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vaginal hemorrhage
- (copious) flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel or vessels, in
the vagina; may be life-threatening
varicose vein
- abnormally dilated or swollen veins, particularly in the legs
vasospasm
- sudden constriction of a blood vessel resulting in decreased blood
flow
venous pressure increased - increase in pressure on the walls of the veins
ventricular extrasystoles - premature contraction of the ventricle of the heart resulting in arrhythmia
ventricular fibrillation - An often fatal form of arrhythmia characterized by rapid, irregular
twitching of the ventricles of the heart in place of normal contractions,
with loss of pulse
vesiculobullous rash - a blistering rash characterized by serous-fluid-filled vesicles (blisters)
visual field defect - abnormal enlargement and widening of the blind-spot of the eye; multiple
blind spots. Where the optic nerve enters the eye, there is a blind
spot. This is normal for everyone and is caused by a small gap in
the light receptors at the back of the eye where the nerve enters. Visual field defect is the development of multiple blind
spots or the enlargement of the existing one.
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