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  • Visibility

    The quality of being visible.  

  • Specific viscosity

    The internal friction of a fluid, measured by comparing the rate of flow of the liquid through a tube with that of some standard liquid, or by measuring the resistance to rotating paddles.  

  • Viscosimetry

    Measurement of the viscosity of a substance.  

  • Viscosimeter

    A device for estimating the viscosity of a fluid, especially of blood. A device used to measure the thickness or consistency of fluids.  

  • Viscoelasticity

    The property of being viscous and elastic.  

  • Viscerovisceral reaction

    A reaction taking place in the viscera as a result of stimulation of visceral receptors. Such reactions are usually below the level of consciousness.  

  • Viscerotonia

    A temperament characterized by predominance of social over intellectual and physical traits. A person with such traits is sociable and convivial, exhibits unusual appreciation of food, and loves company, affection, social support, and approval.  

  • Viscerosensory

    To sensations aroused by stimulation of visceroreceptors.  

  • Visceroreceptors

    A group of receptors that includes those located in visceral organs. Their stimulation gives rise to poorly localized and ill-defined sensations or to pain. In hollow visceral organs, they are stimulated principally by excessive contraction or by distention.  

  • Visceromegaly

    Generalized enlargement of the abdominal visceral organs.  

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