Category: V
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Velocity
The rate and direction of motion.
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Veins
Small vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back through the body to the heart. A blood vessel which takes deoxygenated blood containing waste carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the heart. Blood vessels that return blood from the body and the lungs to the heart. Blood returning from the body requires replenishing of its oxygen…
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Variability
The varying of intensity, duration, or mode (cross-training) of exercise sessions to obtain better muscle balance and overall fitness. The tendency of scores in a frequency distribution to scatter away from the central value.
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Vulgaris
An affection of the skin, especially of the face, the back and the chest, due to chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands and the hair follicles.
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Voriconazole
A drug that treats infections caused by fungi.
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Vivo
Outside of or removed from the body of a living organism.
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Vitro
Descriptive of an event or enzyme reaction under experimental investigation occurring outside a living organism. Parts of an organism or microorganism are used together with artificial substrates and/or conditions.
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Virulent
A virus or bacteriophage capable only of lytic growth, as opposed to temperate phages establishing the lysogenic response. Referring to the ability of a microorganism to cause a disease. Referring to a disease which develops rapidly and has strong effects. Highly toxic or intense disease- producing quality of a pathogen. Possessing the characteristics of a…
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Viral
Pertaining to, caused by, or of the nature of virus. Caused by a virus, or referring to a virus.
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Veterinary medicine
The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. Branch of medical science that deals with diagnosis and treatment of diseases of animals.