(88 abbrevations)

V, venous invasion.

V/Q, ventilation/perfusion.

V2, second compartment volume.

V3, third compartment volume.

VA, alveolar volume.

VA, valproic acid.

VA, Veterans Administration (US).

VA, visual acuity.

VAC, ventriculoatrial conduction.

VACTERL syndrome, abnormalities of vertebrae, anus, cardiovascular tree, trachea, esophagus, renal system, and limb buds associated with administration of sex steroids during early pregnancy.

VaD, vascular dementia.

VAD, ventricular assist device.

VAD, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone.

VAERS, Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (FDA).

VAHS, virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome.

VAS, vibroacoustic stimulation.

VAS, visual analogue scale.

VATER, vertebral defects, anal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula with esophageal atresia, and radial and renal anomalies.

VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery.

VB, B chain variable (gene segments of T-cell receptor).

VBD, vertebral bone density.

VBG, venous blood gas.

VBH, Vogele-Bale-Hohner head holder.

VC, colored vision.

VC, vital capacity.

VCA, viral capsid antien (in EBV-IM).

VCAM, vascular cell adhesion molecule (endothelial cell adhesion molecule).

VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.

VCE smear, a cytologic smear of material obtained from the vagina, ectocervix, and endocervix.

VCE, vaginal administration of conjugated equine estrogens.

VCFS, velocardiofacial syndrome.

VCU, voiding cystourethrogram.

VCUG, voiding cystourethrogram.

VD, venereal disease.

VD, vessel diameter.

VD-GC, vacuum distillation gas chromatography.

VDRL, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis).

VEF, ventricular ejection fraction.

VEGF, vascular endothelial cell growth factor.

VEP, visually evoked potentials.

VER, visual evoked response.

VF, ventricular fibrillation.

VF, ventricular flutter.

VF, visual field, field of vision.

VFC, Vaccines for Children program.

Vfib, Ventricular fibrillation.

VHA, Veterans Health Administration (US).

VHD, ventricular heart disease.

VIP, vasoactive intestinal peptide.

VISI, volar intercalary wrist instability.

VLDL, very low density lipoprotein.

VLH, ventrolateral hypothalamus.

VLO, ventrolateral outflow.

VM, ventricular muscle.

VM-26, Teniposide (anti cancer drug)

VMA, vanillylmandelic acid (urine levels concordant to serum catecholamine levels).

VMCH, Vinyl acetate - maleic acid - vinyl chloride copolymer.

VMO, vastus medialis obliquus (a muscle).

VMO, visiting medical officer.

vo, verbal order.

VP-16, Etoposide (anti cancer drug).

VPC, ventricular premature contractions.

VPF, vascular permeability factor.

VPL, ventral posterolateral.

VPM, ventral posteromedial.

VPPIM, Vinyl polysiloxane putty impression material.

VPRC, volume packed red cells.

VQ, (scan), ventilation/perfusion scan.

VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus.

VRO, vertical ramus osteotomy.

vs, visit.

VS, vs, vital signs.

VSA, vital signs absent.

VSD, ventricular septal defect.

VSO, vertical sagittal split osteotomy.

VSP, variable screw placement.

VSS, vital signs stable.

VT, tidal volume.

VT, ventricular tachycardia.

VTE, venous thromboembolism.

VTEC, verotoxin producing enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.

VTNR, vessel-to-tissue noise ratio.

VTP, velocity/time profile.

VV, varicose veins.

VWD, von Willebrand Disease.

VWF, von Willebrand factor.

VZIG, varicella-zoster immune globulin.

VZV, varicella-zoster virus.