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*'''Vaccinating''' - exposure to an antigen triggering a primary immune responce, with the aim of the individual developing a secondary immune response at subsequent exposures to the pathogen, therefore becoming immune to the pathogenic stimmulus
 
*'''Vaccinating''' - exposure to an antigen triggering a primary immune responce, with the aim of the individual developing a secondary immune response at subsequent exposures to the pathogen, therefore becoming immune to the pathogenic stimmulus
 
*[[Reabsorption and Secretion Along the Loop of Henle - Anatomy & Physiology#Vasa Recta Physiology|'''Vasa Recta''']] - The blood vessels supplying the loop of henle
 
*[[Reabsorption and Secretion Along the Loop of Henle - Anatomy & Physiology#Vasa Recta Physiology|'''Vasa Recta''']] - The blood vessels supplying the loop of henle
*'''Vasoactive compounds''' - collective term for substances that have effect on the vasculisation resulting in inflammation accompanied by redness, swelling and puritis
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*'''Vasoactive compounds''' - collective term for substances that have effect on the vasculisation resulting in inflammation accompanied by redness, swelling and itching
 
*'''Vector''' - imprecise term that refers mostly to invertebrates that spread pathogenic organisms
 
*'''Vector''' - imprecise term that refers mostly to invertebrates that spread pathogenic organisms
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*'''Veiled cells''' - describes cells found in the afferent lymphatic ducts that carry antigens from the periphery to the corresponding draining lymph node
 
*'''Verticle Tranmsission''' - direct transfer of the parasite from one host generation to the next
 
*'''Verticle Tranmsission''' - direct transfer of the parasite from one host generation to the next
 
*'''Vesicle''' - blister <1cm in diameter
 
*'''Vesicle''' - blister <1cm in diameter
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