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AcnePain Definitions
Some words have more than one meaning. Only those meanings relating to this site will be used.
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V
VectorA carrier, usually an inset, that carries and transmits disease-causing germs.
Virus
Pronounced - vy-rus
Extremely small microscopic organisms that often cause disease. More about Virus
Vitamins
Pronounced - vy-tuh-mins
Vitamins and minerals are complex organic micronutrient substances, naturally found in minute (pronounced - mi-noot - meaning very tiny, small) quantities in some foods. Vitamins and minerals replace or fix low levels of important natural substances in your body that are essential to normal metabolism. Some types of food have more of these substances than others. If you need extra vitamins and minerals, you may have to take vitamin pills that have them.
Example: Vitamin D deficiency - (ricketts and osteomalacia) In children, the condition prevents normal bone development. In adults, a lack of vitamin D causes demineralization of bone, particularly in the spine, pelvis, and lower extremities.
Vitamin D intoxication - A disorder marked by weight loss, nausea, vomiting, and impaired renal function.
Vulgaris
Vulgaris, as in acne vulgaris, means ordinary, being of the usual type, common.
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