valley fever
         n 1: an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by
               excessive sputum and nodules [syn: {coccidioidomycosis},
               {coccidiomycosis}, {valley fever}, {desert rheumatism}]

English Dictionary: valley fever	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Viola pubescens n violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins Synonym(s): downy yellow violet, Viola pubescens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vulvovaginitis n inflammation of the vulva and the vagina
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vireo \Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of American singing birds       belonging to {Vireo} and allied genera of the family       {Vireonid[91]}. In many of the species the back is greenish,       or olive-colored. Called also {greenlet}.          Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species                are the white-eyed vireo ({Vireo Noveboracensis}), the                redeyed vireo ({V. olivaceus}), the blue-headed, or                solitary, vireo ({V. solitarius}), the warbling vireo                ({V. gilvus}), and the yellow-throated vireo ({V.                flavifrons}). All these are noted for the sweetness of                their songs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Greenlet \Green"let\, n.       l. (Zo[94]l.) One of numerous species of small American       singing birds, of the genus {Vireo}, as the solitary, or       blue-headed ({Vireo solitarius}); the brotherly-love ({V.       Philadelphicus}); the warbling greenlet ({V. gilvus}); the       yellow-throated greenlet ({V. flavifrons}) and others. See       {Vireo}.          2. (Zo[94]l,) Any species of {Cyclorhis}, a genus of tropical             American birds allied to the tits.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valve \Valve\, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door:       cf. F. valve.]       1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one             of the leaves of such a door.                         Swift through the valves the visionary fair                      Repassed.                                          --Pope.                         Heavily closed, . . . the valves of the barn doors.                                                                               --Longfellow.          2. A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by             its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling,             sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the             aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid.          Note: A valve may act automatically so as to be opened by the                effort of a fluid to pass in one direction, and closed                by the effort to pass in the other direction, as a                clack valve; or it may be opened or closed by hand or                by mechanism, as a screw valve, or a slide valve.          3. (Anat.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or             folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a             vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the             flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral,             and semilunar valves.          4. (Bot.)             (a) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally                   separates when it bursts.             (b) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a                   diatom.             (c) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a                   trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the                   barberry.          5. (Zo[94]l.) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or             multivalve shells.          {Air valve}, {Ball valve}, {Check valve}, etc. See under             {Air}. {Ball}, {Check}, etc.          {Double-beat valve}, a kind of balance valve usually             consisting of a movable, open-ended, turban-shaped shell             provided with two faces of nearly equal diameters, one             above another, which rest upon two corresponding seats             when the valve is closed.          {Equilibrium valve}.             (a) A balance valve. See under {Balance}.             (b) A valve for permitting air, steam, water, etc., to                   pass into or out of a chamber so as to establish or                   maintain equal pressure within and without.          {Valve chest} (Mach.), a chamber in which a valve works;             especially (Steam Engine), the steam chest; -- called in             England {valve box}, and {valve casing}. See {Steam             chest}, under {Steam}.          {Valve face} (Mach.), that part of the surface of a valve             which comes in contact with the {valve seat}.          {Valve gear}, [or] {Valve motion} (Steam Engine), the system             of parts by which motion is given to the valve or valves             for the distribution of steam in the cylinder. For an             illustration of one form of valve gear, see {Link motion}.                      {Valve seat}. (Mach.)             (a) The fixed surface on which a valve rests or against                   which it presses.             (b) A part or piece on which such a surface is formed.          {Valve stem} (Mach.), a rod attached to a valve, for moving             it.          {Valve yoke} (Mach.), a strap embracing a slide valve and             connecting it to the valve stem.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steam \Steam\, n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[a0]m       vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps       originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.       Gr. [?] to erect, [?] a pillar, and E. stand.]       1. The elastic, a[89]riform fluid into which water is             converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the             state of vapor.          2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so             called in popular usage.          3. Any exhalation. [bd]A steam og rich, distilled             perfumes.[b8] --Milton.          {Dry steam}, steam which does not contain water held in             suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to             superheated steam.          {Exhaust steam}. See under {Exhaust}.          {High steam}, [or] {High-pressure steam}, steam of which the             pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.          {Low steam}, [or] {Low-pressure steam}, steam of which the             pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,             that of the atmosphere.          {Saturated steam}, steam at the temperature of the boiling             point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also             applied to {wet steam}.          {Superheated steam}, steam heated to a temperature higher             than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It             can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,             and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged             steam}, {anhydrous steam}, and {steam gas}.          {Wet steam}, steam which contains water held in suspension             mechanically; -- called also {misty steam}.          Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to                denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived                from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;                as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or                steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam                heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.          {Steam blower}.             (a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet                   or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.             (b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.          {Steam boiler}, a boiler for producing steam. See {Boiler},             3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the             boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,             which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,             enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and             through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which             delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the             dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g             the safety value; hthe water gauge.          {Steam car}, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a             locomotive.          {Steam carriage}, a carriage upon wheels moved on common             roads by steam.          {Steam casing}. See {Steam jacket}, under {Jacket}.          {Steam chest}, the box or chamber from which steam is             distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,             etc., and which usually contains one or more values; --             called also {valve chest}, and {valve box}. See Illust. of             {Slide valve}, under {Slide}.          {Steam chimney}, an annular chamber around the chimney of a             boiler furnace, for drying steam.          {Steam coil}, a coil of pipe, or collection of connected             pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,             etc.          {Steam colors} (Calico Printing), colors in which the             chemical reaction fixed the coloring matter in the fiber             is produced by steam.          {Steam cylinder}, the cylinder of a steam engine, which             contains the piston. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under             {Slide}.          {Steam dome} (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the             boiler, from which steam is conduced to the engine. See             Illust. of Steam boiler, above.          {Steam fire engine}, a fire engine consisting of a steam             boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,             combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by             horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.          {Steam fitter}, a fitter of steam pipes.          {Steam fitting}, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;             also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.          {Steam gas}. See {Superheated steam}, above.          {Steam gauge}, an instrument for indicating the pressure of             the steam in a boiler. The {mercurial steam gauge} is a             bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which             is connected with the boiler while the other is open to             the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the             mercury in the long limb of the tume to a height             proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,             especially for high pressures, consists of a spring             pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer             of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,             closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to             straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or             a mass of confined air, etc.          {Steam gun}, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles             may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.          {Steam hammer}, a hammer for forging, which is worked             directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided             vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder             located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as             Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is             attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the             piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end             of the cylinder.          {Steam heater}.             (a) A radiator heated by steam.             (b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,                   piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.          {Steam jacket}. See under {Jacket}.          {Steam packet}, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and             running periodically between certain ports.          {Steam pipe}, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a             pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.          {Steam plow} [or] {plough}, a plow, or gang of plows, moved             by a steam engine.          {Steam port}, an opening for steam to pass through, as from             the steam chest into the cylinder.          {Steam power}, the force or energy of steam applied to             produce results; power derived from a steam engine.          {Steam propeller}. See {Propeller}.          {Steam pump}, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is             usually direct-acting.          {Steam room} (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above             the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.          {Steam table}, a table on which are dishes heated by steam             for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,             restaurant, etc.          {Steam trap}, a self-acting device by means of which water             that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will             be discharged without permitting steam to escape.          {Steam tug}, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling             ships.          {Steam vessel}, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or             steamship; -- a steamer.          {Steam whistle}, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as             of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly             discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a             warning signal. The steam issues from a narrow annular             orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or             hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,             and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a             common whistle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valve \Valve\, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door:       cf. F. valve.]       1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one             of the leaves of such a door.                         Swift through the valves the visionary fair                      Repassed.                                          --Pope.                         Heavily closed, . . . the valves of the barn doors.                                                                               --Longfellow.          2. A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by             its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling,             sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the             aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid.          Note: A valve may act automatically so as to be opened by the                effort of a fluid to pass in one direction, and closed                by the effort to pass in the other direction, as a                clack valve; or it may be opened or closed by hand or                by mechanism, as a screw valve, or a slide valve.          3. (Anat.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or             folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a             vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the             flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral,             and semilunar valves.          4. (Bot.)             (a) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally                   separates when it bursts.             (b) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a                   diatom.             (c) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a                   trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the                   barberry.          5. (Zo[94]l.) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or             multivalve shells.          {Air valve}, {Ball valve}, {Check valve}, etc. See under             {Air}. {Ball}, {Check}, etc.          {Double-beat valve}, a kind of balance valve usually             consisting of a movable, open-ended, turban-shaped shell             provided with two faces of nearly equal diameters, one             above another, which rest upon two corresponding seats             when the valve is closed.          {Equilibrium valve}.             (a) A balance valve. See under {Balance}.             (b) A valve for permitting air, steam, water, etc., to                   pass into or out of a chamber so as to establish or                   maintain equal pressure within and without.          {Valve chest} (Mach.), a chamber in which a valve works;             especially (Steam Engine), the steam chest; -- called in             England {valve box}, and {valve casing}. See {Steam             chest}, under {Steam}.          {Valve face} (Mach.), that part of the surface of a valve             which comes in contact with the {valve seat}.          {Valve gear}, [or] {Valve motion} (Steam Engine), the system             of parts by which motion is given to the valve or valves             for the distribution of steam in the cylinder. For an             illustration of one form of valve gear, see {Link motion}.                      {Valve seat}. (Mach.)             (a) The fixed surface on which a valve rests or against                   which it presses.             (b) A part or piece on which such a surface is formed.          {Valve stem} (Mach.), a rod attached to a valve, for moving             it.          {Valve yoke} (Mach.), a strap embracing a slide valve and             connecting it to the valve stem.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulviform \Vul"vi*form\, a. [L. vulva, volva, a wrapper +       -form.] (Bot.)       Like a cleft with projecting edges.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulvovaginal \Vul`vo*vag"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)       Pertaining both to the vulva and the vagina.