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Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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  • VLR  vinleurosine
  • VLS  vascular leak syndrome
  • VLSI  very large scale integration
  • VLTF  vaccinia late transcription factor
  • VM  Valsalva maneuver; vasomotor; ventilator management; ventralis medialus; ventricular mass; ventriculomegaly; ventriculometry; ventromedial; vestibular membrane; video microscopy; viomycin; viral myocarditis; voltmeter
  • V/m  volts per meter
  • Vm  membrane potential; muscle volume; maximum velocity
  • VMA  vanillylmandelic acid; vastus medialis advancement; ventilator management advisor
  • VMAP, Vmap  velocity mapping
  • VMAT  vesicular monoamine transformer
  • Vmax  maximum velocity
  • Vmax  maximum volume
  • VMC  vasomotor center
  • VMCG  vector magnetocardiogram
  • VMCHN  Victorian Maternal and Child Health Nurses
  • VMD  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; virtual medical device; vitelliform macular dystrophy
  • VMDS  virtual medical device system
  • vMDV  virulent Marek disease virus
  • VME  Volunteers for Medical Engineering
  • VMF  vasomotor flushing
  • VMGT  Visual Motor Gestalt Test
  • VMH  ventromedial hypothalamus
  • VMI, VMIT  visual-motor integration [test]
  • VML  vector markup language; ventriculomegaly
  • VMLS  virtual medical library system
  • VMN  ventromedial nucleus
  • VMO  vastus medialis obliquus [muscle]; visiting medical officer
  • VMP  virtual machine platform
  • VMR  vasomotor rhinitis
  • VMRS  Vermont Medical Record System
  • VMS  virtual medical school; virtual memory system; visual memory span
  • VMST  visual motor sequencing test
  • VMT  vasomotor tonus; ventilatory muscle training; ventromedial tegmentum
  • Vm(t)  time-averaged membrane potential
  • Vm(x,t)  absolute transmembrane potential
  • VN  vesical neck; vestibular nucleus; virus neutralization; visceral nucleus; visiting nurse; vitronectin; vocational nurse; vomeronasal
  • VNA  Visiting Nurse Association
  • VNDPT  visual numerical discrimination pre-test
  • VNO  vomeronasal organ
  • VNQ  variable N-Quoit filter [imaging]
  • VNR  vitronectin receptor
  • VNRA  vitronectin receptor alpha
  • VNS  vagal nerve stimulation; virtual notebook system; visiting nursing service
  • VNTR  variable number of tandem repeats; variable copy number tandem repeats
  • VO  verbal order; volume overload; voluntary opening
  • VO  rest volume
  • VO2, VO2  volume of oxygen utilization
  • Vo  standard volume; vascular volume
  • VOC  vaso-occlusive crisis; volatile organic compound
  • VOCC  voltage-operated calcium channel
  • VOD  veno-occlusive disease; video on demand
  • VOI  [Bayesian] value of information; volume of interest
  • VO2I  volume of oxygen utilization index
  • VoIP  voice over Internet protocol
  • vol  volar; volatile; volume; voluntary, volunteer
  • VOM  volt-ohm-milliammeter
  • O2 Max, O2max  maximum volume of oxygen utilization
  • VON  Victorian Order of Nurses
  • V-ONC  viral oncogene
  • v-one  viral oncogene
  • VOO  ventricular asynchronous (competitive, fixed-rate) [pacemaker]
  • vOOMM  visual object-oriented matrix model
  • VOP  vaso-occlusive pain; venous occlusion plethysmography
  • VOPS  vector optimal parameter search [algorithm]
  • VOR  vestibulo-ocular reflex; volume of regret
  • VORd  vestibulo-ocular reflex in darkness
  • VORe  vestibulo-ocular reflex enhancement
  • VORs  vestibulo-ocular reflex suppression
  • VOS  videothoracoscopic operator staging; vision, left eye [Lat. visio, oculus sinister]
  • VOT  voice onset time
  • VOTE  Value of Transesophageal Echocardiography [study]
  • VP  physiological volume; vapor pressure; Varadi-Papp [orofaciodigital syndrome]; variegate porphyria; vascular permeability; vasopressin; velopharyngeal; venipuncture; venous pressure; ventricular pacing; ventricular pericardium; ventricular premature [beat]; ventroposterior; VePepsid; verbal paraphrasia; vertex potential; vincristine and prednisone; virion protein; visual presentation; Voges-Proskauer [medium or test]; voiding pressure; volume-pressure; vulnerable period
  • V/P  ventilation/perfusion [ratio]
  • V&P  vagotomy and pyloroplasty
  • Vp  paced ventricular output; peak velocity; peak voltage; phenotype variance; plasma volume; ventricular premature [beat]
  • vp  vapor pressure
  • VPA  valproic acid
  • VPAP  variable positive airway pressure
  • VPB  ventricular premature beat
  • VPC  vapor-phase chromatography; ventricular premature complex; ventricular premature contraction; volume-packed cells; volume percent
  • VPCT  ventricular premature contraction threshold
  • VPD  vaccine-preventable disease; ventricular premature depolarization
  • VPF  vascular permeability factor
  • VPFRU  vapor-protective, flame-resistant undergarment
  • VPG  velopharyngeal gap
  • VPg  genome-linked protein
  • VPGSS  venous pressure gradient support stockings
  • VPI  vapor phase inhibitor; velopharyngeal insufficiency
  • VPL  ventroposterolateral; vertical partial laryngectomy
  • VPM  ventilator pressure manometer; ventroposteromedial
  • vpm  vibrations per minute
  • VPN  ventral pontine nucleus; virtual private network [telemedicine]
  • VPO  velopharyngeal opening; vertical pendular oscillation
  • VPP  Vaccine Provision Project; vacuolar proton pump; viral porcine pneumonia
  • VPR  vascular permeability reaction; ventricular paced rhythm; virtual patient record; Voges-Proskauer reaction; volume/pressure ratio
  • VPRBC  volume of packed red blood cells
  • VPRC  volume of packed red cells
  • VPRS  variable precision rough set [model]
  • VPS  Vasovagal Pacemaker Study; ventriculoperitoneal shunt; verbal pain scale; virtual point source; visual pleural space; volume performance standard
  • vps  vibrations per second
  • VPT  vibratory perception threshold
  • VQ  vector quantization
  • V/Q  ventilation/perfusion [ratio]; voice quality
  • VQE  visa qualifying examination [for foreign medical graduates]
  • VQI  ventilation perfusion index
  • V-QRS  QRS ventricular potential [ECG]
  • VR  right arm [electrode]; Valsalva ratio; valve replacement; valvular regurgitation; vanilloid receptor; variable rate; variable ratio; variable region; vascular resistance; vasopressin receptor; venous flow reversal; venous reflux; venous resistance; venous return; ventilation rate; ventilation ratio; ventral root; ventricular rale; ventricular response; ventricular rhythm; vesicular rosette; virtual reality; vision, right [eye]; vital records; vocal resonance; vocational rehabilitation; volume ratio; volume regulation; volume rendering [imaging]
  • 2VR  double valve replacement
  • Vr  relaxation volume
  • V2R  vasopressin 2 receptor [gene]
  • VRA  visual reinforcement audiometry
  • VRBC  red blood cell volume
  • VRC  Vaccine Research Center; venous renin concentration
  • VRCP  vitreoretinochoroidopathy
  • VRD  ventricular radial dysplasia; viral reference division
  • VRE  vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
  • VR&E  vocational rehabilitation and education
  • VREF  vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
  • Vrest  resting potential
  • VRI  viral respiratory infection; virtual reality imaging
  • VRL  lumbar ventral root; vanilloid receptor-like [protein]; Virus Reference Laboratory
  • VRML  Virtual Reality Modeling Language
  • VRNA  viral ribonucleic acid
  • VRNI  neovascular inflammatory vitreoretinopathy
  • VROM  voluntary range of motion
  • VRP  ventral root potential; ventricular refractory period
  • VRR  ventral root reflex
  • VRS  verbal rating scale; Virchow-Robin space
  • VRSA  vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • VRT  vehicle rescue technician; virtual reality therapy; volume ray tracing; volume-rendering technique
  • VRV  ventricular residual volume; viper retrovirus; Virgin River virus
  • VRX  variable resolution x-ray
  • VS  vaccination scar; vaccine serotype; vagal stimulation; vascular surgeon; vasospasm; venesection; ventricular septum; verapamil shock; verification/recording system; vesicular stomatitis; veterinary surgeon; vibration syndrome; virtual simulator; visual storage; vital sign; Vogt-Spielmeyer [syndrome]; volatile solid; volume support; volumetric solution; voluntary sterilization
  • Vs  stressed volume; venesection
  • Vs  vibration second; volt-second
  • Vs  system tissue volume
  • V x s  volts by seconds
  • vs  see above [Lat. vide supra]; single vibration; versus; vibration seconds; vital signs
  • VSA  variant-specific surface antigen
  • VSAT  very small aperture terminal
  • VSAV  vesicular stomatitis Alagoas virus
  • VSBE  very short below-elbow [cast]
  • VSC  visual sequence comparison; voluntary surgical contraception
  • VSCC  volume-sensitive chloride channel
  • VSCT  ventral spinocerebellar cell
  • VSD  ventricular septal defect; vesicular stomatitis virus; virtually safe dose
  • VSFP  venous stop flow pressure
  • VSG  variant surface glycoprotein; Vesnarinone Study Group
  • VSHD  ventricular septal heart defect
  • VSIE  volume surface integral equation [method]
  • VSINC  Virus Subcommittee of the International Nomenclature Committee
  • VSIV  vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus
  • VSM  vascular smooth muscle
  • VSMC  vascular smooth muscle cell
  • VSMS  Vineland Social Maturity Scale
  • vsn  vision
  • VSNJV  vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus
  • VSO  vertical supranuclear ophthalmoplegia
  • VSOK  vital signs normal
  • VSP  variable spine plating; very short patch [deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, repair]
  • VSR  venous stasis retinopathy; visceral/ subcutaneous adipose tissue ratio
  • VSRA  variable speech rate audiometry
  • VSS  vital signs stable
  • Vss  volume at steady state
  • VST  ventral spinothalamic tract; video-see-through; volume-selective excitation
  • VSTA  Virus-Serum-Toxin Act
  • v-STM  vaginal specimen transport medium
  • VSV  vesicular stomatitis virus
  • VSV-G  G protein of Gibbon ape leukemia virus
  • VSW  ventricular stroke work
  • VT  tetrazolium violet; tidal volume; total ventilation; vacuum tube; vacuum tuberculin; vasotonin; velocity of tension; venous thrombosis; ventricular tachyarrhythmia; ventricular tachycardia; verocytotoxin; verotoxin; vibration threshold; vitronectin
  • VT  tidal volume; T lymphocyte antigen receptor variable region; total ventilation
  • +VT  maximum velocity of tension
  • -VT  decline in velocity of tension
  • V&T  volume and tension
  • T  tidal volume
  • Vt  total vascular volume; volume of tissue [compartment]
  • VTA  ventral tegmental area
  • VTach, Vtach, V tach  ventricular tachycardia
  • VTB  virtual tracheobronchoscopy
  • VTE  venous thromboembolism; ventricular tachycardia event
  • VTEC  verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli
  • VTEU  Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit
  • VTG  volume thoracic gas
  • VTI  velocity-time integral; volume thickness index
  • VTK  visualization tool kit
  • VTL  ventricular tracking limit
  • VTM  mechanical tidal volume; virus transport medium
  • VT-MASS  Metoprolol and Sotalol for Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia [study]
  • VTN  Vaccine Trials Network; vitronectin
  • VTOP  vaginal termination of pregnancy
  • VTR  variable tandem repeats; vesicular transport system; videotape recording; vitronectin receptor
  • VTSRS  Verdun Target Symptom Rating Scale
  • VT/VF  ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation
  • VTVM  vacuum tube voltmeter
  • VTX  verocytotoxin; vertex
  • vtx  vertex
  • VU  varicose ulcer; volume unit
  • vu  volume unit
  • VUC  voided urinary cytology
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