Category: P

In India, the transmitter of Leishmania donovani, causative agent of kala-azar.  

A genus of insects, the sandflies, belonging to the family Psychodidae, order Diptera. These bloodsucking insects transmit various forms of leishmaniasis, sandfly (pappataci) fever, and Oroya fever.  

Bleeding from a vein.  

Plastic repair of an injured vein.  

Surgical anastomosis of veins.  

Extraserous transplantation of the testes for varicocele, with preservation of the venous network.  

Thickening of the tissue of a vein from an overgrowth of muscular fibers.  

Inflammation of uterine veins.  

A device for the direct measurement of venous pressure.  

The science of veins and their diseases.