| 1. | VATER syndrome | or VACTERL association is a nonrandom association of birth defects. The reason it is called an association, rather than a syndrome is that while all of the birth defects are linked, it is More… 4.8 KB |
| 2. | VIPoma | (also called Verner Morrison syndrome, after the physicians who first described it) is a rare (1 per 10,000,000 per year) endocrine tumor, usually (about 90%) originating in the pancreas, More… 1.1 KB |
| 3. | Valine | Valine (abbreviated as Val or V) is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula HO2CCH(NH2)CH(CH3)2. L-Valine is one of 20 proteogenic amino acids. Its codons are GUU, GUC, GUA, and GUG. This More… 1.2 KB |
| 4. | Van Der Woude syndrome | (VDWS) consists of the following characteristics: cleft lip with or without cleft palate, isolated cleft palate, pits or mucous cysts on the lower lip, and hypodontia. It is the most common More… 0.7 KB |
| 5. | Vancomycin resistant enterococcus | Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) is the name given to a group of bacterial species of the genus Enterococcus that is resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. Enterococci are enteric More… 1.5 KB |
| 6. | Varadi Papp syndrome | Polydactyly or polydactylism, also called hyperdactyly, is a congenital physical anomaly in humans having supernumerary fingers or toes. When each hand or foot has six digits, it is More… 2.0 KB |
| 7. | Varicella zoster virus | (VZV) is one of eight herpes viruses known to infect humans (and other vertebrates). It commonly causes chicken-pox in children and both shingles and postherpetic neuralgia in adults. More… 2.3 KB |
| 8. | Variegate porphyria | is an autosomal dominant porphyria that can have acute symptoms along with symptoms that affect the skin. The disorder results from low levels of the enzyme responsible for the seventh step More… 1.9 KB |
| 9. | Vasculitis | Vasculitis refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by inflammatory destruction of blood vessels. Both arteries and veins are affected. Lymphangitis is sometimes More… 0.5 KB |
| 10. | Vasculitis hypersensitivity | Hypersensitivity vasculitis (or hypersensitivity angiitis or leukocytoclastic vasculitis) is a small vessel vasculitis, usually due to a hypersensitivity reaction.True leukocytoclastic More… 0.8 KB |
| 11. | Vasovagal syncope | A vasovagal episode or vasovagal response is a malaise mediated by the vagus nerve. When it leads to fainting, it is called a vasovagal syncope, which is the most common type of More… 0.5 KB |
| 12. | Velocardiofacial syndrome | Also known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, also known as (Velocardiofacial Syndrome, DiGeorge Syndrome, conotruncal anomaly face syndrome, Congenital Thymic Aplasia, Strong Syndrome, Thymic More… 0.5 KB |
| 13. | Velopharyngeal inadequacy | (VPI) is a malfunction of a velopharyngeal mechanism. The velopharyngeal mechanism is responsible for directing the transmission of sound energy and air pressure in both the oral cavity and More… 0.4 KB |
| 14. | Ventricular fibrillation | (V-fib or VF) is a condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle of the ventricles in the heart, making them tremble rather than contract properly. Ventricular More… 0.4 KB |
| 15. | Ventricular septal defect | (VSD) is a defect in the ventricular septum, the wall dividing the left and right ventricles of the heart. The ventricular septum consists of an inferior muscular and superior membranous More… 2.1 KB |
| 16. | Very long chain acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency | (VLCADD) is a fatty acid oxidation disorder which prevents the body from converting certain fats to energy, particularly during periods without food. Those affected by this disorder have More… 0.8 KB |
| 17. | Viral hemorrhagic fever | (VHFs) are a diverse group of animal and human illnesses that are caused by five distinct families of RNA viruses: the Arenaviridae, Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae, Togaviridae, and Flaviviridae. More… 3.8 KB |
| 18. | Virus | (from the Latin virus meaning toxin or poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell. Viruses infect all cellular life. The first More… 2.3 KB |
| 19. | Vitamin E deficiency | causes neurological problems due to poor nerve conduction. These include neuromuscular problems such as spinocerebellar ataxia and myopathies. Deficiency can also cause anemia, due to More… 2.3 KB |
| 20. | Vitiligo | or leukoderma is a chronic skin disorder that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin. It occurs when the melanocytes, cells responsible for skin pigmentation, More… 0.8 KB |
