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Central vertigo
Vertigo caused by disease of the central nervous system.
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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.
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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.
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Verticalis
Vertical, indicating any plane that passes through the body parallel to the long axis of the body.
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Vertical-banded gastroplasty
A bariatric surgical procedure that restricts the passage of food into the stomach, increasing the feeling of satiety after a meal.
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Vertebroplasty
Plastic surgical repair of a vertebra.
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Vertebrobasilar
Concerning the vertebral and basilar arteries.
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Vertebrectomy
Excision of a vertebra or part of one. Vertebrectomy, which is the surgical excision of a vertebra.
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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.
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Fixed vertebra
The sacral and coccygeal vertebrae that fuse to form the sacrum and coccyx.
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