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Vaccaria - A plant genus of the family CARYOPHYLLACEAE. The common name "Soapwort" is also used with SAPONARIA....

Vaccination - Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation in...

Vaccines - Suspensions of killed or attenuated microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, or rickettsi...

Vaccines, Acellular - Vaccines that are produced by using only the antigenic part of the disease causing organism. They of...

Vaccines, Attenuated - Live vaccines prepared from microorganisms which have undergone physical adaptation (e.g., by radiat...

Vaccines, Combined - Two or more vaccines in a single dosage form....

Vaccines, Conjugate - Semisynthetic vaccines consisting of polysaccharide antigens from microorganisms attached to protein...

Vaccines, Contraceptive - Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent conception....

Vaccines, DNA - Recombinant DNA vectors encoding antigens administered for the prevention or treatment of disease. T...

Vaccines, Edible - Vaccines or candidate vaccines derived from edible plants. Transgenic plants (PLANTS, TRANSGENIC) ar...

Vaccines, Inactivated - Vaccines in which the infectious microbial nucleic acid components have been destroyed by chemical o...

Vaccines, Marker - Vaccines used in conjunction with diagnostic tests to differentiate vaccinated animals from carrier ...

Vaccines, Subunit - Vaccines consisting of one or more antigens that stimulate a strong immune response. They are purifi...

Vaccines, Synthetic - Small synthetic peptides that mimic surface antigens of pathogens and are immunogenic, or vaccines m...

Vaccines, Virosome - Vaccines using VIROSOMES as the antigen delivery system that stimulates the desired immune response....

Vaccinia - The cutaneous and occasional systemic reactions associated with vaccination using smallpox (variola)...

Vaccinia virus - The type species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS, related to COWPOX VIRUS, but whose true origin is unknown. It has...

Vaccinium - A plant genus of the family ERICACEAE known for species with edible fruits....

Vaccinium macrocarpon - A plant species of the family VACCINIUM known for the sour fruit which is sometimes used for urinary...

Vaccinium myrtillus - A plant species of the family VACCINIUM....

Vaccinium vitis-idaea - A plant species of the genus VACCINIUM....

Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases - Proton-translocating ATPases that are involved in acidification of a variety of intracellular compar...

Vacuoles - Any spaces or cavities within a cell. They may function in digestion, storage, secretion, or excreti...

Vacuum - A space in which the pressure is far below atmospheric pressure so that the remaining gases do not a...

Vacuum Curettage - Aspiration of the contents of the uterus with a vacuum curette....

Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical - Removal of the fetus from the uterus or vagina at or near the end of pregnancy with a metal traction...

Vagina - The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)...

Vaginal Birth after Cesarean - Delivery of an infant through the vagina in a female who has had a prior cesarean section....

Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies - Medicated dosage forms for topical application in the vagina. A cream is a semisolid emulsion contai...

Vaginal Discharge - A common gynecologic disorder characterized by an abnormal, nonbloody discharge from the genital tra...

Vaginal Diseases - Pathological processes of the VAGINA....

Vaginal Douching - The washing of the VAGINA cavity or surface with a solution. Agents or drugs can be added to the irr...

Vaginal Fistula - An abnormal anatomical passage that connects the VAGINA to other organs, such as the bladder (VESICO...

Vaginal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the VAGINA....

Vaginal Smears - Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination....

Vaginismus - Recurrent or persistent involuntary SPASM of the outer muscles of the VAGINA, occurring during vagin...

Vaginitis - Inflammation of the vagina characterized by pain and a purulent discharge....

Vaginosis, Bacterial - Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and ...

Vagotomy - The interruption or removal of any part of the vagus (10th cranial) nerve. Vagotomy may be performed...

Vagotomy, Proximal Gastric - Vagal denervation of that part of the STOMACH lined with acid-secreting mucosa (GASTRIC MUCOSA) cont...

Vagotomy, Truncal - Bilateral dissection of the abdominal branches of the vagus nerve. It is used frequently in the surg...

Vagus Nerve - The 10th cranial nerve. The vagus is a mixed nerve which contains somatic afferents (from skin in ba...

Vagus Nerve Diseases - Diseases of the tenth cranial nerve, including brain stem lesions involving its nuclei (solitary, am...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation - An adjunctive treatment for PARTIAL EPILEPSY and refractory DEPRESSION that delivers electrical impu...

Valerian - A plant genus of the family VALERIANACEAE, order Dipsacales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida...

Valerianaceae - The Valerian plant family of the order Dipsacales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida that is c...

Valerianella - A plant genus of the family VALERIANACEAE. It is sometimes called goosefoot cornsalad but should not...

Validation Studies - Works consisting of research using processes by which the reliability and relevance of a procedure f...

Validation Studies as Topic - Research using processes by which the reliability and relevance of a procedure for a specific purpos...

Valine - A branched-chain essential amino acid that has stimulant activity. It promotes muscle growth and tis...

Valine Dehydrogenase (NADP+) - An amino acid oxidoreductase that catalyzes the oxidative hydroxylation of L-VALINE to 3-methyl-2-ox...

Valine-tRNA Ligase - An enzyme that activates valine with its specific transfer RNA. EC 6.1.1.9...

Valinomycin - A cyclododecadepsipeptide ionophore antibiotic produced by Streptomyces fulvissimus and related to t...

Valproic Acid - A fatty acid with anticonvulsant properties used in the treatment of epilepsy. The mechanisms of its...

Valsalva Maneuver - Forced expiratory effort against a closed GLOTTIS....

Value of Life - The intrinsic moral worth ascribed to a living being. (Bioethics Thesaurus)...

Vanadates - Oxyvanadium ions in various states of oxidation. They act primarily as ion transport inhibitors due ...

Vanadium - A metallic element with the atomic symbol V, atomic number 23, and atomic weight 50.94. It is used i...

Vanadium Compounds - Inorganic compounds that contain vanadium as an integral part of the molecule....

Vancomycin - Antibacterial obtained from Streptomyces orientalis. It is a glycopeptide related to RISTOCETIN that...

Vancomycin Resistance - Nonsusceptibility of bacteria to the action of VANCOMYCIN, an inhibitor of cell wall synthesis....

Vanilla - A plant genus of the family ORCHIDACEAE that is the source of the familiar flavoring used in foods a...

Vanillic Acid - A flavoring agent. It is the intermediate product in the two-step bioconversion of ferulic acid to v...

Vanuatu - A republic consisting of an island group in Melanesia, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Its capital i...

Vapor Pressure - The contribution to barometric PRESSURE of gaseous substance in equilibrium with its solid or liquid...

Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma - Glycoproteins attached to the surface coat of the trypanosome. Many of these glycoproteins show amin...

Varicellovirus - A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE. Its species include those causing...

Varicocele - A condition characterized by the dilated tortuous veins of the SPERMATIC CORD with a marked left-sid...

Varicose Ulcer - Skin breakdown or ulceration caused by varicose veins in which there is too much hydrostatic pressur...

Varicose Veins - Enlarged and tortuous VEINS....

Variola virus - A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS causing infections in humans. No infections have been reported since 1977...

Varroidae - A family of MITES in the subclass ACARI. It includes the single genus Varroa....

Vas Deferens - The excretory duct of the testes that carries SPERMATOZOA. It rises from the SCROTUM and joins the S...

Vasa Nervorum - Blood vessels supplying the nerves....

Vasa Previa - Pregnancy complication where fetal blood vessels, normally inside the umbilical cord, are left unpro...

Vasa Vasorum - Nutrient blood vessels which supply the walls of large arteries or veins....

Vascular Capacitance - The measure of a BLOOD VESSEL's ability to increase the volume of BLOOD it holds without a large inc...

Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 - Cytokine-induced cell adhesion molecule present on activated endothelial cells, tissue macrophages, ...

Vascular Diseases - Pathological processes involving any of the BLOOD VESSELS in the cardiac or peripheral circulation. ...

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - The original member of the family of endothelial cell growth factors referred to as VASCULAR ENDOTHE...

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B - A vascular endothelial growth factor expressed in a variety of tissues. It binds with high specifici...

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C - A vascular endothelial growth factor that specifically binds to VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR R...

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor D - A vascular endothelial growth factor that specifically binds to VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR R...

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 - A 180-kDa VEGF receptor found primarily in endothelial cells that is essential for vasculogenesis an...

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 - A 200-230-kDa tyrosine kinase receptor for vascular endothelial growth factors found primarily in en...

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 - A vascular endothelial cell growth factor receptor whose expression is restricted primarily to adult...

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Endocrine-Gland-Derived - A vascular endothelial growth factor whose expression is found largely restricted to the GONADS; ADR...

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors - A family of angiogenic proteins that are closely-related to VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A. Th...

Vascular Fistula - An abnormal passage between two or more BLOOD VESSELS, between ARTERIES; VEINS; or between an artery...

Vascular Headaches - Secondary headache disorders attributed to a variety of cranial or cervical vascular disorders, such...

Vascular Malformations - A spectrum of congenital, inherited, or acquired abnormalities in BLOOD VESSELS that can adversely a...

Vascular Neoplasms - Neoplasms located in the vasculature system, such as ARTERIES and VEINS. They are differentiated fro...

Vascular Patency - The degree to which BLOOD VESSELS are not blocked or obstructed....

Vascular Resistance - The force that opposes the flow of BLOOD through a vascular bed. It is equal to the difference in BL...

Vascular Surgical Procedures - Operative procedures for the treatment of vascular disorders....

Vasculitis - Inflammation of any one of the blood vessels, including the ARTERIES; VEINS; and rest of the vascula...

Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - Inflammation of blood vessels within the central nervous system. Primary vasculitis is usually cause...

Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous - Disorder characterized by a vasculitic syndrome associated with exposure to an antigen such as a dru...

Vasectomy - Surgical removal of the ductus deferens, or a portion of it. It is done in association with prostate...

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide - A highly basic, 28 amino acid neuropeptide released from intestinal mucosa. It has a wide range of b...

Vasoconstriction - The physiological narrowing of BLOOD VESSELS by contraction of the VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE....

Vasoconstrictor Agents - Drugs used to cause constriction of the blood vessels....

Vasodilation - The physiological widening of BLOOD VESSELS by relaxing the underlying VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE....

Vasodilator Agents - Drugs used to cause dilation of the blood vessels....

Vasomotor System - The neural systems which act on VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE to control blood vessel diameter. The major n...

Vasoplegia - Condition of low SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE that develops secondary to other conditions such as AN...

Vasopressins - Antidiuretic hormones released by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS of all vertebrates (structure varies with spec...

Vasospasm, Intracranial - Constriction of arteries in the SKULL due to sudden, sharp, and often persistent smooth muscle contr...

Vasotocin - A nonapeptide that contains the ring of OXYTOCIN and the side chain of ARG-VASOPRESSIN with the lat...

Vasovasostomy - Surgical anastomosis or fistulization of the spermatic ducts to restore fertility in a previously va...

Vault Ribonucleoprotein Particles - Large cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein particles that have an eight-fold symmetry with a central pore a...

VDJ Exons - Exons that are created in vivo during LYMPHOCYTE maturation from the V, D, and J gene segments of im...

VDJ Recombinases - Recombinases involved in the rearrangement of immunity-related GENES such as IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENES an...

Vectorcardiography - Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the heart on a plane of the body surface d...

Vecuronium Bromide - Monoquaternary homolog of PANCURONIUM. A non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent with shorter ...

Vegetable Proteins - Proteins which are present in or isolated from vegetables or vegetable products used as food. The co...

Vehicle Emissions - Gases, fumes, vapors, and odors escaping from the cylinders of a gasoline or diesel internal-combust...

Vehicles - A carrier or inert medium used as a solvent (or diluent) in which the medicinally active agent is fo...

Veillonella - A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic cocci parasitic in the mouth and in the intestinal and respirato...

Vein of Galen Malformations - Congenital arteriovenous malformation involving the VEIN OF GALEN, a large deep vein at the base of ...

Veins - The vessels carrying blood away from the capillary beds....

Velopharyngeal Insufficiency - Failure of the SOFT PALATE to reach the posterior pharyngeal wall to close the opening between the o...

Velopharyngeal Sphincter - A group of muscles attached to the SOFT PALATE (or velum) and the PHARYNX. They include the superior...

Vena Cava Filters - Mechanical devices inserted in the inferior vena cava that prevent the migration of blood clots from...

Vena Cava, Inferior - The venous trunk which receives blood from the lower extremities and from the pelvic and abdominal o...

Vena Cava, Superior - The venous trunk which returns blood from the head, neck, upper extremities and chest....

Venae Cavae - The inferior and superior venae cavae....

Venereal Tumors, Veterinary - Tumors most commonly seen on or near the genitalia. They are venereal, most likely transmitted throu...

Venereology - A branch of medicine which deals with sexually transmitted disease....

Venombin A - A thrombin-like enzyme from the venom of snakes of the viper/rattlesnake group. Species variants of ...

Venoms - Poisonous animal secretions forming fluid mixtures of many different enzymes, toxins, and other subs...

Venous Cutdown - Creation of a small incised opening in a vein to permit the passage of a needle or cannula for withd...

Venous Insufficiency - Impaired venous blood flow or venous return (venous stasis), usually caused by inadequate venous val...

Venous Pressure - The blood pressure in the VEINS. It is usually measured to assess the filling PRESSURE to the HEART ...

Venous Thromboembolism - Obstruction of a vein or VEINS (embolism) by a blood clot (THROMBUS) in the blood stream....

Venous Thrombosis - The formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) within a vein....

Venous Valves - Flaps within the VEINS that allow the blood to flow only in one direction. They are usually in the m...

Ventilation - Supplying a building or house, their rooms and corridors, with fresh air. The controlling of the env...

Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio - The ratio of alveolar ventilation to simultaneous alveolar capillary blood flow in any part of the l...

Ventilator Weaning - Techniques for effecting the transition of the respiratory-failure patient from mechanical ventilati...

Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury - Lung damage that is caused by the adverse effects of PULMONARY VENTILATOR usage. The high frequency ...

Ventilators, Mechanical - Mechanical devices used to produce or assist pulmonary ventilation....

Ventilators, Negative-Pressure - Body ventilators that assist ventilation by applying intermittent subatmospheric pressure around the...

Ventral Tegmental Area - A region in the mesencephalon which is dorsomedial to the substantia nigra and ventral to the red nu...

Ventral Thalamic Nuclei - A large group of nuclei lying between the internal medullary lamina and the internal capsule. It inc...

Ventricular Dysfunction - A condition in which HEART VENTRICLES exhibit impaired function....

Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - A condition in which the LEFT VENTRICLE of the heart was functionally impaired. This condition usual...

Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - A condition in which the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart was functionally impaired. This condition usua...

Ventricular Fibrillation - A potentially lethal cardiac arrhythmia that is characterized by uncoordinated extremely rapid firin...

Ventricular Flutter - A potentially lethal cardiac arrhythmia characterized by an extremely rapid, hemodynamically unstabl...

Ventricular Function - The hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the HEART VENTRICLES....

Ventricular Function, Left - The hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the left HEART VENTRICLE. Its measurement is an i...

Ventricular Function, Right - The hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the right HEART VENTRICLE....

Ventricular Myosins - Isoforms of MYOSIN TYPE II, specifically found in the ventricular muscle of the HEART. Defects in th...

Ventricular Outflow Obstruction - Occlusion of the outflow tract in either the LEFT VENTRICLE or the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart. Thi...

Ventricular Premature Complexes - A type of cardiac arrhythmia with premature contractions of the HEART VENTRICLES. It is characterize...

Ventricular Pressure - The pressure within a CARDIAC VENTRICLE. Ventricular pressure waveforms can be measured in the beati...

Ventricular Remodeling - The geometric and structural changes that the HEART VENTRICLES undergo, usually following MYOCARDIAL...

Ventricular Septal Rupture - Laceration or tearing of the VENTRICULAR SEPTUM, usually caused by MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION....

Ventricular Septum - The muscular structure separating the right and the left lower chambers (HEART VENTRICLES) of the he...

Ventriculography, First-Pass - Radionuclide ventriculography where a bolus of radionuclide is injected and data are recorded from o...

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt - Surgical creation of a communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum by means of a p...

Ventriculostomy - Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle....

Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus - A nucleus of the middle hypothalamus, the largest cell group of the tuberal region with small-to-med...

Venturicidins - Toxic substances isolated from various strains of Streptomyces. They are 20-membered macrolides that...

Venules - The minute vessels that collect blood from the capillary plexuses and join together to form veins....

Venus - The second planet in order from the sun. It has no known natural satellites. It is one of the four i...

Verapamil - A calcium channel blocker that is a class IV anti-arrhythmia agent....

Veratridine - A benzoate-cevane found in VERATRUM and Schoenocaulon. It activates SODIUM CHANNELS to stay open lon...

Veratrum - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE with roots that contain VERATRUM ALKALOIDS used as emetics, pa...

Veratrum Alkaloids - Alkaloids with powerful hypotensive effects isolated from American or European Hellebore (Veratrum v...

Verbal Behavior - Includes both producing and responding to words, either written or spoken....

Verbal Learning - Learning to respond verbally to a verbal stimulus cue....

Verbascum - A plant genus of the family SCROPHULARIACEAE....

Verbena - A plant genus of the family VERBENACEAE. Members contain verbenachalcone (dimeric dihydrochalcone), ...

Verbenaceae - A plant family of the order Lamiales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. The leaves are opposi...

Verbesina - A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain galegine (GUANIDINES)....

Vernamycin B - An antibiotic mixture originally isolated from Streptomyces loidensis. It contains a mixture of comp...

Vernix Caseosa - An unctuous substance composed of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells, which covers the skin of t...

Vernonia - A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain germacrane and sesquiterpene LACTONES....

Vero Cells - A CELL LINE derived from the kidney of the African green (vervet) monkey, (CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS) u...

Veronica - A plant genus of the family SCROPHULARIACEAE. Members contain bis-sesquiterpene and iridoid glucosid...

Versicans - HYALURONAN-containing proteoglycans found in the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of a variety of tissues and or...

Version, Fetal - The artificial alteration of the fetal position to facilitate birth....

Vertebral Artery - The first branch of the SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY with distribution to muscles of the NECK; VERTEBRAE; SPINA...

Vertebral Artery Dissection - Splitting of the vessel wall in the VERTEBRAL ARTERY. Interstitial hemorrhage into the media of the ...

Vertebrate Viruses - Viruses infecting man and other vertebrates....

Vertebrates - Animals having a vertebral column, members of the phylum Chordata, subphylum Craniata comprising mam...

Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system, which supp...

Vertebroplasty - Procedures to repair or stabilize vertebral fractures, especially compression fractures by injecting...

Vertical Dimension - The length of the face determined by the distance of separation of jaws. Occlusal vertical dimension...

Verticillium - A mitosporic fungal genus commonly isolated from soil. Some species are the cause of wilt diseases i...

Vertigo - An illusion of movement, either of the external world revolving around the individual or of the indi...

Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 1 - A member of the vesicle-associated membrane protein family involved in the MEMBRANE FUSION of TRANSP...

Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2 - A synaptic membrane protein involved in MEMBRANE FUSION of SYNAPTIC VESICLES with the presynaptic me...

Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 3 - A member of the vesicle associated membrane protein family. It has a broad tissue distribution and i...

Vesico-Ureteral Reflux - Retrograde flow of urine from the URINARY BLADDER into the URETER. This is often due to incompetence...

Vesicovaginal Fistula - An abnormal anatomical passage between the URINARY BLADDER and the VAGINA....

Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins - Vesicular amine transporter proteins that transport the neurotransmitter ACETYLCHOLINE into small SE...

Vesicular Biogenic Amine Transport Proteins - Integral membrane proteins of the LIPID BILAYER of SECRETORY VESICLES that catalyze transport and st...

Vesicular Exanthema of Swine - A calicivirus infection of swine characterized by hydropic degeneration of the oral and cutaneous ep...

Vesicular exanthema of swine virus - The type species of the genus VESIVIRUS infecting pigs. The resulting infection is an acute febrile ...

Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1 - A vesicular glutamate transporter protein that is predominately expressed in TELENCEPHALON of the BR...

Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2 - A vesicular glutamate transporter protein that is predominately expressed in the DIENCEPHALON and lo...

Vesicular Glutamate Transport Proteins - A family of vesicular neurotransmitter transporter proteins that were originally characterized as so...

Vesicular Inhibitory Amino Acid Transport Proteins - A family of vesicular neurotransmitter transporter proteins that sequester the inhibitory neurotrans...

Vesicular Monoamine Transport Proteins - A family of vesicular amine transporter proteins that catalyze the transport and storage of CATECHOL...

Vesicular Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins - A family of neurotransmitter transporter proteins that are INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEINS of the LIPID B...

Vesicular Stomatitis - A viral disease caused by at least two distinct species (serotypes) in the VESICULOVIRUS genus: VESI...

Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus - The type species of VESICULOVIRUS causing a disease symptomatically similar to FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEAS...

Vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus - A species of VESICULOVIRUS causing VESICULAR STOMATITIS primarily in cattle, horses, and pigs. It ca...

Vesicular Transport Proteins - A broad category of proteins involved in the formation, transport and dissolution of TRANSPORT VESIC...

Vesiculovirus - A genus of the family RHABDOVIRIDAE that infects a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates. The ...

Vesivirus - A genus of the family CALICIVIRIDAE comprised of species infecting a wide range of organisms. Most m...

Vestibular Aqueduct - A small bony canal linking the vestibule of the inner ear to the posterior part of the internal surf...

Vestibular Diseases - Pathological processes of the VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH which contains part of the balancing apparatus. P...

Vestibular Nerve - The vestibular part of the 8th cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE). The vestibular nerve fibers ...

Vestibular Neuronitis - Idiopathic inflammation of the VESTIBULAR NERVE, characterized clinically by the acute or subacute o...

Vestibular Nuclei - The four cellular masses in the floor of the fourth ventricle giving rise to a widely dispersed spec...

Vestibular Nucleus, Lateral - Vestibular nucleus lying immediately superior to the inferior vestibular nucleus and composed of lar...

Vestibule, Labyrinth - An oval, bony chamber of the inner ear, part of the bony labyrinth. It is continuous with bony COCHL...

Vestibulocochlear Nerve - The 8th cranial nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve has a cochlear part (COCHLEAR NERVE) which is con...

Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases - Pathological processes of the VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE, including the branches of COCHLEAR NERVE and ...

Vestibuloplasty - Those procedures designed to widen the zone of attached gingiva and deepen the vestibular depth whic...

Veterans - Former members of the armed services....

Veterans Disability Claims - Disorders claimed as a result of military service....

Veterinarians - Individuals with a degree in veterinary medicine that provides them with training and qualifications...

Veterinary Drugs - Drugs used by veterinarians in the treatment of animal diseases. The veterinarian's pharmacological ...

Veterinary Medicine - The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals....

Veterinary Service, Military - A corps of the armed services concerned with animal medicine, the chief interest of which is the car...

Vetiveria - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The RHIZOME contains SESQUITERPENES and is the source of vetive...

Vibration - A continuing periodic change in displacement with respect to a fixed reference. (McGraw-Hill Diction...

Vibrio - A genus of VIBRIONACEAE, made up of short, slightly curved, motile, gram-negative rods. Various spec...

Vibrio alginolyticus - A species of gram-negative, halophilic bacteria, in the genus VIBRIO. It is considered part of norma...

Vibrio cholerae - The etiologic agent of CHOLERA....

Vibrio cholerae non-O1 - A strain of the VIBRIO CHOLERAE bacteria belonging to serogroup non-O1, infecting humans and other P...

Vibrio cholerae O1 - Strains of VIBRIO CHOLERAE containing O ANTIGENS group 1. All are CHOLERA-causing strains (serotypes...

Vibrio cholerae O139 - Strains of VIBRIO CHOLERAE containing O ANTIGENS group 139. This strain emerged in India in 1992 and...

Vibrio fischeri - A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus VIBRIO, which exhibits LUMINESCENCE. V. fischeri is...

Vibrio Infections - Infections with bacteria of the genus VIBRIO....

Vibrio mimicus - A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus VIBRIO, isolated from SHELLFISH, as well as from hu...

Vibrio parahaemolyticus - A species of bacteria found in the marine environment, sea foods, and the feces of patients with acu...

Vibrio salmonicida - A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus VIBRIO, the causative agent of cold water vibriosis...

Vibrio vulnificus - A species of halophilic bacteria in the genus VIBRIO, which lives in warm SEAWATER. It can cause inf...

Vibrionaceae - A family of gram-negative bacteria whose members predominate in the bacterial flora of PLANKTON; FIS...

Vibrissae - Stiff hairs projecting from the face around the nose of most mammals, acting as touch receptors....

Viburnum - A plant genus in the family CAPRIFOLIACEAE. The common name derives from its traditional use for me...

Vicia - A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that is widely used as ground cover and forage and known for th...

Vicia faba - A plant species of the genus VICIA, family FABACEAE. The edible beans are well known but they cause ...

Vicia sativa - A plant species of the genus VICIA, family FABACEAE. The seed is used for food and contains THIOCYAN...

Victoria - A state in southeastern Australia, the southernmost state. Its capital is Melbourne. It was discover...

Vidarabine - A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces antibioticus. It has some antineoplastic properti...

Vidarabine Phosphate - An adenosine monophosphate analog in which ribose is replaced by an arabinose moiety. It is the mono...

Video Games - A form of interactive entertainment in which the player controls electronically generated images tha...

Video Recording - The storing or preserving of video signals for television to be played back later via a transmitter ...

Video-Assisted Surgery - Endoscopic surgical procedures performed with visualization via video transmission. When real-time v...

Videoconferencing - Communications via an interactive conference between two or more participants at different sites, us...

Videodisc Recording - The storing of visual and usually sound signals on discs for later reproduction on a television scre...

Videotape Recording - Recording of visual and sometimes sound signals on magnetic tape....

Vietnam Conflict - A conflict occurring from 1954 through 1975 within the Republic of Vietnam. It involved neighboring ...

vif Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Proteins encoded by the VIF GENES of the HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS....

Vigabatrin - An analogue of GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID. It is an irreversible inhibitor of 4-AMINOBUTYRATE TRANSAMIN...

Viloxazine - A morpholine derivative used as an antidepressant. It is similar in action to IMIPRAMINE....

Vimentin - An intermediate filament protein found in most differentiating cells, in cells grown in tissue cultu...

Vinblastine - Antitumor alkaloid isolated from Vinca rosea. (Merck, 11th ed.)...

Vinca - A plant genus of the family APOCYNACEAE. Vinca rosea has been changed to CATHARANTHUS roseus....

Vinca Alkaloids - A group of indole-indoline dimers which are ALKALOIDS obtained from the VINCA genus of plants. They ...

Vincamine - A major alkaloid of Vinca minor L., Apocynaceae. It has been used therapeutically as a vasodilator a...

Vincristine - Antitumor alkaloid isolated from Vinca Rosea. (Merck, 11th ed.)...

Vinculin - A cytoskeletal protein associated with cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. The amino acid sequen...

Vindesine - Vinblastine derivative with antineoplastic activity against CANCER. Major side effects are myelosupp...

Vinyl Chloride - A gas that has been used as an aerosol propellant and is the starting material for polyvinyl resins....

Viola - A plant genus of the family VIOLACEAE. Some species in this genus are called bouncing bet which is a...

Violaceae - A plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida....

Violence - Individual or group aggressive behavior which is socially non-acceptable, turbulent, and often destr...

Viologens - A group of dipyridinium chloride derivatives that are used as oxidation-reduction indicators. The ge...

Viomycin - A strongly basic peptide, antibiotic complex from several strains of Streptomyces. It is allergenic ...

Viper Venoms - Venoms from SNAKES of the viperid family. They tend to be less toxic than elapid or hydrophid venoms...

Viperidae - A family of snakes comprising three subfamilies: Azemiopinae (the mountain viper, the sole member of...

Vipoma - A tumor that secretes VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE, a neuropeptide that causes VASODILATION; relaxa...

Viral Core Proteins - Proteins found mainly in icosahedral DNA and RNA viruses. They consist of proteins directly associat...

Viral Envelope Proteins - Layers of protein which surround the capsid in animal viruses with tubular nucleocapsids. The envelo...

Viral Fusion Proteins - Proteins, usually glycoproteins, found in the viral envelopes of a variety of viruses. They promote ...

Viral Hepatitis Vaccines - Any vaccine raised against any virus or viral derivative that causes hepatitis....

Viral Interference - A phenomenon in which infection by a first virus results in resistance of cells or tissues to infect...

Viral Load - The quantity of measurable virus in a body fluid. Change in viral load, measured in plasma, is somet...

Viral Matrix Proteins - Proteins associated with the inner surface of the lipid bilayer of the viral envelope. These protein...

Viral Nonstructural Proteins - Proteins encoded by a VIRAL GENOME that are produced in the organisms they infect, but not packaged ...

Viral Proteins - Proteins found in any species of virus....

Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins - A broad category of viral proteins that play indirect roles in the biological processes and activiti...

Viral Structural Proteins - Viral proteins that are components of the mature assembled VIRUS PARTICLES. They may include nucleoc...

Viral Structures - The structural parts of the VIRION....

Viral Tail Proteins - Proteins found in the tail sections of DNA and RNA viruses. It is believed that these proteins play ...

Viral Tropism - The specificity of a virus for infecting a particular type of cell or tissue....

Viral Vaccines - Suspensions of attenuated or killed viruses administered for the prevention or treatment of infectio...

Viremia - The presence of viruses in the blood....

Virgin Islands of the United States - A group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, the three main islands being St. Croix...

Virginiamycin - A cyclic polypeptide antibiotic complex from Streptomyces virginiae, S. loidensis, S. mitakaensis, S...

Viridans Streptococci - A large heterogeneous group of mostly alpha-hemolytic streptococci. They colonize the respiratory tr...

Virilism - Development of male secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS in the FEMALE. It is due to the effects of androge...

Virion - The infective system of a virus, composed of the viral genome, a protein core, and a protein coat ca...

Viroids - A group of pathogens comprising the smallest known agents of infectious disease. They are unencapsul...

Virology - The study of the structure, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of viruses, and VIRUS DISEA...

Virosomes - Semi-synthetic complex derived from nucleic-acid free viral particles. They are essentially reconsti...

Virtues - Character traits that are considered to be morally praiseworthy. (Bioethics Thesaurus)...

Virulence - The degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of microorganisms or viruses as indicated by c...

Virulence Factors - Those components of an organism that determine its capacity to cause disease but are not required fo...

Virulence Factors, Bordetella - A set of BACTERIAL ADHESINS and TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL produced by BORDETELLA organisms that determine t...

Virus Activation - The mechanism by which latent viruses, such as genetically transmitted tumor viruses (PROVIRUSES) or...

Virus Assembly - The assembly of VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS and nucleic acid (VIRAL DNA or VIRAL RNA) to form a VIRUS ...

Virus Attachment - The binding of virus particles to receptors on the host cell surface. For enveloped viruses, the vir...

Virus Diseases - A general term for diseases produced by viruses....

Virus Inactivation - Inactivation of viruses by non-immune related techniques. They include extremes of pH, HEAT treatmen...

Virus Integration - Insertion of viral DNA into host-cell DNA. This includes integration of phage DNA into bacterial DNA...

Virus Internalization - The entering of cells by viruses following VIRUS ATTACHMENT. This is achieved by ENDOCYTOSIS, by dir...

Virus Latency - The ability of a pathogenic virus to lie dormant within a cell (latent infection). In eukaryotes, su...

Virus Physiological Phenomena - Biological properties, processes, and activities of VIRUSES....

Virus Physiological Processes - Biological activities of viruses and their interactions with the cells they infect....

Virus Release - Release of a virus from the host cell following VIRUS ASSEMBLY and maturation. Egress can occur by h...

Virus Replication - The process of intracellular viral multiplication, consisting of the synthesis of PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ...

Virus Shedding - The expelling of virus particles from the body. Important routes include the respiratory tract, geni...

Viruses - Minute infectious agents whose genomes are composed of DNA or RNA, but not both. They are characteri...

Viruses, Unclassified - Viruses whose taxonomic relationships have not been established....

Viscaceae - The Christmas Mistletoe plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida....

Viscera - Any of the large interior organs in any one of the three great cavities of the body, especially in t...

Visceral Afferents - The sensory fibers innervating the viscera....

Visceral Prolapse - The prolapse or downward displacement of the VISCERA....

Viscoelastic Substances - Substances that display the physical properties of ELASTICITY and VISCOSITY. The dual-nature of thes...

Viscosity - The resistance that a gaseous or liquid system offers to flow when it is subjected to shear stress. ...

Viscosupplementation - A therapeutic treatment typically involving INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTIONS of HYALURONIC ACID and relate...

Viscosupplements - Viscoelastic solutions that are injected into JOINTS in order to alleviate symptoms of joint-related...

Viscum - A plant genus in the family VISCACEAE, order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. Spec...

Viscum album - A plant species of the family VISCACEAE, order Santalales, subclass Rosidae. This is the traditional...

Visible Human Projects - Digital image data sets, consisting of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representa...

Vision Disorders - Visual impairments limiting one or more of the basic functions of the eye: visual acuity, dark adapt...

Vision Disparity - The difference between two images on the retina when looking at a visual stimulus. This occurs since...

Vision Screening - Application of tests and examinations to identify visual defects or vision disorders occurring in sp...

Vision, Binocular - The blending of separate images seen by each eye into one composite image....

Vision, Entoptic - Visual sensation derived from sensory stimulation by objects or shadows inside the eye itself, such ...

Vision, Low - Vision considered to be inferior to normal vision as represented by accepted standards of acuity, fi...

Vision, Monocular - Images seen by one eye....

Vision, Ocular - The process in which light signals are transformed by the PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS into electrical signal...

Visitors to Patients - Patients' guests and rules for visiting....

Visna - Demyelinating leukoencephalomyelitis of sheep caused by the VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS. It is similar to but ...

Visna-maedi virus - A species of LENTIVIRUS, subgenus ovine-caprine lentiviruses (LENTIVIRUSES, OVINE-CAPRINE), that can...

Visual Acuity - Clarity or sharpness of OCULAR VISION or the ability of the eye to see fine details. Visual acuity d...

Visual Cortex - Area of the occipital lobe concerned with vision....

Visual Fields - The total area or space visible in a person's peripheral vision with the eye looking straightforward...

Visual Pathways - Set of cell bodies and nerve fibers conducting impulses from the eyes to the cerebral cortex. It inc...

Visual Perception - The selecting and organizing of visual stimuli based on the individual's past experience....

Visually Impaired Persons - Persons with loss of vision such that there is an impact on activities of daily living....

Vitaceae - A plant family of the order Rhamnales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida, best known for the VIT...

Vital Capacity - The volume of air that is exhaled by a maximal expiration following a maximal inspiration....

Vital Signs - The signs of life that may be monitored or measured, namely pulse rate, respiratory rate, body tempe...

Vital Statistics - Used for general articles concerning statistics of births, deaths, marriages, etc....

Vitalism - The metaphysical doctrine that the functions and processes of life are due to a vital principle dist...

Vitallium - An alloy of 60% cobalt, 20% chromium, 5% molybdenum, and traces of other substances. It is used in d...

Vitamin A - Retinol and derivatives of retinol that play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retin...

Vitamin A Deficiency - A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN A in the diet, characterized by NIGHT BL...

Vitamin B 12 - A cobalt-containing coordination compound produced by intestinal micro-organisms and found also in s...

Vitamin B 12 Deficiency - A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN B 12 in the diet, characterized by megal...

Vitamin B 6 - VITAMIN B 6 refers to several PICOLINES (especially PYRIDOXINE; PYRIDOXAL; & PYRIDOXAMINE) that are ...

Vitamin B 6 Deficiency - A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN B 6 in the diet, characterized by dermat...

Vitamin B Complex - A group of water-soluble vitamins, some of which are COENZYMES....

Vitamin B Deficiency - A condition due to deficiency in any member of the VITAMIN B COMPLEX. These B vitamins are water-sol...

Vitamin D - A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of p...

Vitamin D Deficiency - A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN D in the diet, insufficient production o...

Vitamin D Response Element - A DNA sequence that is found in the promoter region of vitamin D regulated genes. Vitamin D receptor...

Vitamin D-Binding Protein - An alpha-globulin found in the plasma of man and other vertebrates. It is apparently synthesized in ...

Vitamin E - A generic descriptor for all TOCOPHEROLS and TOCOTRIENOLS that exhibit ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL activity. By...

Vitamin E Deficiency - A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN E in the diet, characterized by posterio...

Vitamin K - A lipid cofactor that is required for normal blood clotting. Several forms of vitamin K have been i...

Vitamin K 1 - A family of phylloquinones that contains a ring of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone and an isoprenoid sid...

Vitamin K 2 - A group of substances similar to VITAMIN K 1 which contains a ring of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinione a...

Vitamin K 3 - A synthetic naphthoquinone without the isoprenoid side chain and biological activity, but can be con...

Vitamin K Deficiency - A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN K in the diet, characterized by an incre...

Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding - Hemorrhage caused by vitamin K deficiency....

Vitamin U - A vitamin found in green vegetables. It is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, colitis, and gast...

Vitamins - Organic substances that are required in small amounts for maintenance and growth, but which cannot b...

Vitelline Duct - The narrow tube connecting the YOLK SAC with the midgut of the EMBRYO; persistence of all or part of...

Vitelline Membrane - The plasma membrane of the egg....

Vitellins - Major egg yolk proteins from egg-laying animals such as non-mammalian VERTEBRATES; ARTHROPODS; and o...

Vitellogenesis - The active production and accumulation of VITELLINS (egg yolk proteins) in the non-mammalian OOCYTES...

Vitellogenins - Phospholipoglycoproteins produced in the fat body of egg-laying animals such as non-mammalian VERTEB...

Vitex - A genus of trees in the VERBENACEAE (sometimes classified in the LAMIACEAE) family containing assort...

Vitiligo - A disorder consisting of areas of macular depigmentation, commonly on extensor aspects of extremitie...

Vitis - A plant genus in the family VITACEAE, order Rhamnales, subclass Rosidae. It is a woody vine cultivat...

Vitrectomy - Removal of the whole or part of the vitreous body in treating endophthalmitis, diabetic retinopathy,...

Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative - Vitreoretinal membrane shrinkage or contraction secondary to the proliferation of primarily retinal ...

Vitreoscilla - A genus of gram-negative, aerobic or microaerophilic, colorless filaments. It is nonfruiting, motile...

Vitreous Body - The transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the crystalline lens of the E...

Vitreous Detachment - Detachment of the corpus vitreum (VITREOUS BODY) from its normal attachments, especially the retina,...

Vitreous Hemorrhage - Hemorrhage into the VITREOUS BODY....

Vitronectin - A blood plasma glycoprotein that mediates cell adhesion and interacts with proteins of the complemen...

Vittaforma - A genus of parasitic FUNGI in the family Nosematidae that infects humans. Vittaforma corneae has bee...

Viverridae - The family of civets which are small and medium-sized Old World carnivores, often striped or spotted...

Viviparity, Nonmammalian - The capability of bearing live young (rather than eggs) in nonmammalian species. Some species of REP...

Vivisection - The cutting of or surgical operation on a living animal, usually for physiological or pathological i...

Voacanga - A plant genus of the family APOCYNACEAE. Members contain voacangine and other INDOLES....

Vocabulary - The sum or the stock of words used by a language, a group, or an individual. (From Webster, 3d ed)...

Vocabulary, Controlled - A specified list of terms with a fixed and unalterable meaning, and from which a selection is made w...

Vocal Cord Paralysis - Congenital or acquired paralysis of one or both VOCAL CORDS. This condition is caused by defects in ...

Vocal Cords - A pair of cone-shaped elastic mucous membrane projecting from the laryngeal wall and forming a narro...

Vocalization, Animal - Vocal sounds used in animal communication....

Vocational Education - Education for specific trades or occupations....

Vocational Guidance - Systematic efforts to assist individuals in selecting an occupation or suitable employment on the ba...

Voice - The sounds produced by humans by the passage of air through the LARYNX and over the VOCAL CORDS, and...

Voice Disorders - Pathological processes that affect voice production, usually involving VOCAL CORDS and the LARYNGEAL...

Voice Quality - That component of SPEECH which gives the primary distinction to a given speaker's VOICE when pitch a...

Volar Plate - A thick, fibrocartilaginous ligament at the metacarpophalageal joint....

Volatile Organic Compounds - Organic compounds that have a relatively high VAPOR PRESSURE at room temperature....

Volatilization - A phase transition from liquid state to gas state, which is affected by Raoult's law. It can be acco...

Volcanic Eruptions - The ash, dust, gases, and lava released by volcanic explosion. The gases are volatile matter compose...

Volition - Voluntary activity without external compulsion....

Volleyball - A team sport in which two teams hit an inflated ball back and forth over a high net using their hand...

Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1 - Voltage-dependent anion channel 1 is the major pore-forming protein of the mitochondrial outer membr...

Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 2 - Voltage-dependent anion channel 2 is a low abundance mammalian isoform of VDAC that interacts with t...

Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels - A family of voltage-gated eukaryotic porins that form aqueous channels. They play an essential role ...

Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging - Optical imaging techniques used for recording patterns of electrical activity in tissues by monitori...

Voluntary Health Agencies - Non-profit organizations concerned with various aspects of health, e.g., education, promotion, treat...

Voluntary Programs - Programs in which participation is not required....

Voluntary Workers - Persons who donate their services....

Volvariella - A genus of edible mushrooms in the family Pluteaceae. They have pink gills and a volva at the stem b...

Volvocida - An order of plantlike, flagellate protozoa commonly found in freshwater habitats. Characteristics in...

Volvox - A genus of GREEN ALGAE in the family Volvocaceae. They form spherical colonies of hundreds or thousa...

Vomer - An unpaired thin ploughshare-shaped facial bone. It is situated in the median plane of the SKULL. Th...

Vomeronasal Organ - An accessory chemoreceptor organ that is separated from the main OLFACTORY MUCOSA. It is situated at...

Vomiting - The forcible expulsion of the contents of the STOMACH through the MOUTH....

Vomiting, Anticipatory - Vomiting caused by expectation of discomfort or unpleasantness....

von Ebner Glands - Small tubulo-alveolar salivary glands located beneath the circumvallate and foliate papillae....

von Hippel-Lindau Disease - An autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in a tumor suppressor gene. This syndrome is char...

Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein - A ubiquitin-protein ligase that mediates OXYGEN-dependent polyubiquitination of HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FA...

von Willebrand Disease, Type 1 - A subtype of von Willebrand disease that results from a partial deficiency of VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR....

von Willebrand Disease, Type 2 - A subtype of von Willebrand disease that results from qualitative deficiencies of VON WILLEBRAND FAC...

von Willebrand Disease, Type 3 - A subtype of von Willebrand disease that results from a total or near total deficiency of VON WILLEB...

von Willebrand Diseases - Group of hemorrhagic disorders in which the VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR is either quantitatively or qualit...

von Willebrand Factor - A high-molecular-weight plasma protein, produced by endothelial cells and megakaryocytes, that is pa...

Voyeurism - A paraphilia characterized by repetitive looking at unsuspecting people, usually strangers, who are ...

vpr Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Proteins encoded by the VPR GENES of the HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS....

Vulnerable Populations - Groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited, who are frequently subjected to COERCI...

Vulva - The external genitalia of the female. It includes the CLITORIS, the labia, the vestibule, and its gl...

Vulvar Diseases - Pathological processes of the VULVA....

Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus - Atrophy and shriveling of the SKIN of the VULVA that is characterized by the whitish LICHEN SCLEROSU...

Vulvar Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the VULVA....

Vulvar Vestibulitis - Inflammation of the vulvar vestibular region at the entrance of the VAGINA, generally involving surf...

Vulvitis - Inflammation of the VULVA. It is characterized by PRURITUS and painful urination....

Vulvodynia - Complex pain syndrome with unknown etiology, characterized by constant or intermittent generalized v...

Vulvovaginitis - Inflammation of the VULVA and the VAGINA, characterized by discharge, burning, and PRURITUS....