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Vapourgas phase of an agent that can be compressed to a liquid by pressure, e.g. isoflurane and sevoflurane | |
Vasoconstrictionnarrowing of blood vessels | |
Vasodilationwidening of blood vessels | |
Veinblood vessel carrying blood towards the heart | |
Viraemiathe presence of viruses in the blood | |
Virulencethe degree of pathogenicity | |
Virusan microscopic infectious agent that requires the cells of a host animal (or plant) in which to reproduce | |
Visceral motor nervenerve fibres that carry impulses from the central nervous system to an organ | |
Visceral peritoneumthin layer of epithelial tissue covering all the organs in the peritoneal cavity | |