Category: V
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Vitiation
Injury, contamination, impairment of use or efficiency.
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Vitellorubin
A red pigment present in lutein.
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Vitellin
A protein that can be extracted from egg yolk and contains lecithin.
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Vitamin loss
Loss of vitamin content in food products as a result of oxidation or heating. Methods of preserving foods such as pickling, salting, curing, or fermenting and canning enhance vitamin loss. Vitamin C is especially labile; up to 85% is lost in commercial canning and pasteurization. Vitamin B, in wheat is lost through milling because the…
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Vitamin D analogue
Any medication that is chemically similar to or derived from vitamin D. Analogues of vitamin D are used to treat skin disorders such as psoriasis.
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Vita glass
Window glass containing quartz for transmitting the ultraviolet rays of sunlight.
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Visuospatial
Concerning the ability to discern spatial relationships from visual presentations.
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Visuopsychic
Both visual and psychic, applied to the cerebral area involved in perception of visual sensations.
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Visuognosis
The recognition and appreciation of what is seen.
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Visual object agnosia
Loss of the ability to visually recognize objects presented, even though some degree of ability to see is intact.