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VICARIOUS ENJOYMENT

the satisfaction one gets as an outcome of another's gains or other positive encounters, frequently due to an identification with

VINELAND SOCIAL MATURITY SCALE,

presently consists of objects for ages from infancy to 90 years old. Information is collected via a scoring form or

VISCERAL BRAIN

the region of the brain which is engaged in the neurophysiological management of emotion-based actions and experience. Its significant structures

VISUAL ANGLE

the angle subtended by a visual objective at the nodal point of the eye. The girth of an adult thumb

VISUAL CYCLE

the biochemical and biophysical chain of occurrences which are inclusive of the excretion of all transretinal from riiodopsin during light

VISUAL ILLUSION

a misinterpretation of exterior visual stimulants which takes place as an outcome of either a pathological condition or a misperception

VISUAL RECOGNITION TEST

any test wherein involved parties are requested to identify a sequence of familiar items during one or more visual displays

VISUAL-SPATIAL ABILITY

the capacity to understand and idealize visual symbolizations and spatial associations in learning and in the carrying out of jobs

VITAMIN DEFICIENCY

absence of a vitamin required for typical bodily operations.

VOCAL-IMAGE VOICE

audible speech trends which have been electronically converted into visual trends which can be perceived by individuals with extensive hearing

VOICE DISORDER

any disorder which impacts the voice's pitch, volume, tone, or resonance.

VOLTAGE-GATED ION CHANNEL

an ion channel which opens or closes in reaction to the voltage variation across the membrane, like the voltage-gated sodium

VOMERONASAL SYSTEM

a group of specialized receptor cells which, in non-human mammals, is vulnerable to pheromones, and thereby plays an imperative role

VULVAL ORGASM

orgasm generated from arousal of the vulva. Some researchers have postulated two forms of orgasm, vulval and uterine, the latter

VALIDATING MARRIAGE

a lasting marriage wherein the couple show respect for one another even whenever they are not in agreement on something.

VAN BUCHEM'S SYNDROME

an autosomal aberration characterized by Otosclerosis and thickening of bones of the skull, face, and trunk, causing facial paralysis and

VARIATIONS OF AGING

single differences in the impacts of aging elicited either by intrinsic aspects or via extrinsic aspects .

VASODILATOR

noun. any drug or other substance which acts to widen the girth of blood vessels, usually by calming smooth muscle

VENTILATION

with regard to counseling and psychotherapy, a patient

VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS

an region of the hypothalamus inside the brain which is recipient to incoming data from the amygdala and is associated