VAS DEFERENS
the duct of the testis which transfers spermatozoa from the epididymis onto the ejaculatory duct, shaped by union of the…
VASCULAR INSUFFICIENCY
failure of the cardiovascular system to administer a adequate amount of blood to the body's tissues. This might consist of…
VAN BUCHEM'S SYNDROME
an autosomal aberration characterized by Otosclerosis and thickening of bones of the skull, face, and trunk, causing facial paralysis and…
VASOPRESSOR
1. eliciting constriction of blood vessels and thus, elevating blood pressure. 2. vasoconstrictor.
VEGETATIVE SOUL
with regard to the ideas of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, the form of soul possessed by plants.
VEGETATIVE
1. pertaining to fundamental physiological operations, like those engaged in development, breathing, sleeping, digesting, excreting waste, and homeostasis, that are…
VASOPRESSIN
noun. a peptide hormone which is synthesized in the hypothalamus and dispersed by nerve terminals housed in the posterior pituitary…
VENTRAL ANTERIOR NUCLEUS
a nucleus of the anterior thalamus which is recipient to incoming data from the basal ganglia and conveys links to…
VENTRAL ROOT
any of the spinal roots which transport motor nerve fibers and stem from the spinal cord ventrally on both sides.
VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA
a region inside the midbrain ventral onto the periaqueductal gray and the dorsal to the substantial nigra. It makes up…
VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT
a surgically made pathway for draining cerebrospinal fluid from the brain's ventricles to the exterior jugular vein, as in the…