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Visceral sensory nerve

nerve fibres that carry impulses from an organ to the central nervous system


Visceral system

any of the body systems made up of internal organs, e.g. digestive and respiratory systems


Vital capacity

volume of air that can be exhaled after the deepest possible inspiration; it is the usable air in the respiratory system


Vitamin

a number of unrelated organic compounds essential in small amounts for normal metabolism


VMD

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

VMP

Veterinary Medicinal Product

Vocalization

making sounds


Vomitus

matter from the stomach that returns against the normal direction of peristalsis and may be ejected from the mouth by vomiting



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