Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology, 4e

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Glossary

Vertigo  An illusory sensation that the environment or one’s own body is revolving. Vesicle  A small bladder or sac, as a small, thin-walled, raised skin lesion, containing liquid. Visceral  Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs of the body.

Viscosity  Pertaining to the physical property of fluids, caused by the adhesion of adjacent molecules, that determines the internal resistance to shear forces. Zoonosis  A disease of animals that may be transmit- ted to humans from its primary animal host under natural conditions. (Adjective: zoonotic)