[ V ]

• V_E  environmental variance; respiratory minute volume
• _E  minute ventilation
• Ve  ventilation
• V_e  volume of effect compartment
• VEA  ventricular ectopic activity; ventricular ectopic arrhythmia; viral envelope antigen
• VEB  ventricular ectopic beat
• VEC  velocity encoding cine [MRI]; virtual environment control [system]
• VEcad  vascular endothelial cadherin
• VECG  vector electrocardiogram
• VEC-MR  velocity encoded cine-magnetic resonance
• VECP  visually evoked cortical potential
• VED  vacuum erection device; ventricular ectopic depolarization; virtual environment display [system]; vital exhaustion and depression
• VEE  vagina, ectocervix, and endocervix; Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
• VEEV  Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
• VEF  ventricular ejection fraction; visually evoked field
• VEG  vegetation; von Egner gland [protein]
• VEGAS  Vein Graft Angiojet Study; ventricular enlargement with gait apraxia syndrome
• VEGF  vascular endothelial growth factor
• VEGF-A  vascular endothelial growth factor type A
• VEGP  von Ebner gland protein
• vehic  vehicle
• VEI  volume [lung] at the end of inspiration
• VEINES  Venous Insufficiency Epidemiologic and Economic Study
• vel, veloc  velocity
• VELV  Vellore virus
• VEM  vasoexcitor material
• VEMR  virtual electronic medical record
• VENC  velocity encoding
• vent  ventilation; ventral; ventricle, ventricular
• vent fib  ventricular fibrillation
• ventric  ventricle
• VENUS  Very Early Nimodipine Use in Stroke [trial]
• VEP  visual evoked potential
• VEPID  video-based electronic portal imaging device
• VEPT  volume of electrically participating thoracic tissue
• VER  ventricular evoked response; visual evoked response
• Verc  vervet (African green monkey) kidney cells
• VERDI  Verapamil vs Diuretics [trial]
• VERDICT  Verapamil Digoxin Cardioversion Trial; Veterans Evidence-Based Research, Dissemination, and Implementation Center
• VERP  visual event related potential
• vert  vertebra, vertebral
• VES  virtual endoscope system; viscoelastic substance
• ves  bladder [Lat. vesica]; vesicular; vessel
• VESA  virtual endoscopy software application
• vesic  a blister [Lat. vesicula]
• VEST  Vesnarinone Trial
• vest  vestibular
• ves ur  urinary bladder [Lat. vesica urinaria]
• VET  ventricular ejection time; vestigial testis
• Vet  veteran; veterinarian, veterinary
• VETF  vaccinia early transcription factor
• VetMB  Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
• Vet Med  veterinary medicine
• VETS  Veterinary Expert Technology System
• Vet Sci  veterinary science
• VEUD  virtual emergency and urgency department
• VF  left leg [electrode]; ventricular fibrillation; ventricular fluid; ventricular flutter; ventricular function; videofluorography; visual field; vitreous fluorophotometry; vocal fremitus
• Vf  visual frequency
• V_f  final voltage; variant frequency
• vf  visual field
• VFA  volatile fatty acid
• VFC  vaccine for children; ventricular function curve
• VFD  vacuum fluorescent display; visual feedback display; visual field defect
• VFDP  variant familial developmental pattern
• VFI  venous filling index; visual field intact
• V fib  ventricular fibrillation
• VFID  virtual focus-isocenter-distance
• VFL  ventricular flutter
• VFOS  vector fast orthogonal search
• VFP  ventricular filling pressure; ventricular fluid pressure; vocal fold pathology
• VFR  voiding flow rate
• VFS  vascular fragility syndrome; very fast sedimentation; visual file system
• VFT  venous filling time; ventricular fibrillation threshold
• VF/VT  ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia
• VG  van Gieson [stain]; ventricular gallop; volume of gas
• V_G  genetic variance
• VGA  video graphics array
• VGAS  visual grading analysis score
• VGAT  vesicular gamma aminobutyric acid transporter
• VGB  vigabatrin
• VGCC  voltage-gated calcium channels
• VGH  very good health
• vGI  ventral giant interneuron
• VGM  venous graft myringoplasty
• VGP  viral glycoprotein
• VGPO  volume-guaranteed pressure options [ventilation]
• VGS  video game-induced seizures
• VH  vaginal hysterectomy; venous hematocrit; ventral hippocampus; ventricular hypertrophy; veterans hospital; viral hepatitis; virtual hospital; Visible Human [project]
• V_H  variable domain of heavy chain; variable heavy chain
• Vh  volt-hours
• VHA  Veterans Health Administration; Voluntary Hospital Association
• V/Hallu  visual hallucinations
• VHAS  Verapamil in Hypertension Atherosclerosis Study
• VHCD  virtual health care databank
• VHD  valvular heart disease; viral hematodepressive disease; Visible Human Dataset
• VHDL  very high density lipoprotein
• V-HeFT  Vasodilator Heart Failure Trial; Veterans Administration Heart Failure Trial
• VHEV  Vilyuisk human encephalomyelitis virus
• VHF  very high frequency; viral hemorrhagic fever; visual half-field
• VHL  Virtual Health Library; von Hippel-Lindau [syndrome]
• VHN  Vickers hardness number
• VHP  vaporized hydrogen peroxide; Visible Human Project
• VHR  ventricular heart rate
• VHS  veterans health study
• VHS&RA  Veterans Health Service and Research Administration
• VHSV  viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus
• VI  Roman numeral six; vaginal irrigation; variable interval; vastus intermedius; ventilation index; virgo intacta; virtual document; virulence, virulent; viscosity index; visual impairment; visual inspection; vitality index; volume index
• V_I  initial voltage
• Vi  virulence, virulent
• VIA  virus inactivating agent; virus infection-associated antigen
• VIB  viral inclusion body
• vib  vibration
• vib & perc  vibration and percussion
• VIC  valvular interstitial cell; variable impedance characterization; vasoinhibitory center; virtual information center; visual communication therapy; voice intensity control
• VICP  Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
• VI-CTS  vibration-induced carpal tunnel syndrome
• VID  visible iris diameter
• VIDA  viability identification with dipyridamole-dobutamine administration
• VIDE  Virus Identification Data Exchange
• VIDERO  virtual delivery room
• VIDRL  Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory [Australia]
• VIF  variance inflation factor; virus-induced interferon
• VIG, VIg  vaccinia immune globulin; vaccinia immunoglobulin
• VIGIM  intravascular vaccinia immunoglobulin
• VIGIV  intravenous vaccinia immunoglobulin
• VIGOUR  Virtual Coordinating Center for Global Collaborative Cardiovascular Research
• VIGRE  velocity imaging with gradient-recalled echos
• VIIag  factor VII antigen
• VIIIc  factor VIII clotting activity
• VIII_vwf  von Willebrand factor
• VIL  villin
• VILI  ventilator-induced lung injury
• VIM  video-intensification microscopy; vimentin
• VIN  vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm
• vin  vinyl
• VINDICATE  vascular, inflammatory/infectious, neoplastic/neurologic/psychiatric, degenerative/dietary, intoxication/idiopathic/iatrogenic, congenital, allergic/ autoimmune, trauma, endocrine/metabolic [differential diagnosis mnemonic]
• VINV  Vinces virus
• VIP  vaccine information pamphlet; vasoactive intestinal peptide; vasoinhibitory peptide; venous impedance plethysmography; ventricular inotropic parameter; Viability Impact on Prognosis [study]; video interface processor; voluntary interruption of pregnancy
• vip  vegetative insecticidal enterotoxin
• VIPERS  Virtual Intelligent Patient Electronic Record System
• VIPoma  vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-secreting tumor
• VIPOR  Vermont Integrated Problem-Oriented Record
• VIQ  Verbal Intelligence Quotient
• vIQ  virtual inhibitory quotient
• VIR  virology
• Vir  virus, viral
• vir  virulent
• VIRTUOS  virtual radiotherapy simulation and verification
• VIS  vaccine information statement; vaginal irrigation smear; value-intensity-strength; venous insufficiency syndrome; vertebral irritation syndrome; visible; visual information storage
• vis  vision, visual
• VISA  vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
• VISC  vitreous infusion suction cutter
• visc  viscera, visceral; viscosity
• VISI  volar intercalated segment instability
• VISIR  Verification and Information System in Radiology
• VISN  veterans integrated service network
• VISNA  Visna/maedi virus
• VISP  Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention [trial]
• Vit  vitamin
• vit  vital
• VITA  Vicenza Thrombophilia and Atherosclerosis Project
• VITALS  vital indicators of teaching and learning success
• vit cap  vital capacity
• VIVAS  Vaccination Information Vaccination Administration System
• VIVIAN  virtual intracranial visualization and navigation
• VJ  ventriculojugular
• VJC  ventriculojugularcardiac
• VK  vervet (African green monkey) kidney cells
• VKC  vernal keratoconjunctivitis
• VKG  videokymography
• VKH, VKHS  Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada [syndrome]
• VL  left arm [electrode]; vastus lateralis [muscle]; ventralis lateralis [nucleus]; ventrolateral; viral load; visceral leishmaniasis; vision, left [eye]
• V_L  lung volume; variable domain of the light chain; variable light chain
• VLA  very late activation [antigen or protein]; virus-like agent
• VLAB, VLA-BETA  very late activation protein beta
• V LACT  venous lactate
• VLAN  virtual online area network
• VLAS  vector least squares
• VLB  vinblastine; vincaleukoblastine
• VLBR  very low birth rate
• VLBW  very low birth weight
• VLC  variable length coding
• VLCAD  very long chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase
• VLCD  very low calorie diet
• VLCFA  very long chain fatty acid
• VLD  very low density; volume limiter disk
• VLDL, VLDLP  very low density lipoprotein
• VLDLR  very low density lipoprotein receptor
• VLDL-TG  very-low-density lipoprotein- triglyceride complex
• V_LES  volume of lesion
• VLF  very low frequency
• VLG  ventral nucleus of the lateral geniculate body
• VLH  ventrolateral nucleus of the hypothalamus
• VLIA  virus-like infectious agent
• VLIS  Virtual Laboratory Information System
• VLM  ventrolateral medulla; visceral larva migrans
• VLO  vastus lateralis obliquus
• VLP  vincristine, L-asparaginase, and prednisone; virus-like particle
• VLp  virus-like particle
• VLPA  ventrolateral pressure area

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