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 | vascular access device |
| VAERS | Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System |
| vag | vagina; vaginal |
| VAIN | vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia |
| val | valve |
| Val | valine |
| var | variation, variety |
| VAS | vibroacoustic stimulator; visual analog scale |
| vasc | vascular |
| VB | vaginal bleeding |
| VBAC | vaginal birth after cesarean |
| VBG | vertical banded gastroplasty; venous blood gas |
| VBW | vertical bitewings |
| VC | vital capacity; verbal cues; vocal cords; vascular catheter |
| VCD | vacuum constriction device; vocal cord dysfunction |
| VCF | vaginal contraceptive film |
| VCG | vectorcardiogram |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
| VD | venereal disease |
| vd | void(ed) |
| VDRL | venereal disease research laboratory |
| VE | vaccine efficacy; vaginal exam |
| VEB | ventricular ectopic beat |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| vent | ventilate |
| VEP | visually evoked potential |
| VER | visual evoked response |
| VF | visual field; ventricular fibrillation |
| 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 |
| via | by way of |
| VIG | vaccinia immune globulin |
| VIN | vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia |
| VIP | voluntary interruption of pregnancy; vasoactive intestinal peptide |
| 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 |
| VLDL | very low density lipoprotein |
| VLRA | verbal lead risk assessment |
| VMA | vanillyl-madelic acid |
| VMD | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| VO | verbal order |
| VOD | veno-occlusive disease |
| vol | volume |
| vol % | volume percent |
| VOR | vestibular ocular reflex |
| VORB | verbal order read back |
| VP | variegate porphyria; venipuncture; venous pressure |
| VP Shunt | ventricular peritoneal shunt |
| VP-16 | etoposide |
| VPC | ventricular premature contraction |
| VRA | visual reinforcement audiometry |
| VRE | vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
| 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 |
| vv | veins |
| VV | varicose veins |
| VVC | vulvovaginal candidiasis |
| VVI | ventricular inhibited mode of pacing |
| vWD | von Willebrand disease |
| VZIG | varicella zoster immune globulin |
| VZV | varicella zoster virus |
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