Browse Medical Abbreviations
| V | |
|---|---|
| V | vaginal; Vanadium (element); volume |
| v | vein; vision |
| V fib | ventricular fibrillation |
| V tach | ventricular tachycardia |
| V-Fib | ventricular fibrillation |
| V/Q | ventilation/perfusion |
| V/S | vital signs |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VA/Q | ventilation/perfusion |
| VAC | vacuum-assisted closure |
| VAD | vascular access device |
| VAERS | vaccine adverse event reporting system |
| vag | vagina; vaginal |
| VAIN | vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia |
| val | valve |
| var | variation, variety |
| VAS | visual analog scale; vibroacoustic stimulator |
| vasc | vascular |
| VB | vaginal bleeding |
| VBAC | vaginal birth after cesarean |
| VBG | venous blood gas |
| VBW | vertical bitewings |
| VC | vascular catheter; verbal cues; vital capacity; vocal cords |
| VCF | vaginal contraceptive film |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
| VD | venereal disease |
| vd | void(ed) |
| VDRL | venereal disease research laboratory |
| VE | vaginal exam; vaccine efficacy |
| vent | ventilate |
| VEP | visually evoked potential |
| VER | visual evoked response |
| VF | ventricular fibrillation; visual field |
| VFM | value for money |
| VG | ventral gluteal |
| VH | visual hallucinations |
| VHDL | very high density lipoprotein |
| via | by way of |
| VIG | vaccinia immune globulin |
| VIN | vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia |
| VIP | voluntary interruption of pregnancy |
| vis | vision |
| VIS | vaccine information sheet; vaccination instruction 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 |
| VLDL | very low density lipoprotein |
| VLRA | verbal lead risk assessment |
| VMA | vanillyl-madelic acid |
| VO | verbal order |
| VOD | veno-occlusive disease |
| vol | voluntarily admitted; volume |
| vol % | volume percent |
| VOR | vestibular ocular reflex |
| VORB | verbal order read back |
| VP | venous pressure; venipuncture |
| VP Shunt | ventricular peritoneal shunt |
| VP-16 | etoposide |
| VPC | ventricular premature contraction |
| VRE | vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
| VS | volumetric solution; vital signs; vestibular schwannoma; vesicular sound |
| vs. | versus |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| Vsl | vessel |
| VSS | vital signs stable |
| VT | tidal volume; ventricular tachycardia |
| VTE | venous thromboembolism |
| vtx | vertex |
| vv | veins |
| VV | varicose veins |
| VVC | vulvovaginal candidiasis |
| vWD | von Willebrand disease |
| VZIG | varicella zoster immune globulin |
| VZV | varicella zoster virus |
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