VASOCONSTRICTOR
noun. any drug or other agent which elicits blood vessel constriction so that the girth of the vessels is lessened.…
VENLAFAXINE
an antidepressant which functions by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin; it is a member of the SNRI categorization.…
VERBAL FLUENCY TEST
any of a set of examinations wherein involved parties are requested, within a limited time, to produce words which suit…
VESTIBULO-OCULAR REFLEX (VOR)
the indeliberate compensatory motion of the eyes which takes place to preserve focus on a visual objective in minor, short…
VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALES (VABS)
an evaluation of a person's social and personal operating in four regions: correspondence, everyday living abilities, socialization, and motor abilities.
VISUAL AMNESIA
loss of the capacity to acknowledge or identify familiar items, published words, or penmanship merely by viewing it, because of…
VISUAL CORTEX
the cerebral cortex of the occipital lobe, particularly the striate cortex. With regard to human beings, this takes up a…
VISUAL HEARING
the supplementation of vision for hearing. This might be achieved, within limits, by reading lips and comprehension of gestures and…
VISUAL-SEARCH PERCEPTUAL DISORDER
a disorder demonstrated by trouble in finding a particular numeral within a random array on a board as an outcome…
VITAMIN D TOXICITY
a condition elicited by too much ingestion of vitamin D. Prolonged overdose of vitamin D can elicit permanent injury to…
VOCAL TRACT
All of the structures which are engaged in vocalization, inclusive of the vocal cords and glottis of the larynx combined…
VOLLEY THEORY
the standard that separate fibers inside an auditory nerve react to one or another stimulant in a swift succession of…
VOLUNTEERISM
noun. the custom of lending one's time and effort to acts which add to a positive goal.