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Varicose veins

 
 Twisted, widened veins caused by swollen or enlarged blood vessels. The blood vessels have enlarged ... 
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Vascular

 
 Pertaining to or composed of blood vessels such as arteries, veins and ... 
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Veneers

 
 Made from porcelain by the laboratory, veneers are adhered to the conservatively prepared tooth, ... 
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Vermilion

 
 A vivid red to reddish orange. The color of the skin of the lip in ... 
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Vermilion Border

 
 The border between skin of the lip and the area (mucosa) where lipstick is normally ... 
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Vision Correction Surgery

 
 A general term for a surgical technique that aims to correct refractive abnormalities of the eye. ... 
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Visual Acuity

 
  See ... 
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Vitiligo

 
 White patches of skin due to the disappearance of melanocytes or pigment cells from these areas of ... 
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Vitreous Humor

 
 the gel-like fluid in the main cavity of the eye behind lens and pupil. ... 
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VOLTAREN OPHTHA®

 
 a tradename for a 0.1% solution of diclofenac sodium. This nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory eyedrop ... 
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