VERTEBROBASILAR 



Separation into vertebne, or into metameres resem- 

 bling the vertebrae. 

 Vertebro-basilar \i \r-te-bro-baz' -il-ar) [vertebra, verte- 

 bra ; ?dcr<c,base]. Belonging to the vertebrae and the 

 base of the skull, 

 /ertebro-chondral - :e-bro-kon'-dral) [vertebra 

 vertebra ; \ov6poc, cartilage]. Connecting the costal 

 cartilages with the vertebrae, 

 /ertebro-costal ^ver-te-bro-kos / -tal) [vertebra, verte- 

 bra ; costa, rib]. Pertaining to the vertebrae and the 

 ribs, 

 /ertebrodidymia (z'er - te - bro - did - im f - e - ah) [vertebra, 

 vertebra ; 6i6vuoc, twin]. A monstrosity formed by two 

 individuals united by the vertebrae, 

 fertebro-femoral (yer-te-brofeni 1 '-or-al) [vertebra, ver- 

 tebra; femur, femur]. Pertaining to the vertebral 

 column and the femur, 

 fertebro-iliac ler-te-bro-il' -e-ak) [vertebra, vertebra ; 

 ilium, ilium]. Pertaining to the vertebrae and the 

 ilium. 



r ertebrosacral (yer-te- bro- sa' -kral) [vertebra, verte- 

 bra ; sacrum, sacrum]. Pertaining to the sacral and 

 antecedent vertebrae. 



'ertebrosternal (ver-te-bro-stur' -nal) [vertebra, verte- 

 bra; oripvov, sternum]. Extending, as a rib. from 

 the spinal column to the sternum. V. Ribs, the true 

 ribs. 



ertebrum (ver* - te - brum) [L.]. The head of the 

 femur. 



The crown or top of the head. 



See Craniometric Points, 

 [vertex, a polar axis]. Per- 

 In a direction at an angle 

 with the horizontal. V. Diameter of Cra- 

 nium, an imaginary line from the basion to the 

 bregma. 



erticil xier* -tis-il) [yerticillus, \he whirl of a spindle]. 

 In biology, a whorl ; a circle of leaves, tentacles, 

 : gans, or processes radiating from an axis on 

 the same horizontal plane. 



erticillaster ver-tis-il-as f -ter) [yerticillus, the whirl of 

 a spindle]. In biology, a term applied to the pairs of 

 cymes that occur in the axils of the leaves of 

 nd at first sight resemble whorls, 

 erticillastrate : -r-tis-il-as'-trat) [verticillus, the 

 whirl of a spindle]. Arranged in verticillasters. 

 erticillate (ver-tis-W -at) [yerticillus, a whirl]. 

 Whorled. V. -pilose, pilose or hairy in whorls, 

 erticillation i !is-ii-a'-shun) [yerticillus, a whirl]. 

 The formation of a verticil, 

 erticillus (yer-tis-il'-us) [L.J. A verticil, 

 ertico-mental - er-tik-o-men* -tal) [vertex, vertex; 

 . chin]. Pertaining to the vertex and the chin. 

 V. Triangle. See Triangle. 



srtiginous ( i er-tij / - in-us) [yertere, to turnj. Resem- 

 bling or affected with vertigo. V. Status, a term 

 'applied to the condition in which paroxysms of vertigo 

 occur in rapid succession. 



srtigo ver'-tig-o) [L., vertere, to turnj. 'Giddiness, 

 dizziness. The sensation of a lack of equilibrium. 

 This condition may be due to pathologic conditions of 

 the ears {Auditory J'.), the eyes (Ocular V), the 

 brain i Cerebral V), the stomach (Gastric V.), the 

 blood, etc. It may be subjective or objective. V., 

 Auditory. See Meniere's Disease. V., Aural, laby- 

 rinthine vertigo, or Meniere's Disease. V., Bilious, 

 vertigo due to derangement of hepatic function. V., 

 Cerebral, vertigo caused by cerebral disorder. V., 

 Epileptic, vertigo due to or associated with epilepsy, 

 v.. Essential, when no abnormalism of the body can 

 be found to account for it. V., Gastric. Same as V., 

 Stomachal. V., Horizontal, vertigo which appears 



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VESICLE 



ertex i er'-teks) [L.J. 



The apex of an organ. 



ertical | vet^-tik-al) 



, taining to the vertex. 



when the patient assumes a horizontal position. V., 

 Intestinal, vertigo caused by intestinal disorder. V., 

 Labyrinthine. See Meniere's Disease. V., Laryn- 

 geal, a name applied to a group of symptoms of rare 

 occurrence that may appear in connection with recog- 

 nized nervous diseases, as posterior spinal sclerosis or 

 epilepsy, or without obvious explanation. It is accom- 

 panied by pain or spasm of the larynx, and perhaps 

 syncope. V., Lateral, vertigo which is due to the 

 rapid passing of similar objects, as fence-palings. V., 

 Mechanical, vertigo caused by mechanical move- 

 ments. V., Meniere's. See Meniere's Disease. V., 

 Neurasthenic, subjective vertigo found in neurasthenia. 

 V., Objective, when objects seem to the patient to 

 move. V., Paralyzing. See Gerlier's Disease V., 

 Riders', dizziness occurring in some persons from rid- 

 ing in the cars. V., Rotatory, vertigo produced by 

 rotation of the body, or by seeing rotating objects. 

 V., Smokers', a form of vertigo occurring chiefly in 

 men past fifty years of age, especially those accustomed 

 to smoke before meals. It may be arterio-sclerotic in 

 character. V. Stomachal, vertigo arising from dys- 

 pepsia. V., Subjective, when the patient himself 

 seems to move. V., Vertical, vertigo caused by look- 

 ing downward from or upward to a height. 



Verugas \yer-u f -gas). Same as Verrugas. 



Verumontanum (yer-u-mon'-ta-num) [veru, a spit; 

 mons, a mountain]. The caput gallinaginis, a longi- 

 tudinal ridge on the floor of the canal of the male 

 urethra. 



Vesalius, Foramen of. See Foramina, Table of. V., 

 Glands of. See Gland. V., Ligament of, Poupart's 

 ligament. V., Vein of. See Vein. 



Vesania (ves-a'-ne-ah) [L.J. Unsoundness of mind. 



Vesica (ves* '-ik-ah) [L. : gen. and //., Vesica^. The 

 bladder. 



Vesical (ves'-ik - al) [vesicalis ; vesica, a bladder]. 

 Pertaining to or having the nature of a bladder. V. 

 Triangle. See Triangles, Table of. 



Vesicant (ves'-ik-ant) [zesicare, to blister]. I. Blister- 

 ing. 2. A blistering agent or application. 



Vesication (yes -ik- a' -shun) [yesicatio ; vesicare, to 

 blister] . The formation of a blister ; a blister. 



Vesicatory (ves* ' -ik-at-or-e) [yesicatoriuni\. A medi- 

 cine or agent that, applied to the skin, produces a 

 blister. 



Vesicle (ves'-ik-l) [vesica, bladder, blister]. In biology, 

 a small, membranous, bladder-like formation. See also 

 Papule. V., Allantoic, the internal portion of the 

 allantois. V., Auditory, the sac in the fetus from 

 which the internal ear is formed. V. of Baer. the 

 ovum of the Graafian vesicle. V.of Balbiani. Same 

 as Yolk-nucleus. V., Blastodermic. See Blasto- 

 derm. V., Blood. A Blood-corpuscle. Vs., Cere- 

 bral. Same as Vs., Encephalic. Vs., Encephalic, the 

 divisions of the cephalic extremity of the primitive 

 neural tube ; they are formed early in fetal life and 

 constitute the protons of the segments of the brain. 

 V., Germinal. See Macula and Zona pellucida. ' 

 V., Gland. Same as Acinus. Vs., Graafian, the 

 ovisacs of the ovary containing the ova. V., Kupffer's. 

 See Kupffer. V., Malignant. Synonym of Con- 

 tagious Anthrax. Vs. of Naboth. Same as Ozule 

 of Xaboth, a. v. V., Ocular, a protrusion in die 

 fetus that is the first indication of the eye. V., 

 Olfactory, the primitive vesicle which develops into 

 the olfactory lobe. V., Otic, a pear-shaped, closed 

 sac of the embryonic inner ear formed by the fusion 

 of the lips of the auditory pit, and giving rise by a 

 diverticulum to the recessus vestibuli. See V. , Audi- 

 tory. V., Pituitary, the primitive vesicle which de- 

 velops into the hypophysis. V. of Purkinje. See 



