Abbreviation |
Interpretation |
| V | visit |
| vomiting | |
| volume | |
| vaccinated | |
| variation | |
| vagina | |
| vein | |
| ventricular | |
| verbal | |
| vertebra | |
| variable | |
| VA | variance |
| Veteran's Administration | |
| visual acuity | |
| vertebral artery | |
| valproic acid | |
| VAB | venoarterial bypass (ECMO) |
| VAC | vaccine |
| vacuum-assisted closure | |
| VAD | vascular access device |
| ventricular assist device | |
| vascular atherosclerotic disease | |
| VAE | venous air emboli/embolism |
| VAG | vaginal , vaginally |
| VAH | vertebral ankylosing hyperostosis |
| Veterans Affairs hospital | |
| VAI | valve area index (calculation) |
| VALI | ventilator-associated lung injury |
| VAMC | VA medical center |
| VAOD | visual acuity (right eye) |
| VAOS | visual acuity (left eye) |
| VAP | ventilator associated pneumonia |
| venous access port | |
| variant angina pectoris | |
| VAR | variant, variety |
| veno-arteriolar reflex | |
| VAS | visual analog scale |
| vascular | |
| ventricular assist system | |
| VAT | ventricular activation time |
| vascular access thrombosis | |
| variable antigen type | |
| VAVD | vacuum-assisted venous drainage |
| VB | venous blood |
| viable birth | |
| vacuum biopsy | |
| VBAC | vaginal birth after cesarean |
| VBC | volumetric based capnometry |
| vincristine, bleomycin, and cisplatin | |
| VBG | venous blood gas |
| venous bypass graft | |
| VBI | ventral blood island |
| vertebrobasilar insufficiency/ ischemia | |
| VBR | ventricular brain ratio |
| vertebral body repositioning | |
| VBS | vertebrobasilar system |
| veronal-buffered saline | |
| VC | vital capacity |
| vasoconstriction | |
| vena cava | |
| verbal cues | |
| vocal cord | |
| virtual coloscopy | |
| ventilatory capacity | |
| Vc | vital capacity |
| VCA | viral capsid antigen |
| vancomycin, colistin and anisomycin | |
| vasoconstrictor assay | |
| VCC | ventral cell column |
| vision with correction | |
| vasoconstrictor center | |
| VCD | vibrational circular dichroism |
| Vocal cord dysfunction | |
| Van Capelle-Durrer | |
| VCE | video capsule endoscopy |
| vaginal cervical endocervical | |
| VCG | vectocardiogram |
| vectorcardiography | |
| voiding cystourethrogram | |
| VCI | vascular cognitive impairment |
| vena cava inferior | |
| vocal cord injuries | |
| VCP | vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and prednisone |
| vocal cord palsy | |
| VCT | venous clotting time |
| voluntary counseling and testing | |
| VCU | voiding cystoureterography / cystourethrogram |
| video conference unit | |
| VCV | vein chlorosis virus |
| volume control ventilation | |
| vein clearing virus | |
| VD | venereal disease |
| venous dilatation | |
| vessel disease | |
| vasodilation | |
| vapor density | |
| voided | |
| vas deferens | |
| vasodilator | |
| volume of distribution | |
| viral diarrhea | |
| V & D | vomiting and diarrhea |
| VDA | Visual discriminatory acuity |
| virtual DNA analysis | |
| venous digital angiogram | |
| VDD | vitamin D-dependent |
| velocity of diastolic depolarization | |
| VDE | vertical detachment energy |
| VDG | veneral disease-gonorrhea |
| voiding (vdg) | |
| VDH | valvular disease of heart |
| VDJ | variable diversity joining |
| VDL | Visual detection level |
| vasodepressor lipid | |
| VDO | vertical dimension of occlusion |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |
| venous diameter ratio | |
| VDS | venous duplex scanning |
| venereal disease syphilis | |
| vegetative dystonia syndrome | |
| VDT | vibration detection threshold |
| VE | vaginal examination |
| ventilation | |
| vitamin E | |
| volume expansion | |
| vacuum extraction(s) | |
| virtual endoscopy | |
| viral encephalitis | |
| ventricular extrasystole | |
| vascular endothelial | |
| VEA | ventricular ectopic activity |
| ventricular ectopic arrhythmia | |
| VEB | ventricular ectopic beat(s) |
| VEC | vaginal epithelial cells / changes |
| vecuronium | |
| valvular endothelial cells | |
| video-enhanced contrast | |
| VED | vacuum erection device |
| ventricular ectopic depolarization | |
| vascular endothelial dysfunction | |
| VEE | Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis |
| VEF | visually evoked field |
| ventricular ejection fraction | |
| VEG | vegetation |
| VEMP | vestibular evoked myogenic potentials |
| VENC | velocity encoding |
| VENT | ventilation |
| ventilator | |
| ventricle | |
| ventral | |
| ventricular | |
| VEP | visual evoked potential(s) |
| VER | ventricular escape rhythm |
| visual evoked response(s) | |
| venous emptying rate | |
| viral encephalopathy and retinopathy | |
| VES | ventricular extrasystole(s) |
| vestibular nuclear complex | |
| virtual endoscope system | |
| vesicular | |
| Vesicular exanthema of swine | |
| VET | ventricular ejection time |
| veterinary | |
| veteran | |
| ventilatory threshold | |
| VF | ventricular fibrillation |
| visual field | |
| ventricular function | |
| ventricular flutter | |
| Vertebral fractures | |
| Virological failure | |
| ventilatory frequency | |
| visceral fat | |
| VFD | visual field defects |
| vertical fixation disparity | |
| ventilator-free days | |
| VFI | venous filling index |
| visual fields intact | |
| voluntary food intake | |
| VFL | ventricular flutter |
| visual field loss | |
| VFP | ventricular filling pressure |
| vocal fold pathology / paralysis | |
| VFR | voiding flow rate |
| volumetric flow rate | |
| VFT | venous filling time |
| ventricular fibrillation threshold | |
| VG | vascular graft |
| ventricular gallop | |
| vegetative growth | |
| ventriculography | |
| VGB | vigabatrin |
| VGE | venous gas emboli |
| viral gastroenteritis | |
| VGH | very good health |
| VGM | vein graft myringoplasty |
| VH | vaginal hysterectomy |
| variceal hemorrhage | |
| ventricular hypertrophy | |
| viral hepatitis | |
| very high | |
| vitreous humor | |
| VHA | Veterans Healthcare Administration |
| viral hepatitis A | |
| VHC | valved-holding chamber |
| VHD | valvular heart disease |
| viral hemorrhagic disease | |
| VHF | viral hemorrhagic fever |
| VHI | Voice Handicap Index |
| VHL | von Hippel-Lindau syndrome |
| Virtual Health Library | |
| VHP | vaporized hydrogen peroxide |
| Visible Human Project | |
| VI | velocity index |
| ventilation index | |
| volume index | |
| vaginal irrigation | |
| vascular index | |
| virus isolation | |
| visual inspection | |
| VIA | virus inactivating agent |
| video image analysis | |
| virus infection-associated antigen | |
| VIB | viral inclusion body |
| VID | visible iris diameter |
| VIG | vaccinia immune globulin |
| VIH | vitellogenesis-inhibiting hormone |
| VIN | vulval intraepithelial neoplasia |
| VIP | vasoactive intestinal peptide |
| ventral intraparietal area | |
| venous impedance plethysmography | |
| ventral intraparietal | |
| VIQ | Verbal Intelligence Quotient |
| VIS | Vaccine Information Statement |
| visual / vision | |
| vertebral irritation syndrome | |
| vaginal irrigation smear | |
| venous insufficiency syndrome | |
| VIT | vital capacity |
| vital | |
| vitamin | |
| viral isolation technique | |
| vitreous | |
| venom immunotherapy | |
| VIU | visual internal urethrotomy or Direct Visual Internal Urethrotomy (DVIU) |
| VJ | ventriculojugular |
| VKA | vitamin K antagonists |
| VKC | vernal keratoconjunctivitis |
| VL | viral load |
| ventral lobe | |
| ventilation | |
| ventralis lateralis | |
| visceral leishmaniasis | |
| ventrolateral | |
| vastus lateralis | |
| VLA | Very Late Activation |
| very late antigen | |
| ventrolateralis anterior | |
| VLBW | very low birth weight |
| VLCD | very low calorie diet |
| VLDL | very low density lipoprotein(s) |
| VLE | vegetal localization element |
| VLH | ventrolateral hypothalamic |
| VLL | ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus (major auditory nucleus) |
| VLM | visceral larva migrans |
| ventrolateral medullary | |
| VLP | virus-like particle |
| ventrolateral posterior | |
| VM | venous malformation |
| Valsalva maneuver | |
| venous malformations | |
| vestibular membrane | |
| vascular mass | |
| viral myocarditis | |
| Vasomotor | |
| VMA | vanillylmandelic acid |
| verbal mental age | |
| VMD | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| Vertebral mineral density | |
| VME | vertical maxillary excess |
| very major errors | |
| VMH | ventral medial hypothalamus |
| ventromedial hypothalamic area | |
| VMI | visual motor integration |
| ventricular mass index | |
| vascular maturation index | |
| VMR | vasomotor rhinitis |
| vasomotor reactivity | |
| ventilatory muscle recruitment | |
| VN | vagus nerve |
| vestibular nuclei | |
| vertebral nerve | |
| virus neutralization | |
| vestibular nystagmus | |
| VNC | ventral nerve cord(s) |
| vestibular nuclear complex | |
| VNS | vagal nerve stimulation |
| visiting nursing service | |
| VO | verbal order |
| visual observation | |
| volume overload | |
| venous occlusion | |
| vertebral osteomyelitis | |
| vaginal opening | |
| VOC | vaso-occlusive crisis |
| VOD | vision right eye |
| Venocclusive disease | |
| venocclusive disease of the liver | |
| VOL | volume |
| volatile | |
| voluntary | |
| VOM | vomiting |
| VOR | vestibulo-ocular reflex(s) |
| venous outflow resistance | |
| VOS | vision left eye |
| videothoracoscopic operator staging | |
| VP | venous pressure |
| ventilation-perfusion | |
| Ventriculoperitoneal | |
| Venipuncture | |
| vagotomy and pyloroplasty | |
| volume-pressure | |
| V & P | vagotomy and pyloroplasty |
| VPA | valproic acid |
| VPB | ventricular premature beat |
| VPC | ventricular premature contractions |
| ventricular premature complexes | |
| Vapor-Phase Chromatography | |
| VPL | ventral posterolateral |
| vertical partial laryngectomy | |
| VPR | Virtual Patient Record |
| ventricular paced rhythm | |
| VPS | verbal pain scale |
| ventricular premature systoles | |
| vibrations per second | |
| ventriculoperitoneal shunt | |
| VPT | vibratory perception threshold |
| VQ | Ventilation Quotient |
| ventilation perfusion | |
| V/Q | ventilation/perfusion |
| VR | venous resistance |
| valve replacement | |
| Variable Rate / Ratio | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | |
| ventricular rhythm | |
| vascular resistance | |
| ventricular response | |
| ventilation ratio | |
| Ventilation rate | |
| VRA | visual response audiometry |
| VRC | venous renin concentration |
| VRE | Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci |
| VRI | viral respiratory infection |
| virtual reality imaging | |
| VRL | ventral root, lumbar |
| VRS | verbal rating scale |
| verbal response scale | |
| variable regions | |
| ventricular rate stabilization | |
| VRT | venous recovery time |
| ventral root, thoracic | |
| visual reaction time | |
| virtual reality therapy | |
| vaginal radical trachelectomy | |
| VRU | ventilator rehabilitation unit |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| vegetative state | |
| volume support | |
| vaginal swab | |
| ventilatory support | |
| volumetric solution | |
| vagal stimulation | |
| ventricular septum | |
| VSA | variant surface antigens |
| vasospastic angina pectoris | |
| VSBE | very short below elbow |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| VSI | vascular space invasion |
| visual motor integration | |
| VSM | vascular smooth muscle |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cell |
| VSO | vertical supranuclear ophthalmoplegia |
| VSOK | vital signs normal |
| VSR | venous stasis retinopathy |
| VSS | vital signs stable |
| volume at steady state | |
| VST | venous sinus thrombosis |
| ventricular septal thickness | |
| VSV | vesicular stomatitis virus |
| VT | Ventricular tachycardia |
| ventilation threshold | |
| venous thrombosis | |
| vagal tone | |
| venous thromboembolism | |
| ventilation tube | |
| ventricular tachyarrhythmia | |
| VTA | ventricular tachyarrhythmias |
| ventral tegmental area | |
| VTE | venous thromboembolic events |
| VTX | vertex |
| VU | varicose ulcer |
| vertebral units | |
| volume units | |
| VUC | voided-urine cytology |
| VUJ | vesicoureteral junction |
| VUR | vesicoureteral reflux |
| VV | vascular volume |
| varicose vein(s) | |
| venous volume | |
| vaccinia virus | |
| vulva and vagina | |
| variable volume | |
| ventricular volume | |
| V & V | verification and validation |
| V/V | percent volume in volume |
| VVB | venovenous bypass |
| VVC | vulvovaginal candidiasis |
| vulva, vagina, cervix | |
| VVD | vaginal vertex delivery |
| VVI | vocal velocity index |
| venous valvular insufficiency | |
| visual-vestibular interaction | |
| VVS | vasovagal syncope |
| varicose veins | |
| vestibulo-vegetative syndrome | |
| VW | vessel wall |
| VWD | ventral wall defect |
| von Willebrand Disease | |
| VX | vaccination |
| vertex | |
| VZ | varicella zoster |
Medical Abbreviations – V
