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  • Volatile organic compounds

    Substances containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that easily become vapors or gases. Compounds that contain carbon (organic) and evaporate very easily (volatile). Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), a broad category of carbon-based substances, exhibit the tendency to emit gases into the atmosphere when they evaporate at typical room temperatures. These compounds are prevalent in various sources,…

  • Volatile chemical

    An easily vaporized substance capable of dissolving another substance produce a state of intoxication when inhaled.  

  • Volar

    Pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot. Related to the palm or sole.  

  • Void

    In law, having no effect. To empty, as urine from the bladder. To discharge, particularly the release of urine and feces.  

  • Vocational therapy

    A form of treatment for training a person (often handicapped or emotionally disturbed) in some skills that may make it possible to obtain a job. The learning of a skill or trade necessary to a certain career.  

  • Vocational rehabilitation

    Training handicapped individuals to enable them to perform meaningful work.  

  • Vocational education

    Educational programs designed to prepare persons for a career.  

  • Vitreous humor

    A jellylike fluid in the after chamber of the eye. Transparent, semi-gelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the lens and is closely applied to the retina. Also called vitreous body. Clear, gel-like substance that fills the posterior cavity of the eye. The transparent jellylike substance that fills the eyeball; also called the vitreous body.…

  • Vitelline membrane

    The membrane forming the surface layer of the egg. The membrane that forms the surface layer of an ovum.  

  • Vitamin supplements

    Synthetic preparations of vitamins to be ingested in addition to the quantities obtained in the normal daily diet. Usually over-the-counter preparations that contain one or more vitamins. Many doctors recommend a daily multivitamin-mineral for everyone, especially older people who often do not eat enough; women who are breast-feeding, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant; people…

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