Browse Medical Abbreviations
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| V | vanadium [element]; vaginal; volt; volume |
| v | vein; vision |
| V fib | ventricular fibrillation |
| V tach | ventricular tachycardia |
| V-Fib | ventricular fibrillation |
| V/Q | ventilation/perfusion |
| V/S | vital signs |
| v/v | volume per volume |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VA/Q | ventilation/perfusion |
| VAC | vacuum-assisted closure |
| VAD | ventricular assist device; vascular access device |
| VAERS | Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System |
| vag | vagina; vaginal |
| VAIN | vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia |
| val | valve |
| Val | valine |
| VAP | ventilator-associated pneumonia |
| var | variation, variety |
| VAS | visual analogue scale; vibroacoustic stimulator; visual analog scale |
| vasc | vascular |
| VATS | video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery |
| VB | vaginal bleeding |
| VBAC | vaginal birth after cesarean |
| VBG | venous blood gas; vertical banded gastroplasty |
| VBW | vertical bitewings |
| VC | vascular catheter; vocal cords; verbal cues; vital capacity |
| VCD | vacuum constriction device; vocal cord dysfunction; vascular closure device |
| VCE | video capsule endoscopy |
| VCF | vaginal contraceptive film |
| VCFS | velocardiofacial syndrome |
| VCG | vectorcardiogram |
| vCJD | variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
| VD | venereal disease |
| vd | void |
| VDI | Vasculitis Damage Index |
| VDR | vitamin D Receptor |
| VDRL | venereal disease research laboratory |
| VE | vaginal exam; vaccine efficacy |
| VEB | ventricular ectopic beat |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| vent | ventilate |
| VEP | visual evoked potential |
| VER | visual evoked response |
| VF | ventricular fibrillation; visual field |
| VFA | Vertebral fracture assessment |
| VFM | value for money |
| VG | ventral gluteal |
| VH | vitreous hemorrhage; viral hepatitis; visual hallucinations |
| VHDL | very high density lipoprotein |
| VHF | very high frequency; viral hemorrhagic fever |
| VHL | von Hippel-Lindau (disease) |
| via | by way of |
| VIE | vacuum insulated evaporator |
| VIG | vaccinia immune globulin |
| VILI | ventilator-induced lung injury |
| VIN | vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia |
| VIP | vasoactive intestinal peptide; voluntary interruption of pregnancy |
| vis | vision |
| VIS | vaccination instruction sheet; vaccine information sheet |
| vit | vitamin |
| VKA | vitamin K antagonist |
| VL | vastis lateralis; viral load |
| VLBW | very low birth weight |
| VLCAD | very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency |
| VLCFA | very-long-chain fatty acid |
| VLDL | very low density lipoprotein |
| VLDLR | very low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| VLRA | verbal lead risk assessment |
| VMA | vitreomacular adhesion; vanillyl-madelic acid |
| VMD | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| VNTR | variable number tandem repeat |
| VO | verbal order |
| VO2max | maximum oxygen consumption |
| VOD | veno-occlusive disease |
| vol | volume |
| vol % | volume percent |
| VOR | vestibular ocular reflex |
| VORB | verbal order read back |
| VP | venous pressure; venipuncture; variegate porphyria |
| VP Shunt | ventricular peritoneal shunt |
| VP-16 | etoposide |
| VPC | ventricular premature contraction |
| VRA | visual reinforcement audiometry |
| VRE | vancomycin-resistant Enterococci |
| VRG | ventral respiratory group |
| VRSA | vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| VS | vestibular schwannoma; vital signs; vesicular sound; volumetric solution |
| vs. | versus |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| Vsl | vessel |
| VSS | vital signs stable |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia; tidal volume |
| VTE | venous thromboembolism |
| vtx | vertex |
| VUR | vesicoureteral reflux |
| VUS | variant of unknown significance |
| vv | veins |
| VV | varicose veins |
| VVC | vulvovaginal candidiasis |
| VVI | ventricular inhibited mode of pacing |
| vWD | von Willebrand disease |
| vWF | von Willebrand factor |
| VZIG | varicella zoster immune globulin |
| VZV | varicella zoster virus |
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