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vaginismus
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noun
  1. (pathology) A painful muscular contraction of the vagina.
vaginitis
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noun (plural: vaginitides)
  1. (pathology) Inflammation of the vagina.
valley fever
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noun
  1. coccidioidomycosis
valvulitis
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noun
  1. (pathology) Inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve.
varicella
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noun
  1. (pathology) chickenpox
varicose
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adjective
  1. abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty
variola
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noun
  1. (pathology) smallpox
VD
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initialism
  1. (disease) venereal disease
vegetation
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noun
  1. Plants collectively.
There were large amounts of vegetation in the forest.
also you could say "there are large amounts of vegetation growing in the forest"
venereal
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adjective
  1. sexually transmitted.
  2. of or related to sexual intercourse, lust, or the genitals.
  3. that which excites sexual desire; aphrodisiac.
  4. (obsolete) of or related to copper.
venereal disease
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noun (abbreviated as VD)
  1. (disease) Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, contracted through sexual intercourse.
verruca
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noun (plural verrucae)
  1. (pathology) A wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a virus.
version
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noun
  1. A specific form or variation of something.
  2. A translation from one language to another.
It's in the King James Version only.
  1. An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account
He gave another of the affair.
  1. (computing): A number indicating which revision something is. (Software, firmware, CPUs, etc.)
  2. (medicine): A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See anteversion, and retroversion.
vertigo
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noun
  1. A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
vesicle
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noun
  1. (cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
  2. A small bladder-like cell or cavity.
  3. (anatomy) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
  4. (anatomy) A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
  5. (geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
vesiculate
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verb to vesiculate
  1. (transitive) to make vesicular
  2. (intransitive) to become vesicular
adjective
  1. vesicular
virulent
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adjective
  1. (context, mainly, _, medical) Of a disease or disease-causing agent, highly infectious, malignant, or deadly.
  2. hostile, Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.
The politicians were in their hatred of the president.
vitiligo
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noun
  1. The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.
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