| V |
i chemical symbol vanadium |
| |
ii vision |
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iii visual activity |
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iv volt |
| |
| v. |
vein |
| |
| VA |
alveolar ventilation |
| |
| V-A |
ventriculo-atrial |
| |
| VAAJ |
Veterinary Association
for Arbitration & Jurisprudence (UK) |
| |
| VAC |
i Veterinary Advisory Committee
(of the HBLB) |
| |
ii vincristine, doxorubicon
& cyclophosphamide (for cancer chemotherapy) |
| |
| VAF |
Veterinary Anatomy Forum
(Japan) |
| |
| VAFS |
vaccine associated feline
sarcoma |
| |
| VAG |
Veterinary Advisory Group
(to Pet Insurance Companies) (UK) |
| |
| val |
valine |
| |
| VA/Q |
alveolar ventilation: perfusion
ratio |
| |
| var. |
variety (L. varietas) |
| |
| vars. |
varieties (L. varietas) |
| |
| VAS |
visual analogue scale |
| |
| VBLU |
Veterinary Business Liaison
Unit |
| |
| VBF |
Veterinary Benevolent Fund
(UK) |
| |
| VBO |
ventral bulla osteotomy
|
| |
| VCAT |
vancomycin, colistin, amphoteracin,
trimethoprim (selective medium) |
| |
| VC |
vital capacity |
| |
| VCA |
Veterinary Centres of America
(US) |
| |
| VCF |
Veterinary Christian Fellowship |
| |
| VCG |
vectorcardiogram |
| |
| VCI |
Veterinary Council of Ireland
|
| |
| vCJD |
variant Creuzfelt-Jakob
disease |
| |
| VCN |
vancomycin, colistin, nystatin
(selective medium) |
| |
| VCNT |
vancomycin, colistin, nystatin,
trimethoprim (selective medium) |
| |
| VCS |
i Veterinary Cancer Society |
| |
ii Veterinary Cardiovascular
Society (BSAVA) |
| |
iii Veterinary Chamber
of Serbia |
| |
| VCTM |
viral-chlamydia transport
medium |
| |
| VD |
i venereal disease |
| |
ii ventro-dorsal |
| |
iii Veterinary Division |
| |
| Vd |
volume of distribution |
| |
| VDH |
valvular disease of the
heart |
| |
| VD/IO |
ventral-dorsal intra-oral |
| |
| VDK |
Flemish Veterinary Students’
Association
Vlaamse Diergeneeskundige Kring |
| |
| VDS |
i Veterinary Deer Society
(BVA) |
| |
ii Veterinary Defence Society
(UK) |
| |
| VDT |
visual display terminal
(computer) |
| |
| VDTT |
Association of Veterinarians’
Wives and Female Veterinarians (Germany)
Verband Deutscher Tierarztfrauen und Tierärztinnen e.V |
| |
| VDU |
visual display terminal
(computer) |
| |
| VDV |
Flemish Veterinary Association
Vlaamse Dierenartsenvereniging |
| |
| VECCS |
Veterinary Emergency Critical
Care Society |
| |
| VED |
vehicle excise duty |
| |
| VEDIAS |
Veterinary Nurses Association
(Netherlands)
Vereniging van Dierenarts-Assistenten |
| |
| VEE |
Venezualan equine encephalomyelitis |
| |
| VEERU |
Veterinary Epidemiology
& Economics Research Unit (Univ. of Reading) |
| |
| VEN |
viral erythrocytic necrosis |
| |
| VEP |
visual evoked potential |
| |
| VER |
visual evoked response
|
| |
| VES |
vesicular examthema of
swine |
| |
| VESD |
vitamin E & selenium
deficiency |
| |
| vet |
Veterinary Surgeon |
| |
| VETCPD |
Veterinary Trust for Continuing
Professional Development |
| |
| VETERINDUSTRIA |
Spanish Association of
the Animal Health Industry
Asociación Empresarial de la Industria Zoosanitaria
|
| |
| VETERMON |
Veterinarians Without Frontiers
(Spain)
Veterinarios sin Fronteras |
| |
| VETEX |
Group of Veterinary Experts
(France)
Groupe Expertise Vétérinaire |
| |
| VETINDUSTRIA |
Italian Association of
the Veterinary Pharmaceutical Industry
Associazione Nazionale Industrie Farmaceutiche Veterinarie |
| |
| VEVS |
Veterinarios especialista
em Viligilancia Sanitoria (Brazil) |
| |
| VF |
ventricular fibrillation |
| |
| VFA |
volatile fatty acid |
| |
| VFD |
veterinary feed directive |
| |
| VFR |
virulent foot rot |
| |
| VFS |
Veterinary Field Station |
| |
| VHD |
viral haemorrhagic disease |
| |
| VHF |
i very high frequency |
| |
ii Norwegian Veterinary
Hygienists Association
Veterinaerhygienisk Forening |
| |
| VHG |
Dutch Society of Veterinary
History
Veterinair Historisch Genootschap |
| |
| VHI |
Veterinary Heart Institute
|
| |
| VHMA |
Veterinary Hospital Management
Association (USA) |
| |
| VHS |
i vertebral heart scale |
| |
ii Veterinary History Society
(UK) |
| |
| VHT |
very high temperature |
| |
| VI |
Veterinary Inspector |
| |
| VIAT |
Division of Veterinarians
in Administrative work (Sweden) |
| |
Föreningen för
Veterinärer I Administrativ Tjänst |
| |
| VIC |
i vapouriser inside the
circuit |
| |
ii Veterinary Investigation
Centre (replaced by VLA centre) |
| |
| VICH |
Veterinary International
Cooperation on Harmonisation (of Technical Requirements for
the Registration of Veterinary Medical Products – EU,
USA & Japan) |
| |
| VIDA |
Veterinary Investigation
Disease Analysis |
| |
| VIDRL |
Victorian Infectious Diseases
Reference Laboratory (Australia) |
| |
| VIEU |
Veterinary Informatics
& Epidemiology Unit (Universities of Glasgow & Strathclyde) |
| |
| VIF |
Association of the Danish
Veterinary Pharmaceutical Industry
Veterinaermedicinsk Industriforening |
| |
| VIN |
Veterinary Information
Network (US Veterinary Website (www.vin.com) |
| |
| VIO |
Veterinary Investigation
Officer (employed in VIC/VLA) |
| |
| VIP |
vasoactive intestinal polypeptide |
| |
| VIPAC |
see UViPAC |
| |
| VIVA |
Veterinary Information
Verification Agency (AAVSB) |
| |
| viz. |
namely |
| |
| VLA |
Veterinary Laboratories
Agency (formerly CVL) (UK) |
| |
| VLB |
Veterinary Lead Body (defunct-replaced
by LANTRA,an NTO) |
| |
| VLDP |
very low density lipoprotein |
| |
| VMA |
i Veterinary Marketing
Association |
| |
ii Veterinary Medical Association |
| |
| VMANY |
Veterinary Medical Association
of New York City, Inc. |
| |
| VMAT |
Veterinary Medical Assistance
Teams (USA-disaster medicine) |
| |
| VMBL |
Veterinary Molecular Biology
Laboratory (Montana State University) |
| |
| VMC |
vincristine, methotrexate,
cyclophosphamide (cancer chemotherapy) |
| |
| VMCAS |
Veterinary Medical College
Application Service |
| |
| VMD |
i Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine |
| |
ii Veterinary Medical Doctor |
| |
iii Veterinary Medicines
Directorate (UK) |
| |
| VMF |
i Danish Veterinary Students
Association
Veterinarmedicinska Forening |
| |
ii Swedish Veterinary Students
Association
Veterinarmedicinska Foreningen |
| |
| VMHA |
Veterinary Meat Hygiene
Adviser |
| |
| VMI |
Veterinary Management Institute
(Purdue University) |
| |
| VMLS |
Veterinary Medical Libraries
Section (Medical Libraries Associaion) |
| |
| VMO |
Veterinary Medical Officer
(USDA) |
| |
| VMP |
Veterinary Medical Product
|
| |
| VMRF |
Veterinary Mutual Recognition
Facilitation (VMD) |
| |
| VMRFG |
Veterinary Mutual Recognition
Facilitation Group (VMD) |
| |
| VN |
i Veterinary Nurse (replaces
RANA) |
| |
ii virus neutralization |
| |
| VNA |
virus neutralizing antibody |
| |
| VNAC |
Veterinary nurse approved
centre |
| |
| VNO |
vomeronasal organ |
| |
| VNCP |
Veterinary Nursing Course
Provider |
| |
| VNT |
virus neutralization test |
| |
| VNTC |
Veterinary Nurse Training
Centre (replaced by ATAC) |
| |
| VO |
Veterinary Officer (MAAF)
|
| |
| VOA |
Veterinary Officers’
Association (Ireland) (now Veterinary Ireland) |
| |
| VOC |
vaporizer outside the circuit
|
| |
| VOK |
Austrian Small Animal Practitioners’
Association
Vereinigung Österreicher Kleintiermediziner |
| |
| vol. |
volume |
| |
| VO (VI) |
Veterinary Officer (Veterinary
Investigation) (obsolete) |
| |
| VPAT |
Veterinary Practitioners
Association of Thailand |
| |
| VPC |
i ventricular premature
contraction |
| |
ii ventricular premature
complex |
| |
iii Veterinary Products
Committee |
| |
| VPD |
ventricular premature depolarisation |
| |
| VPG |
Veterinary Policy Group
(of BVA) |
| |
| VPH |
Veterinary Public Health |
| |
| VPHA |
Veterinary Public Health
Association (BVA) |
| |
| VPHU |
Veterinary Public Health
Unit |
| |
| VPI |
Veterinary Practice Initiatives |
| |
| VPIS |
Veterinary Poisons Information
Service (UK) |
| |
| VPIS (L) |
Veterinary Poisons Information
Service (London) |
| |
| VPMA |
Veterinary Practice Management
Association (UK) |
| |
| VPP |
Flemish Equine Veterinary
Association
Vereniging van Vlaamse Paardenpractici |
| |
| VR |
Veterinary Record |
| |
| VRC |
Veterinary Residues Committee
(replaces AGVR) |
| |
| VRE |
vancomyin-resistant enterococcus |
| |
| VRI |
French Group of the Research
and Industry Veterinarians
Syndicat National des Vétérinairies Salariés
de la Recherche et de l’Industrie |
| |
| VRL |
Veterinary Research Laboratories |
| |
| VRO |
Veterinary Research Officer
|
| |
| VRS |
Veterinary Research Station |
| |
| VS |
i vesicular stomatitis |
| |
ii Veterinary Surgeon |
| |
iii villonodular synovitis |
| |
iv volatile solids |
| |
v volumetric solution |
| |
| vs. |
versus |
| |
| v.s. |
vibration seconds (sound
wave measurement) |
| |
| VSA |
Veterinary Surgeons Act
(1966) |
| |
| VSAAC |
Veterinary Schools Accreditation
Advisory Committee (Australia) |
| |
| VSAC |
Veterinary Services Advisory
Committee |
| |
| VSD |
i ventricular septal defect |
|
ii Veterinary Sciences
Division Laboratories (Belfast) |
|
iii Veterinary Surgeons
Diploma |
| |
| VSF |
i Veterinarians without
borders (France)
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières |
|
ii Veterinarians without
Borders Belgium
Veterinaires Sans Frontières-Belgique |
|
iii Vétérinaires
Sans Frontières Switzerland
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Schweiz
/ Suisse |
|
iv Veterinarians without
frontiers Europe
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Europa |
| |
| VSHSP |
Veterinary Surgeons Health
Support Programme (UK) |
| |
| VSO |
Voluntary Service Overseas |
| |
| VSTF |
Swiss Association of Wives
of Veterinarians
Vereinigung Schweizer Tierärztefrauen |
| |
| VT |
i Hungarian Wildlife Disease
Association
Vadegészségügyi Tarsaság |
|
ii tidal volume |
|
iii ventricular tachycardia
|
|
iv verotoxin, verocytotoxin |
|
v veterinary technician |
| |
| VTEC |
verotoxigenic E. coli,
verocytotoxin-producing E. coli |
| |
| VTO |
Austrian Society of Veterinary
Families and Veterinary Nurses
Verband der Tierartzfamilien und Tierarzthelferinnen Österreichs |
| |
| VV |
very virulent |
| |
| vv. |
veins |
| |
| v/v |
volume (of solute) per
volume (of solvent) |
| |
| VVBF |
Victoria Veterinary Benevolent
Fund (now VBF) |
| |
| VVMA |
Virginia Veterinary Medical
Association |
| |
| VVMDC |
National Veterinary Laboratory
(Latvia)
Valsts Veterinârmedicinas diagnostikas centrs |
| |
| VVND |
viscerotropic velogenic
Newcastle disease |
| |
| v/w |
volume/weight |
| |
| VWD |
i Veterinary Written Direction |
|
ii vomiting & wasting
disease |
|
iii von Willebrand’s
disease (also vWD) |
| |
| VWF |
von Willebrand’s
factor (also vWF) |
| |
| VWHA |
Veterinary Wound Healing
Association |
| |
| VX |
a nerve gas (caused the
‘Utah Sheep Kill’ 1968) |
| |
| Vx |
vaccination (medical records) |
| |
| VZbS |
Slovenian Veterinary Chamber
Veterinarska Zbornica Slovenije |
