Category: V

An unusual opening between the bladder and the vagina. A false communication between the urinary bladder and the vagina. The result is urinary incontinence. Surgical damage to the bladder during operations for gynaecological disorders is one possible cause. Another is tissue damage following radiotherapy for cancer in the pelvis. An abnormal connection between the urinary…

Referring to the bladder and the vagina. Pertaining to both the urinary bladder and the vagina.  

Relating to the urinary bladder and the ureters.  

The flowing of urine back from the bladder up the ureters during urination, which may carry infection from the bladder to the kidneys. The backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureters. This is due to defective valves (which normally prevent reflux). Infection is conveyed to the kidneys, causing recurrent attacks of acute pyelonephritis…

Referring to the bladder. Relating to or affecting a bladder, especially the urinary bladder. The term applied to structures connected with, or diseases of, the urinary bladder.  

A normal birth, where the baby’s head appears first.  

A brainstem ischaemia due to temporary occlusion of the arteries.  

A ganglion in front of the origin of the vertebral artery.  

A hole in the centre of a vertebra which links with others to form the vertebral canal through which the spinal cord passes. The large opening between the neural arch and the body of the vertebra that contains the spinal cord.  

The procedure of turning a fetus in a uterus so as to put it in a better position for birth. Changing the position of a fetus in the uterus, usually done to aid delivery. A procedure used to reposition a fetus in the uterus to prevent a breech delivery. If a fetus is in a…