse. The state of being a virgin, or a person who has not yet engaged in sexual intercourse. Although the term is more frequently applied to women, it can apply to…

Someone who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. A female who has not experienced sexual intercourse. A woman or man who has not had sexual intercourse.