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  • Central vertigo

    Vertigo caused by disease of the central nervous system.  

  • Alternobaric vertigo

    Vertigo associated with a sudden decrease in the pressure to which the inner ear is exposed. This could occur when a scuba diver ascends quickly or when an aircraft ascends quickly.  

  • Verticaiity

    The ability to perceive accurately the vertical position in the absence of environmental cues. Deficits in vertical perception may result in a tendency for patients to fall.  

  • Verticalis

    Vertical, indicating any plane that passes through the body parallel to the long axis of the body.  

  • Vertical-banded gastroplasty

    A bariatric surgical procedure that restricts the passage of food into the stomach, increasing the feeling of satiety after a meal.  

  • Vertebroplasty

    Plastic surgical repair of a vertebra.  

  • Vertebrobasilar

    Concerning the vertebral and basilar arteries.  

  • Vertebrectomy

    Excision of a vertebra or part of one. Vertebrectomy, which is the surgical excision of a vertebra.  

  • Vertebrata

    A subphylum of the phylum Chordata characterized by possession of a segmented backbone or spinal column. It includes the following classes: Agnatha (cyclostomes), Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes), Osteichthyes (bony fishes), Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia. Members of this subphylum possess an axial notochord at some period of their existence.  

  • Fixed vertebra

    The sacral and coccygeal vertebrae that fuse to form the sacrum and coccyx.  

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