Category: V

A small, frequent pulse with a wormlike feeling.  

A pulse in a vein, especially one of the large veins near the heart, such as the internal or external jugular. Normally it is undulating and scarcely palpable. In conditions such as tricuspid regurgitation, it is pronounced.  

A slow pulse resulting from parasympathetic influence on heart rate, mediated by the vagus nerve. A sluggish pulse resulting from the restraining influence of the vagus nerve on the heart.  

Dental pulp that is alive and thus normal.  

A device that synthesizes the human voice. It is used in patients who have undergone laryngeal surgery.  

The process of the arytenoid cartilage that serves for attachment of the vocal cord.  

A form of hepatic porphyria in which there are recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and neuropathy. The skin is especially fragile.  

The mucus and cells that are present in the posterior fornix of the vagina when the patient is in a supine position. Material obtained from this site is used in cancer detection and in evaluating the character of the vaginal fluid in investigating infertility problems.  

Poisoning due to ingestion of verdigris, which contains copper salts. Symptoms are identical to those caused by ingesting copper sulfate.  

The point on the linea alba of the abdominal wall about 6 to 7 cm below a line connecting the anterior superior iliac spines. Suprapubic puncture of the bladder may be made at this point in obese or edematous individuals.