V Medical Abbreviation

V has various meanings in the Medical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of V in Medical.

Vision (unaided)
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Vein

In the circulatory system, vein are blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart.

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Volt

A unit of electromotive force. The electrical potential needed to produce one ampere of current with a resistance of one ohm. The unit of potential difference or electromotive force in the meter-kilogram-second system, equal to the potential difference between two points for which 1 coulomb of electricity will do 1 joule of work in going from one point to another. SI unit of electric potential.

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