Pertaining to blood vessels or indicative of a copious blood supply.
- v. clamps — see hemostatic forceps.
- v. clip — see clip (1).
- v. disease — see arteritis, phlebitis, lymphangitis, thrombosis, aneurysm, capillary fragility.
- v. grafts — see vascular conduit.
- v. hemophilia — von Willebrand's disease.
- v. malformation — includes hamartoma, arteriovenous fistula, telangiectasia.
- v. neoplasm — listed elsewhere; these include hemangioma, hemangioendothelioma, hamartoma, telangiectasia, angiokeratoma, juvenile bovine angiomatosis, bovine cutaneous angiomatosis,
varicose scrotal tumor , meningioangioma,lymphomatoid granulomatosis , lymphangioma, glomangioma, hemangiosarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma. - v. nevus — irregular shaped, cutaneous mass, congenital, hair-covered initially, subsequently hairless, usually 1–2 inches diameter in foals, may be inflamed, ulcerated; composed of densely packed blood vessels and bleed easily: most located on lower limbs; see also nevus.
- v. occlusive syndrome — complete occlusion of the vessel supplying blood to a part of the body causes temporary loss of function or death of the part, fall in temperature and change in color.
- v. plaque — a minor lesion in animals; manifested by slight thickening and wrinkling of the intima of the vessel over oval or elongated elevations.
- v. pole — the point on the renal glomerulus where the blood vessels enter and exit.
- v. prosthesis — see vascular conduit.
- v. ring anomaly — see vascular ring.
- v. sinus transformation — marked dilation of sinuses in lymph nodes because of blockage of drainage from the node.
- v. stasis — serious slowing, or complete cessation, of blood or lymph flow through vessels.
- v. system — the vessels of the body including aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, sinusoids, sinuses, veins, lymphatics.
- v. tone — the state of contractile tension in the vessel walls.
- v. tumor — see vascular neoplasm (above).
- v. tunic — of the eye; consists of the choroid coat, the ciliary body and the iris.
