Category: V

A device for estimating the viscosity of a fluid, especially of blood. A device used to measure the thickness or consistency of fluids.  

The property of being viscous and elastic.  

A reaction taking place in the viscera as a result of stimulation of visceral receptors. Such reactions are usually below the level of consciousness.  

A temperament characterized by predominance of social over intellectual and physical traits. A person with such traits is sociable and convivial, exhibits unusual appreciation of food, and loves company, affection, social support, and approval.  

To sensations aroused by stimulation of visceroreceptors.  

A group of receptors that includes those located in visceral organs. Their stimulation gives rise to poorly localized and ill-defined sensations or to pain. In hollow visceral organs, they are stimulated principally by excessive contraction or by distention.  

Generalized enlargement of the abdominal visceral organs.  

That portion of the skull derived from the pharyngeal arches.    

A double-stranded DNA virus, the causative agent of cowpox and a member of the Orthopoxvirus family. Vaccines against smallpox are derived from live cultures of vaccinia virus.  

The presence of viruses in the urine.