All articles starting with V

Vaginal flatulence

Vaginal flatulence, also called vaginal wind, vaginal gas, or queefing, is the harmless passage of trapped air from the vagina, triggered by sex, exercise, or tampons; prevalence 1-69%, rarely a sign of fistula.

Vaginal flora

Vaginal flora, or vaginal microbiota/microbiome: Lactobacillus-dominated bacterial community maintaining acidic pH below 4.5; classified into five community state types; its main dysbiosis is bacterial vaginosis.

Vaginal foreign body

Vaginal foreign body (ICD-11 GA14.2): an object lodged in the vaginal canal, from toilet paper in children to tampons and pessaries in adults, causing bleeding, discharge, and infection until removed.

Vaginal haematoma

Vaginal haematoma (vulvovaginal or puerperal genital hematoma), a blood collection in vaginal or vulvar tissue after childbirth or trauma; treated conservatively if not expanding, or by surgery or arterial embolization.

Vaginal hysterectomy

Vaginal hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus and cervix through the vagina, without abdominal incision; it is the preferred route whenever feasible, offering less pain and faster recovery.

Vaginal laxity

Vaginal laxity (VL), also called vaginal looseness or vaginal relaxation syndrome, is a self-reported symptom of pelvic floor dysfunction: excessive vaginal looseness, usually after childbirth, aging, or menopause, assessed by questionnaires such as the VLQ and treated first with pelvic floor muscle training.

Vaginal lubrication

Vaginal lubrication, also known as vaginal wetness or vaginal secretions, is the moistening of the vagina by fluid from blood plasma, increasing during sexual arousal to allow painless penetration.

Vaginal smear

A vaginal smear is a cytology preparation of cells scraped from the vaginal lining and examined microscopically to assess hormones, infection, and precancerous or cancerous disease.

Vaginal steaming

Vaginal steaming, also called V-steaming or yoni steaming, is sitting over herb-infused steam to cleanse the vagina or uterus. No scientific evidence supports it; risks include burns, pH disruption, and infections, and medical bodies advise against it.

Vaginal yeast infection

Vaginal yeast infection (vulvovaginal candidiasis, VVC, thrush): Candida overgrowth in the vagina, usually C. albicans; affects ~75% of women; treated with topical or oral azoles, not an STI.

Vaginectomy

Vaginectomy is a gynecologic operation that removes part or all of the vaginal tissue, most often to treat vaginal cancer, precancerous lesions, or selected recurrent gynecologic malignancy.

Vaginella

Vaginella (Daudin, 1800) is an extinct genus of cavoliniid pteropod sea snails, type species V. depressa, Rupelian to Tortonian fossils used for Miocene biostratigraphy; distinct from the invalid bacterial genus Vaginella.

Vaginismus

Vaginismus, also called genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder (GPPPD) in DSM-5, is involuntary vaginal muscle tightening preventing penetration; prevalence 1-7%, treated with desensitisation, pelvic floor therapy, CBT, and dilators.

Vaginitis

Vaginitis, also called vulvovaginitis, is inflammation or infection of the vagina causing itching, odor, and discharge. Main causes are bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis, trichomoniasis, and atrophic vaginitis; diagnosis requires testing, not history alone.

Vaginoplasty

Vaginoplasty, also called gender-affirming vaginoplasty or neovagina construction, is surgery creating a vagina and vulva for trans women or vaginal agenesis; penile inversion is the most common technique, with 93% pooled satisfaction.

Vaginoscopy

Vaginoscopy is the insertion of an endoscope into the vagina without a speculum or other instrumentation, distending the vagina with saline to visualize the vaginal walls and cervix.

Oct 10, 2026

Vagisha Ashrama

Vagisha Ashrama (श्री वागीश आश्रम) was the 69th Shankaracharya of the Dwarka Sharada Peetham, holding the seat from 1805 to 1816 between Prakasha Ashrama and Shridhara Ashrama.

Oct 10, 2026

Vagn Walfrid Ekman

Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874–1954) was a Swedish oceanographer whose 1905 theory of wind-driven ocean currents gave his name to the Ekman spiral, layer, and transport.

Vágner Love

Vágner Love, full name Vágner Silva de Souza, is a Brazilian retired striker born in 1984, best known for CSKA Moscow, where he won the 2005 UEFA Cup.

Vagniacis

Vagniacis (Vagniacae), a Romano-British town and religious centre at Springhead, Kent, on Watling Street; named in Antonine Itinerary Iter 2, famed for its seven or more temples, springs sanctuary, and 500-burial cemetery.

Vagos Motorcycle Club

The Vagos Motorcycle Club, or Vagos MC, is an American outlaw motorcycle club founded in 1965 in San Bernardino, California, known for its green colors and Loki insignia.

Vagotomy

Vagotomy is a surgical operation dividing branches of the vagus nerve to reduce gastric acid, a standard peptic ulcer treatment from the 1940s until acid-suppressing drugs displaced it.

Vagrancy

Vagrancy: a legal offense criminalizing idleness, homelessness, or wandering without visible means of support. Traced to England's 1349 Statute of Labourers; struck down as vague in Papachristou (1972); revived in modern sleeping/camping ordinances upheld in Grants Pass v. Johnson (2024).

Vagrant (software)

Vagrant is an open-source tool for building and managing portable, reproducible virtual machine development environments, created by Mitchell Hashimoto in 2010 and run with a single command, vagrant up.

Vagrant Records

Vagrant Records, founded 1996 in Los Angeles by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen, is an indie rock and emo label behind the Get Up Kids, Saves the Day, Dashboard Confessional, and Alkaline Trio, acquired by BMG in 2014.

Vagrant Story (ベイグラントストーリー)

Vagrant Story (ベイグラントストーリー) is Square's 2000 PlayStation action RPG directed by Yasumi Matsuno, following Ashley Riot through Leá Monde; known for its RISK meter, chain combat, weapon affinity crafting, and Famitsu 40/40 score.

Vagueposting

Vagueposting, first named vaguebooking, is the practice of posting deliberately cryptic social media updates that hint at drama or feelings without context, usually to draw attention or sympathy.

Vagus nerve

Vagus nerve (cranial nerve X): longest cranial nerve, medulla to abdomen, sensory and parasympathetic fibers. Also covers vagus nerve stimulation, FDA-approved uses, and evidence quality.