Category: V

A complex of veins.  

The surgical stitching of a vein, also referred to as phleborrhaphy.  

An excessive fear of contracting a venereal disease.  

Illnesses like gonorrhea, syphilis, and chancroid, typically contracted through sexual contact with an infected individual.  

The condition of having been poisoned.  

A toxic condition.  

Surgical correction of a cleft soft palate, also known as staphylorrhaphy.  

An involuntary contraction or spasm of a muscle.  

A condition frequently found in the African desert, as well as in Australia and Burma. It is characterized by multiple shallow, persistent, and painful sores that develop on the exposed skin of light-skinned individuals, typically following minor injuries like insect bites. Sunlight exposure is required to trigger the disease, and secondary bacterial infections often occur.…

A membrane that serves as a covering.