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Vasopressins
- noun - hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
Vasopressors
- noun - any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)
Vasosections
- noun - surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens
Vaticinators
- noun - an authoritative person who divines the future
Vellications
- noun - a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
Velvet Grass
- noun - tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage
Vena Basalis
- noun - a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein
Vena Gluteus
- noun - veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body
Vena Renalis
- noun - veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra
Vena Ulnaris
- noun - any of several veins of the forearm