uvea
The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.

uveas
plural of uvea

uvulopalatopharyngoplasties
plural of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
A surgical procedure used to remove tissue in the throat in order to widen the airway of the patient, typically carried out as treatment for sleep apnea.

vaccinide
An eruption on the skin following injection of a vaccine

vaccinum
An immunogen, consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells, injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

vacularity
Misspelling of vascularity.

vacuole
A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.
A small empty or air-filled space or vacuity.

vacuoles
plural of vacuole

vacuoloid
A vesicle in cytoplasm that, unlike a true vacuole, is not bounded by a membrane.

vacuoloids
plural of vacuoloid

vacupuncture
A blood collection system involving aspiration through a capillary.

vacutome
An electrodermatome that raises the skin by suction prior to taking a skin graft

vacutomes
plural of vacutome

vadge
The vagina.

vadges
plural of vadge

vagabondismus
A dark brown discoloration of the skin resulting from uncleanliness and prolonged exposure to the weather.

vagina
A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals.
A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals.
A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
The vulva, or collectively, the vulva and the vaginal passage.
A coward; a weakling; a pussy.
The anus of a trans woman.

vaginae
plural of vagina

vaginalitis
Vaginitis of the tunica vaginalis testis.

vaginamony
Alimony, when paid by a man to a woman. Popularized (and possibly coined) by Tom Leykis ("an annuity paid for past use of a vagina").

vaginas
plural of vagina

vaginer
Eye dialect spelling of vagina.

vaginers
plural of vaginer

vaginodynia
Pain in the vagina.

vaginofixation
suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal wall

vaginofixations
plural of vaginofixation

vaginomycosis
Mycosis of the vagina.

vaginoperineoplasties
plural of vaginoperineoplasty

vaginoperineoplasty
repair of the vagina and perineum

vaginoperineorrhaphies
plural of vaginoperineorrhaphy

vaginoperineorrhaphy
repair of a laceration of the vagina and perineum

vaginoperineotomies
plural of vaginoperineotomy

vaginoperineotomy
incision of the vagina and perineum

vaginoplasties
plural of vaginoplasty

vaginoplasty
A surgical procedure used to construct or reconstruct a vaginal canal and mucous membrane.

vaginosonography
Ultrasonography of the vagina.

vagotonia
irritability of the vagus nerve that adversely affects the function of the blood vessels, stomach, and muscles

vagotonias
plural of vagotonia

vaj
The vagina.

vajay
A vagina; a vulva.

vajays
plural of vajay

vajes
plural of vaj

vajungle
A vagina with unkempt or poorly maintained pubic hair.

vajungles
plural of vajungle

valvectomies
plural of valvectomy

valvectomy
The excision of a heart valve.

valvoplasties
plural of valvoplasty

valvoplasty
Plastic surgery to repair a valve, such as a heart valve or venous valve.

valvotomies
plural of valvotomy

valvotomy
An incision into a narrowed valve of the heart, in order to restore the proper flow of blood

valvulogenesis
Generation and development of the valves of the heart

valvuloplasties
plural of valvuloplasty

valvuloplasty
Plastic surgery to repair a valve, such as a heart valve or venous valve.

vanabin
Any of a group of vanadium-binding metalloproteins, found almost exclusively in the blood cells or vanadocytes of some ascidians and tunicates.

vanabins
plural of vanabin

vanadocyte
The blood cell of sea squirts, containing hemovanadin rather than hemoglobin.

vanadocytes
plural of vanadocyte

vapocoolant
A liquid that cools the skin by evaporation

vapocoolants
plural of vapocoolant

varication
The formation or presence of varicose veins.

varicectomies
plural of varicectomy

varicectomy
phlebectomy of varicose veins

varices
plural of varix

varicocele
Varicose veins in the area of the scrotum.

varicoceles
plural of varicocele

varicography
An imaging technique for the visualization of varicose veins.

varicone
A varicose growth cone

varicosectomy
The removal of varicose veins.

varicosities
plural of varicosity

varicosity
An enlarged vessel or nerve, particularly a blood vessel.
A varicose vein.
The tortuousness, and the degree thereof, of a set of varicose veins.

varicothrombophlebitis
Thrombophlebitis in varicose veins.

varicotomies
plural of varicotomy

varicotomy
The surgical procedure of removing varicose veins.

variocele
Misspelling of varicocele.

varisse
An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and often growing to an unsightly size.

varix
A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.

vas
A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.
Ellipsis of vas deferens.

vascath
Alternative form of vas cath.

vascularities
plural of vascularity

vascularity
Vascular condition; vasculature.
The degree to which the veins in a body part are visible.

vasculation
The formation and development of veins.

vasculations
plural of vasculation

vasculature
The blood vessels or their arrangement in the body, or within an organ.

vasculatures
plural of vasculature

vasculogenesis
The formation and development of the vascular system, including the formation of blood vessels from endothelial cells.

vasoarrhythmia
A condition caused by the irregular rhythm of muscle contraction in the vas deferens.

vasocongestion
The swelling of bodily tissues caused by increased vascular blood flow and a localized increase in blood pressure.

vasodentin
Dentin containing capillaries found in some vertebrates.

vasodepression
Loss of muscle tone in the tunica media of blood vessel walls, resulting in vasodilation and thus the lowering of blood pressure.

vasorelaxin
A vasorelaxant eicosapeptide present in the skin secretion of the frog Odorrana schmackeri

vasostasis
Synonym of venostasis.

vastus
One of the great muscles upon the front of the thigh.

vattoo
A tattoo or temporary tattoo on a woman's vulva or pubic area.

vattoos
plural of vattoo

vealskin
The skin of a calf.

vealskins
plural of vealskin

vectorcardiography
A method of recording the magnitude and direction of the electrical forces generated by the heart by means of a continuous series of vectors that form curving lines around a central point.

vein
A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
The entrails of a shrimp.
In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
The nervure of an insect’s wing.
A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
A sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock.
A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.
A style, tendency, or quality.
A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.

veinage
veining; veins collectively

veined
Having veins or veinlike markings.

veineries
plural of veinery

veinery
veins collectively; a veined pattern

veinlessness
Absence of veins.

veins
plural of vein

veinule
A venule or veinlet.

veinules
plural of veinule

veinulet
A venule or veinlet.

veinulets
plural of veinulet

veinwork
A veined pattern.

velamenta
plural of velamentum

velamentum
A velamen or membrane.

velaria
plural of velarium