Category: V

Part of the peritoneum which covers the organs in the abdominal cavity. Peritoneum that invests the abdominal organs. The peritoneum holds the viscera in place by its folds, which are called the mesentery.  

The inner layer of serous pericardium, attached to the wall of the heart. Layer directly on the outside of the heart muscle. The side of the sac attached to the external surface of the heart.  

The development of male characteristics in a woman, caused by a hormone imbalance or therapy. The masculinization of women suffering from excessive production of the male hormone androgen. The person develops temporal balding, a male body shape, increased muscular bulk, deepening of the voice, an enlarged clitoris and hirsutism. Virilisation may also occur in women who…

Like a man, with strong male characteristics. Typical of adulthood.  

A type of inflammation of the lungs caused by a virus. Infection of the lung tissue by a virus. Causes of this type of pneumonia include adenoviruses, coxsackie viruses, influenza virus or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Viral infections do not respond to antibiotics and treatment is symptomatic, with antibiotics used only if the patient develops…

An infection caused by a virus. Any disease caused by a virus pathogenic to humans. Some viral infections are serious diseases; others are mild, sometimes occurring with few or unnoticed symptoms. Among the common viral infections are measles, mumps, chicken pox, and some types of hepatitis and pneumonia.  

A virus in the blood. A condition occurring at various times in some viral infections in which the infecting virus is present in large amounts in the blood. In other viral infections, the organisms are merely transported in the blood on their way to target tissues or organs. The presence of viral particles within the…

In a strong way.  

Very strong, very severe.  

A thin connecting band of tissue. A connecting band of tissue. The vincula tendinum are threadlike bands of synovial membrane that connect the flexor tendons of the fingers and toes to their point of insertion on the phalanges.