VOLUMETRIC 



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VULCAXIZER 



Volumetric (vol-u-mef '-rik) [yolumen, a roll ; uirpov, 

 measure]. Pertaining to measurement by volume. 

 V. Analysis. See Analysis. 



Voluntary (vol'-un-ta-re) [voluntarius]. Pertaining to 

 or under the control of the will. V. Muscle, striped 

 muscle. 



Voluntas \:ol-un'-tas) [L.]. Desire or will. 



Voluntomotory (vol-un to-mo' -tor-e) [yoluntus, will ; 

 -, motor]. Pertaining to voluntary motion. 



Voluptuary (z>o-lup f -tu-a-re) [voluptuarius, pertaining 

 to pleasure]. I. Promoting sensual indulgence : 

 voluptuous. 2. A sensualist. 



Voluptuous (vo-lup / -tu-us) \yoluptuosus , full of grati- 

 fication]. Contributing to sensual pleasure. 



Voluptuousness (vo-lup / -tu-us-ites) [voluptuosus, full 

 of gratification]. The state of being voluptuous. 



Volupty vo-lup'-te) [voluptas~\. Voluptuousness; or- 

 gasm. 



Volute vo-lu?} [voluta, a. spiral scroll]. In biology, 

 rolled up like a scroll. 



Volva {vo/'-vaA) [yolva, a wrapper, covering: pi. , 

 ]. In biology, a covering possessed by the 

 fruiting organs of some fungi. The same as Velum 

 rsale. 



Volvulus vol' -vu-lus) [yolvere, to roll]. An old name 

 was Ileac Passion. A twisting of the bowel upon it- 

 self or upon its mesenteric axis, so as to occlude the 

 lumen. It occurs most frequently in the sigmoid 

 flexure. 



Vomer vo'-mer) [L., a plowshare]. The thin plate 

 of bone situated vertically between the nasal fossae, 



j and forming the posterior portion of the septum of the 



j nose. V., Cartilaginous, a cartilaginous plate that 

 forms the anterior portion of the septum of the nose. 



Vomerine {vo* -mer-in) [vomer, vomer]. Pertaining to 

 the vomer. 



Vomic (vom'-ik) [vomicus] . Ulcerous ; purulent. 



Vomica (vom'-ik-ah) [vomere, to vomit : //. , Vomica\. 

 A pulmonary cavity ; a collection of pus in the lungs 

 or adjacent organs that may discharge through the 

 bronchi and mouth. V. laryngis. A synonym for 

 Perichondritis of the Larynx. 

 Vomit (vom'-it) [vomere, to vomit]. I. To expel from 

 the stomach by vomiting. 2. Vomited matter ; an 

 emetic. V., Bilious, vomit stained with bile. V., 

 Black, the characteristic vomit of yellow fever. The 



»k fluid ejected is a mixture of decomposed blood 

 I the contents of the stomach. V., Bloody. See 

 matemesis. V.. Coffee-ground, vomit composed 

 broken-down blood-clots and tissue, together with 

 the contents of the stomach. It is seen frequently in 

 carcinoma of the stomach. V.-nut. See Nux vomica. 

 /omiting vom'-it-ing) [vomere, to vomit]. The for- 

 cible, convulsive ejection of the contents of the stomach, 

 duodenum, or intestines through the mouth. V. 

 of Blood. See Hematemesis. V., Dry, persistent 

 nausea with attempts at vomiting, but with the ejection 

 of nothing but gas. V., Pernicious, the variety of 

 vomiting occasionally seen in pregnancy that becomes 

 cessive as to threaten the patient's life. V., Ster- 

 coraceous, the ejection of fecal matter in emesis, 

 usually due to intestinal obstruction, 

 /omitive (vom'-it-iv) [vomere, to vomit]. Emetic, 

 'omito {vom'-it-o) [Sp.]. Vomit, 

 'omitonigro. Black vomit. A name for yellow 

 fever. V., Priests'. A name for Vellora Fever, q. v. 

 Vomitory (vom> '-it-or-e) [vomitorius~\. I. Emetic, or 

 vomitive. 2. Any agent or substance that induces 

 emesis. Also, a vessel to receive the ejecta. 

 Vomiturition (vom-it-u-rish'-un> [vomituritio]. In- 

 effectual attempt at vomiting, with a strong feeling of 

 esire to vomit. 2. Vomiting with but slight effort. 



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Vomitus (vom'-it-us) [vomere, to vomit]. Vomited 

 matters ; the act of vomiting. V. cruentus, 

 bloody vomit. 



Von Baer's Law. The law that the embryos of higher 

 animals pass through a succession of metamorphoses 

 resembling the adult forms of lower types of animals. 

 See Law. 



Von Gieth's Oil-jacket. A dressing especially of value 

 in the pleurisy of infants or young children. Pure 

 olive oil is poured in sufficient quantity into a previ- 

 ously warmed bowl, and a strip of old, soft, cotton- 

 cloth, large enough to encircle the chest, is placed in 

 the bowl and completely saturated with the oil. This 

 is then applied to the patient's chest, and outside of it 

 a second strip of dry cloth is placed, and, if necessary, 

 a third, which completes the dressing. 



Von Mering's Mixture. See Anesthetic. 



Von Troeltsch, Corpuscles of. Peculiar, spindle- 

 shaped corpuscles ; the connective-tissue corpuscles 

 of Virchow. 



Voodoo (z-u'-dit) [Creole Fr., vaudoux, a negro sor- 

 cerer]. A system of charms and enchantments of 

 African origin, practised in part as a healing art in 

 the U. S. and W. .Indies. 



Voracious {vor-a' -shits) [vorax ; vorare, to devour]. 

 Having an insatiable appetite or desire for food. See, 

 also, Bulimia. 



Voracity {vor-as / -it-e) [voracitas, voracity]. Greedi- 

 ness or rapaciousness for food. 



Voronej, Elixir of. A famous mixture used in Russia. 

 It occurs in a stronger and a weaker form, as follows : 

 I. The stronger: sal. amnion, ^x, ol. naphtha: ^vj, 

 ol. caryophyl. £x, acid, nitric. jvj, potas. nitrat. 

 and Turkey pepper each ^jss, menth. virid ^viij, 

 acetum Oj, spts. vin. gall. Oiv. 2. The 7veaker : cam- 

 phor, ol. naphthae, ess. terebinth., acid, nitric, each 

 ^ij, Turkey pepper 2 pods, acetum 3yjss, spts. vin. 

 gall. >)iv. 



Vortex (vor'-teks) [L., a whirl]. A structure having 

 the appearance of being produced by a rotary motion 

 about an axis. V. of the Heart, a name applied to 

 the spiral arrangement of the muscular fibers of the 

 walls of the heart. 



Vorticose {yor 4 '-tik-oz) [vortex, vortex]. Whirling. 

 In anatomy, specifying the veins of the external layer 

 of the choroid coat of the eyeball, the vaut vorticosce. 

 V. Veins. See Vence vorticosce. 



Vowel (vovZ-el) [Fr. , voyelle, vowel]. Any one of the 

 chief sounds of the voice, formed by the vibrations of 

 the vocal organs unmodified by the resonance-organs. 



Vox (vohs). Voice. 



Voyeur (z'oi-yr') [Fr.]. A sexual pervert who in- 

 dulges in witnessing coitus. 



Vries, Plasmolytic Method of. A method of deter- 

 mining osmotic pressure by the use of living plant-cells. 



Vulcanite ivul'-kan-it) [Vulcan, the god of fire]. 

 Ebonite, or hard, vulcanized caoutchouc (india-rubber). 

 V. Base, in dentistry, a vulcanized. India-rubber plate 

 adapted to such portion of the alveolar arch as is de- 

 prived of natural teeth and is to be supplied with an 

 artificial substitute. V., Dental, India-rubber com- 

 bined with sulphur or sulphur compounds, and colored 

 with vermilion. A combination of rubber 48 parts, 

 sulphur 24 parts, and vermilion 36 parts. Compare 

 Rubber. 



Vulcanizer (vul' -kan-i-zer) [Vulcan, the god of fire]. 

 In dentistry the apparatus in which the prepared rub- 

 ber is hardened by the action of steam. It consists 

 of a copper boiler, with a screw-top, having connected 

 with it a thermometer for regulating the steam neces- 

 sary to harden the rubber, and a safety-valve to pre- 

 vent explosion. 



