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I put this list together as a student, so you will see some things in here that are quite simple. You will also see some words with *s/l* beside them. These are sound-alikes. I put them in the list, the way it sounded to me, then in the right column I entered the word the way it should be, or entered a possible alternative. There are prefixes, suffixes, drugs, abbreviations,etc. Some words have definitions, some do not. Please let me know if you run across any errors and I will correct them.
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| Word or Root | Definition |
| V/Q scan | nuclear scan of the lung to detect abnormalities of perfusion *blood flow* or ventilation *respiration* commonly called V/Q *ventilation/perfusion* scan |
| V2 area of the cheek | second *maxillary* division of trigemenal nerve *cranial nerve V* which provides sensory innervation of the cheek |
| Vacutainer needle | capitalize V |
| vagin- | vagina *sheath* |
| vagina | tubular passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body |
| vaginal cuff | |
| vaginal pack | |
| vaginal sling | |
| vaginal vault | |
| vaginitis | inflammation of the vagina |
| vaginosis | infection of the vagina with little or no inflammation characterized by milk-like discharge and an unpleasant odor - also known as nonspecific vaginitis |
| valerian *tea* | root medicinal herb for convulsions, hypertension, hsteria, hypochondria, nervousness, pain, and sedation |
| valerian root | herbal medicine |
| valgus maneuver *alignment* | A valgus alignment is one where the distal segment deviates laterally compared to the proximal segment. *e.g. alignment of the knee* *MEDIAL* |
| valgus strain | |
| vallecula sinuses | also pyriform sinuses |
| valistar *s/l* | Valstar...per RX list...an antineoplastic for bladder tumors |
| valproic acid level | |
| Valsalva maneuver | any forced expiratory effort against a closed airway such as when a person holds their breath and tightens muscles to move a heavy object |
| valses of the wrist *s/l* | valgus |
| valve replacement | replacement of a diseased heart valve with an artificial one |
| valves of the veins | valves located at intervals within the lining of the veins, especially in the legs, which constrict with muscle action to move the blood returning to the heart |
| valvuloplasty | repair of a heart valve |
| Vanceril | drug |
| vanishing lung syndrome | a progressive disorder characterized by presence of large upper lobe bullae occupying at least one-third of the hemithorax, and compressing surrounding normal lung. Also called "type 1 bullous disease" and "primary bullous disease of the lung. [Clinical Desc.] |
| vapotherapy | vapotherapy |
| varic- | swollen or twisted vein |
| varicella | a tiny spot; chicken pox |
| varices | a tortouos dilated vein; an enlarged tortuous artery or a distended twisting lymphatic |
| varico | twisted vein |
| varicocele | enlarged, swollen, herniated veins near the testis |
| varicose ligature stripping *s/l* | varicose vein stripping and ligation |
| varicosities | abnormally twisted or swollen vein |
| varicosities | the quality or state of being abnormally or markedly swollen or dilated |
| variocele | enlarged veins of the testicle |
| varus maneuver *alignment* | A varus alignment is one where the distal segment deviates medially compared to the proximal segment *e.g. alignment of the knee* LATERAL |
| varus strain | |
| vas | vessel |
| vas deferens | duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct |
| vascul- | vessel |
| vascular lesions | lesions of blood vessels |
| vascularity | |
| vasectomy | removal of a segment of the vas deferens to produce sterility in a male |
| vasopressin | antidiuretic hormone *ADH* hormone to decrease production of urine by increasing the reabsorption of water |
| vasospasm | involuntary contraction of blood vessel |
| Vasotec | drug |
| vasovasostomy | restoration of the function of vas deferens to regain fertility after vasectomy |
| VATS | video assisted thoracic surgery |
| VC | vital capacity |
| VCU | voiding *urinating* cystourethrogram - x-ray of the bladder and urethra taken during urination |
| VCUG | voiding *urinating* cystourethrogram - x-ray of the bladder and urethra taken during urination |
| vecuronium | anesthesia |
| vee-sive arrest *s/l* | V fib arrest | vegetation | to grow; an abnormal growth of tissue around a valve, generally a result of infection |
| veins | vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules |
| Veldona | |
| ven- | vein |
| vena saphena magna | greater saphenous vein |
| venogram | x-ray of a vein |
| venous | relating to veins |
| venous bleed | |
| venous insufficiency | |
| Venti mask | Venti mask |
| ventilation | Ventilation - the movement of gas in and out of the lungs to facilitate blood oxygenation and carbon dioxide removal |
| ventilation/perfusion scan *V/Q scan* | |
| ventilators | machines used in operating rooms *OR* and intensive care units *ICU* for respiratory support of patients who cannot breathe on their own. There are five main parameters: |
| Ventolin | drug for respiratory problems |
| ventricle | one of the two pumping chambers of the heart; the right ventricle receives oxygen-poor blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs through the aorta |
| ventricles | series of interconnected cavities within the cerebral hemispheres and brainstem filled with cerebrospinal fluid |
| ventricles, brain | there are five ventricles in the brain |
| ventricul- | ventricle *belly or pouch* |
| ventricular arrhythmia | |
| ventricular pacing | |
| ventricular septal defect *VSD* | an opening in the septum separating the ventricles |
| ventricular-peritonaeal | |
| ventriculoatrial shunt | diversion of cerebrospinal fluid away from ventricle to atrium |
| ventriculogram | an x-ray visualizing the ventricles |
| ventriculoperitoneal shunt | direction of cerebrospinal fluid away from ventricle to peritoneal cavity |
| ventriculotomy | performed to close a hole in the intraventricular septum; known as closure of a ventricular septal defect |
| venules | small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins |
| veprious *s/l* | vitreous re:EENT |
| veramontinum | verumontanum or veru montanum - elevation or crest in the wall of the urethra where seminal ducts enter it |
| verapamil | drug |
| Veress needle | needle commonly used to establish pneumoperitoneum during a laparoscopic procedure |
| verico- | twisted or swollen vein |
| vericose veins | abnormally swollen twisted veins with defective valves, most often seen in the legs |
| veriform appendix | serves as a vestigial structure |
| vermi- | worm |
| vermiform appendix | worm-like projection of lymphatic tissue hanging off the cecum with no digestive function - may serve to restist infection. |
| vermillion | exposed red portion of the upper and lower lip |
| verruca | an epidermal tumor causes by papilloma virus - also called a wart |
| version, external | abdominal manipulation to reverse the position of the fetus |
| version, internal | intravaginal manipulation to reverse the position of the fetus |
| vertebra | back bone |
| vertebra | vertebrae = plural |
| vertebral laminae | flattened posterior portion of the vertebral arch |
| vertebrobasilar TIA | ischemia of the posterior circulation of the brain |
| vertebroplasty | percutaneous vertebroplasty in patients with osteolytic metastases or multiple myeloma |
| vertebroplasty | |
| vertex port | |
| vertigenous | re: vertigo |
| vertigo | a turning around; dizziness |
| vervain | herbal medicine |
| vesic- | bladder or sac |
| vesications | blisters |
| vesicle | little bladder; an elevated fluid filled sac *blister* within or under the dermis up to 0.5 cm *fever blister* |
| vesicovaginal fistula | abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina |
| vesicular breathing | |
| vesicular cyst *s/l* | follicular cyst |
| vesiculations *s/l* | fasciculations |
| vestibule | middle part of the inner ear in from of the semilunar canals and behind the cochlea that contains the utricle and the saccule |
| V fib | ventricular fibrillation |
| viable intrauterine gestation | |
| Vibramycin | drug |
| Vicryl suture | |
| video assisted thoracic surgery | VATS |
| villi | lines the walls of the small intestine |
| VIMRxyn *hypericin* | |
| vincrostine | |
| vinpriest cristine *s/l* | increased vincrostine *re: cancer chemotherapy* |
| violaceous | having a purple color |
| Vioxx *rofecoxib* | drug for osteoarthritis; primary dysmenorrhea |
| viral load titer | test that measures the amount of actively replicating HIV virus |
| Virazole *ribavirin* | |
| virilis- | masculine |
| virus | organism that causes a wide variety of infections, including colds and influenza. What the Heck is a Virus explains these unique entities. |
| visceral | pertaining to organ |
| visceral layer | covers each organ in the abdomen |
| visceral muscle | smooth muscle |
| visceral pericardium | layer closest to the heart |
| visceral pleura | |
| visceromegaly | enlargement of an internal organ |
| viscid | sticky |
| viscous lidocaine | |
| vital capacity *VC* | the total lung capacity minus the residual volume |
| Vitalograph MDI compact spirometer | |
| vitiligo | appearance of white patches on the skin cause dby loss of melanin |
| vitre- | glassy |
| vitrectomy | |
| vitreous | jelly-like mass filling the inner chamber between the lens and retina that give bulk to the eye |
| Vivelle-Dot *estradiol transdermal system* | drug for estrogen replacement therapy |
| VMA | vanillylmandelic acid |
| VMO | vastus medialis obliquus |
| vocal fremitus | vibration felt by the examiner when a patient speaks |
| void | to urinate |
| voiding *urinating* cystourethrogram | *VCU or VCUG* x-ray of the bladder and urethra taken during urination |
| Voltaren | drug |
| Voltaren *diclofenac* | NSAID |
| volvo- | to roll |
| volvulus | twisting of the intestine upon itself |
| VP shunt | ventriculoperitoneal shunt |
| VS | vital signs |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| vulv- | vulva *opening* |
| vulva | external genetalia of the female |