VAGINAL 



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VALEROLACTONE 



plied to various sheath-like structures, as the basal 

 portion of certain leaves, or a portion of the mouth- 

 apparatus of sucking insects, etc. V., Bulbs of, two 

 erectile organs upon the lateral and anterior parts of 

 the vagina. V., Columns of, two longitudinal eleva- 

 tions of the mucous membrane, on the ventral and 

 dorsal wall. V. cordis. See Pericardium. V., 

 Cul-de-sacs of, four arches [anterior, posterior, right 

 and left lateral ) made by the junction of the vaginal 

 •nils with the uterus. V., Double, an anomaly of 

 development consisting in a duplication of the vaginal 

 canal. V. femoris. See Fascia lata. V., Fornix of, 

 the combined cul-de-sacs of the vagina. V., Rugae 

 of, transverse elevations of the mucous membrane 

 branching from the columns. 



iginal (vaf-in-al) [vaginalis]. Pertaining to the 

 vagina. V. Process. See Process. V. Pulse. 

 See Pulse. V. Respiration, the breathing of a 

 :hild while its head is still in the vagina, a rare event. 

 V. Tunic. See Tunica. V. Vault, the roof of the 

 .agina surrounding the cervix uteri. It is divided into 

 in anterior and a posterior portion. 



' .ginalitis (vaj- in-al-i'-tis) [vaginalis, of a sheath; 

 nc, inflammation]. Inflammation of the tunica vagin- 

 lis of the testicle ; hydrocele. 

 1 ginant [raj '-in-ant ) [vaginare, to sheathe]. Sheath- 



ag; vaginal. 

 1 ginate (vaj'-in-dt) [vagina, sheath]. Sheathed. 

 T ginervose (vaj-in - ur'-voz) [vagus, wandering; 



nervej. In biology, irregularly nerved. 

 ^ ginicoline (vaj-in-ik'-o-lin) [vagina, vagina; colere, 



> inhabit]. Living in a vagina, as an animalcule. 

 \giniferous (vaj-in-if'-cr-us) [vagina, vagina ; ferre, 



Producing or bearing a vagina. 

 "S ginigluteal (vaj-in-e-glu'-te-al ) [vagina, vagina; 



luteus~\. Pertaining to the vaginigluteus. 



\ginigluteus, Vaginiglutaeus {vaj - in - e - glit-te' -us) 



'ittcus\ . The tensor vagince femoris. 



fuscles, Table of. 



\^inipennate (vaj '- in -ip- en' '-at) [vagina, a. sheath; 



\mnatus, winged]. In biology, having wing-covers 



„., beetles. 

 'Vjinismus (vaj-in-iz'-mus) [vagina, sheath]. Pain, 

 >asm, and hyperesthesia of the vagina and surrounding 



Iirts. V., Perineal, that due to spasm of the per- 

 eal muscles. V., Posterior, that due to spasm of 

 e levator ani muscle. V., Vulvar, that due to spasm 

 the constrictor cunni. 

 Vjinitis (vaj-in-i'-tis) [vagina, sheath; it/c, inflam- 

 mation]. Inflammation of the walls of the vagina. V. 

 ihaesiva, vaginitis with partial or complete atresia of 

 na. V., Diphtheric, diphtheria of the vagina. 

 ., Granular, a granular inflammation of the vagina. 

 V;ino- ! vaj'-in-o- \ [-vagina, vagina]. A prefix to de- 

 |>te relation to the vagina, 

 v snodynia i vaj - in - o - din'- e - ah) [7 agina, vagina ; 

 pain]. Pain in the vagina. "In vaginodynia 

 jere is muscular contraction along the whole vaginal 

 nal, whereas in vaginismus the contraction 'is merely 

 the introitus. 

 V inofixation (vaj-in-o-fiks-a'-sliun) [vagina, sheath; 

 \ation~\. An operation whereby the vagina is ren- 

 red immovable. 

 » mopennous (vaj -in -o- pen' -us) [vagina, vagina; 



■'a, feather]. Same as Vaginipennate. 

 * inotomy 1 vaj-in-ot' -o-me) [vagina, vagina ; muij, 



n]. Incision of the vagina. 

 '■movesical (vaj-in-o-ves' '-ik-al). See Vesicovaginal. 

 ■ inula (vaj-in' -u-lah) [L., dim. of vagina, sheath]. 



•!ou:y. a diminutive sheath. 

 'Iinulate (vaj-in' -u-ldt) [vaginula, a small sheath]. 

 ■ iving a vaginula. 



Vaginule (vaj' -in-ill) [vaginula, vaginule]. Same as 



Vaginula. 

 Vagitus (va-ji'-tus) \yagire, to cry]. The cry of an 

 infant. V. uterinus, the cry of a child in utero. V. 

 vaginalis. See Vaginal Respiration. 

 Vagotomy (va - got'- o- me) [vagus, vagus; tout;, sec- 

 tion]. Section of the vagus. 

 Vagous (va'-gus) [vagare, to wander]. Wandering, 



as the vagus nerve. 

 Vagrant (va' -grant) [vagare, to wander]. Wandering, 

 as a vagrant cell. V.s' Disease, a discoloration of 

 the skin occurring especially in elderly persons, who 

 are of uncleanly habits and infested with vermin. This 

 discoloration is often deepest on the chest, abdomen, 

 and back, is superficial in nature, and the dark cuticle 

 is harsh and raised, not soft and smooth. The con- 

 dition may be mistaken for Addison's disease. 

 Vagus [:.i'-gus) [vagare, to wander]. See /Verves, 



Table of. 

 Valdivin (val'- div-in). An emetic principle derived 

 from the fruit of Simaba valdivia. (See Sirnaba.) Unof. 

 Valence (-va'-lens) [valere, to be worth]. In chemistry, 

 the relative saturating or combining capacity of an 

 atom compared with the standard hydrogen atom ; the 

 quality or force which determines the number of atoms 

 with which any single atom will chemically unite. 

 See Quantivalen e. In biology, taxonomic or morpho- 

 logic value. 

 Valency \va'-len-se) [valere, to be worth]. Same as 

 Valence, q. v. Also, a single unit of combining 

 capacity. Thus, carbon has four valencies. 

 Valentin's Corpuscles. See Corpuscle. V.'s Gan- 

 glion. See Ganglia, Table of. V.'s Pseudo-gan- 

 glion. See Pseudo-ganglion. 

 Valerate wal'-er-dt) [valere, to be strong]. Any salt 

 of valeric acid. V. of Cerium, a salt useful in the 

 vomiting of pregnancy. Dose gr. jss. V. of Zinc. 

 See Zinc. 

 Valerene (val'-er-en). See AmyUnt. 

 Valerian (va - le' - re - an) [valere, to be strong]. A 

 plant of the genus Valeriana. V., American. See 

 Cvpripedium. 

 Valeriana (va - le -re - an'- a/i) [valere, to be worth : 

 gen., Valeriana]. A genus of gamopetalous plants; 

 valerian. The rhizome and rootlets of V. officinalis. 

 Its properties are due to a volatile oil, which yields 

 several derivatives. It is antispasmodic and gently 

 stimulant to the nervous system and organs of circula- 

 tion. In full doses it increases heart action, producing 

 exhilaration ; in toxic doses, diarrhea, vomiting, re- 

 duced sensibility, and mental disturbance. It is excel- 

 lent in hysteria, convulsions due to worms, the coma 

 of typhus fever, and in whooping-cough. V., Abstr. 

 Dose gr. v-xx. Unof. V., Ext., Fid. Dose TTLx-xxx. 

 V., Infus. (B.P.) Dose^j-ij. V., Tinct., 20percent. 

 Dose ^ss-ij. V., Tinct., Ammoniat., valerian 20, 

 arom. spt. ammonia to 100 parts. Dose .~ss— ij. 

 V., Ol., the volatile oil. Dose mjj-v. To the same 

 genus belong some 150 species, many of which have 

 properties somewhat similar to those of the official 

 plant. See, also, Ammonium, Zinc, Iron, and Quinin. 

 Valerianate (va-le'-re-an-dt) [valere, to be strong]. 



Same as Valerate. V. of Amyl. See Apple-oil. 

 Valerianic Acid [va-le-re-an'-ik). See Acid,Valeric. 

 Valeric Acid (va-le'-rik\. See Acid. 

 Valerin {val'-er-in) [valere, to be strong]. A terpens 



obtained from Valerian. See Amylene. 

 Valerolactone (va-ler-o-lak' -ton) [valere, to he strong ; 

 lac, milk] , C- H/) v A substance prepared by heating 

 bromvaleric acid with water above 100 C. It is a 

 colorless liquid that does not solidify at 18 C, and 

 that boils at 206 or 207 C. ; it is miscible with water. 



