Category: V

A genus of herbs including periwinkles, from which vincristine and vinblastine are obtained.  

Surgical removal of a synovial villus.  

The condition of being covered with villi.  

Ipsilateral paralysis of the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and sometimes the 7th cranial nerves and the cervical sympathetic fibers. It is caused by a lesion in the posterior retro-parotid space. The signs and symptoms include paralysis and anesthesia of the pharyngeal area with difficulty swallowing; loss of taste sensation in the posterior third of the…

In radiology, a loss in brightness and focus toward the periphery of the output phosphor during image intensification.  

The condition of being attentive, alert, and watchful.  

Automatism that occurs while the person is awake; resembles somnambulism.  

A device made of lights placed behind a translucent screen and used to provide backlighting for a radiographic image. It helps clinicians see the brightness, contrast, and details of an image. Also known as an illuminator.  

A body part as seen by an x-ray film or other recording medium.  

A branch from the sphenopalatine ganglion.