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Version. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. Duane's tenn for 

 parallel movements of the eyes, consisting in, Deor- 

 sumversion, movement of both eyes down. Dex- 

 trodeorsumversion, movement of both eyes down 

 and to the right. Dextrosursumversion, movement 

 of both eyes up and dextrad. Dextroversion, move- 

 ment of both eyes to the right. Lateriversion, 

 movement of both eyes laterally. Levodeorsum- 

 version, movement of both eyes down and to the left. 

 Levosursumversion, movement of both eyes up and 

 sinistrad. Levoversion, movement of both eyes to 

 the left. Levovert, to turn the eyes to the left 

 (Duane). Levoverter, applied by Duane to the 

 right internus or left externus muscle. Sursumver- 

 sion, movement of both eyes up. 



Vertebra. (See Illus. Diet. ) V.s, Lumbar, the five 

 vertebras anterior to the sacrum. V.s, Primordial. 

 See Protovertebm (Illus. Diet.). 



Vertebralis {vur-te-bra'-lis). The vertebral artery. 



Vertebrectomy (yur-te-brek' -lo-me) [vertebra ; eKrofii/, 

 excision]. Excision of a portion of a vertebra. 



Vertebroarterial. See Vertebrarterial (Illus. Diet.). 



Vertebrodymia (yur-te-bro-dim* '-e-ah) [vertebra; (hen; 

 to enter]. A variety of somatodymia in which the 

 union is in the vertebras. 



Vertebromammary {vur-te-bro-mamf -ar-e). Relating 

 to the vertebras and the mammae. 



Vertigo. (See Illus. Diet.) V., Intestinal. (See 

 Illus. Diet.) 2. That caused by pressure on the ter- 

 minal portions of the intestine, brought about by 

 masses of gas or feces, or even when the finger is 

 introduced into the rectum and irritates the intestinal 

 wall. It is regarded by Leube as due to pressure on 

 the hemorrhoidal plexus of the sympathetic system. 

 [Hemmeter.] V., Lithemic, a form associated with 

 gout and lithemia. V., Organic, that due to brain 

 lesion. V., Paroxysmal, that occurring in epilepsy ; 

 also called epileptic vertigo, but this is inadvisable, as 

 the term is used as a synonym of petit mal. V., 

 Peripheral, that due to irritation that is not central. 

 V. tenebricosa, that accompanied by dimness of 

 vision and headache. V., Toxemic, that due to some 

 poison in the blood. 



Vesalian (yes-a'-le-ari). Named for Andrew Vesalius, 

 a Dutch anatomist, 1514 (?)-l564- 



Vesanic (ves-an'-ik) [yesania, unsoundness of mind]. 

 Relating to insanity. 



Vesicle. (See Illus. Diet.) V., Acoustic. See V., 

 Auditory (Illus. Diet.). V.s, Ascherson's, minute 

 globules formed by agitating oil and liquid albumin. 

 V.s, Malpighi's, the pulmonary alveoli. V.s, Maro- 

 chetti's, those sometimes seen on the under surface of 

 the tongue in rabies. V.s, Muller's, small round va- 

 cuoles, each containing one or more excretory granules, 

 found in certain infusoria, e. g., Loxodes. V., Small 

 Vestibular. See Sacculus of the Vestibule (Illus. Dict.1. 

 V., Wagner's. See Wagner's Spot (Illus. Diet.). 



Vesicofixation [yes-ik-o-fiks-a' -shun) [vesica, bladder ; 

 figere, to fix, to fasten]. I. The operation of suturing 

 the bladder to the abdominal wall. 2. The surgical 

 attachment of the uterus to the bladder. 



Vesicourachal {yes-ik-o-u' -rak-al). Relating to the 

 bladder and the urachus. 



Vesicouterovaginal {ves-ik-o-u-tur-o-vaj'-in-al). Re- 

 lating to the bladder, uterus, and vagina. 



Vessel. (See Illus. Diet.) V.s, Jungbluth's, nu- 

 trient vessels lying immediately beneath the amnion 

 and disappearing usually at an early period of embry- 

 onic life. V.s, Radicular, branches of vertebral 

 arteries supplying cerebral nerve-roots. 



Vestibulourethral ( ves-tib-u-lo-u-re / -thral). Relating 

 to the bulbi vestibuli and to the urethra. 



Vibralogy (vi-bral'-oj e). A term used by quacks for 

 the practice of conveying healing vibrations from one 

 to another. 



Vibrator {vi-bra'-tor) [vibrare, to shake], A device 

 lor conveying mechanical vibration to a part. 



Vibromassage (vi-bro-mas-ahzj v ). 1. See J/assage, 

 Vibratory. 2. A form of pneumomassage for the ear. 



Vibrometer {yi-brom > '-et-er) [vibrare, to vibrate ; me- 

 tare, to measure]. A device for the treatment of deaf- 

 ness, by which rapid vibrations of the membrana 

 tympani are induced. 



Vibrophone (vi' '-bro-foh) \yibrare, to vibrate ; ouvi/, 

 sound]. A device for applying sound massage to the 

 membrana tympani in treatment of deafness. 



Vibrotherapeutics (yi-bro-ther-ap-u f -tiks). The thera- 

 peutic appliance of vibration. See Shaking Cure 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Vicilin (viY-il-in) [ Vicia, a genus of leguminous 

 plants]. A globulin found in peas, lentils, and horse 

 beans. 



Vicosin [yi'-ko-sin). A mixture of caramel and an 

 extract of Saponaria officinalis, L., used for producing 

 a permanent foam on beer. 



Victorium (yik-to* '-re-um) [Queen Victoria']. An ele- 

 ment of tie yttrium-cerium group discovered by Sir 

 William Crookes by photographing the spectrum pro- 

 duced by the influence of the negative electric dis- 

 charge in vacuo on a product obtained from yttria by 

 chemic fractionation. Originally called monium. 



Vieirin {vi-e / -ir-in). An amorphous, bitter, white sub- 

 stance obtained from the bark of Remijia vellosii, 

 D. C. ; soluble in alcohol and chloroform ; melts at 

 120 C. Used as a substitute for quinin. Dose, 

 0.065-0.26 gm. several times daily. Syn., Vieric 

 acid. 



Vigil (vij'-il) [L.]. Watchful wakefulness. V. Coma. 

 See Coma (Illus. Diet.). 



Vigilambulism (vij-il-am' -bu-Iisni) [vigil, wakefulness; 

 ambulare, to walk]. Ambulatory automatism in the 

 waking state. A term given by Egger and Lereboul- 

 let to a form of somnambulism occurring in hysteric 

 patients in which all the phenomena of somnambulism 

 are present during perfect insomnia. 



Vigintinormal {vii-in-te-nor' '-mal) [viginfi, twenty ; 

 norma, rule]. Possessing one-twentieth of what is 

 normal. 



Vigoral {vig / -o-ral). A proprietary preparation of 

 beef. 



Villiferous {vil-if '-ur-tts) [villus, a tuft ; ferre, to 

 bear]. Furnished with hairs or villi. 



Villoma (vil-y-mah) [villus, a tuft]. See Pilonidal 

 Sinus (Illus. Diet.). 



Villosity (i'ilos / it-e) [villus, a tuft of hair]. A pro- 

 liferation of a membranous surface. Villosities, In- 

 testinal, slight proliferations of the intestinal mucosa 

 almost contiguous to each other and situated along the 

 entire length of the small intestine from the pylorus to 

 the ileocecal valve. 



Vincetoxicin, Vincetoxin (vin-se-toks'-is-iti, vin-se- 

 toks'-in). v. Tanret's name for two glucosids found 

 by him in llncetoxicum officinale, Monch., with the 

 formula C 14 H )1 O s (?l. The soluble vincetoxin is a 

 yellow, amorphous powder, soluble in water, alcohol, 

 and chloroform, insoluble in ether ; decomposes at 

 130 C. The insoluble vincetoxin dissolves in alcohol, 

 chloroform, or ether, but not in water, except in the 

 presence of the soluble vincetoxin. 



Vincetoxicum (vin-se-tohY-ii-um) [vincere, to sub- 

 due ; toxicum, poison]. A genus of the order Asclepi- 

 adacea. V. officinale, MSnch., swallowroot, indi- 

 genous to Europe ; the root is used as an emetic and 

 in menstrual disorders. It contains vincetoxin. 



