V's

Question 1

vaginography

Answer 1

A radiographic contrast study of the vagina, cervix, and urethra.

Question 2

vascular pulmonary pattern

Answer 2

Pulmonary arteries or/ and veins are larger or smaller than normal

Question 3

ventral

Answer 3

Toward the belly or sternum. Contrast dorsal (Figure 2.22).

Question 4

ventral recumbency

Answer 4

Animal is positioned lying on its sternum.

Question 5

ventrodorsal (VD) radiograph

Answer 5

The x-ray beam enters the ventral surface of a body part and exits the dorsal surface.

Question 6

vertebral heart size (VHS)

Answer 6

An objective measurement of the size of the cardiac silhouette on a lateral thoracic radiograph using the lengths of thoracic vertebral bodies as units of measure. Technique is based on a study performed by Buchanan and Bucheler in 1995.

Question 7

vertical beam

Answer 7

The x-ray beam is directed vertically.

Question 8

vomit

Answer 8

Forceful expulsion of gastric or intestinal content through the mouth due to reflex contractions of stomach and abdominal muscles and preceded by nausea; usually caused by a problem caudal to the diaphragm.