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V.S.

 
Veterinary Surgeon.

v.s.

 
vide supra.

V, v

  [vee] ,
–noun, plural V's or Vs, v's or vs.
1. the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter V or v, as in victor, flivver, or shove.
3. something having the form of a V.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter V or v.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter V or v.

ver⋅sus

  [vur-suhs, -suhz]
–preposition
1. against (used esp. to indicate an action brought by one party against another in a court of law, or to denote competing teams or players in a sports contest): Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy.
2. as compared to or as one of two choices; in contrast with: traveling by plane versus traveling by train. Abbreviation: v., vs.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L: towards, i.e., turned so as to face (something), opposite, over against, orig. ptp. of vertere to turn; see verse
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v or V   (vē)   
n.   pl. v's or V's also vs or Vs

  1. The 22nd letter of the modern English alphabet.

  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter v.

  3. The 22nd in a series.

  4. Something shaped like the letter V.

VS  
abbr.  veterinary surgeon
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Word Origin & History

versus 
1447, in legal case names, denoting action of one party against another, from L. versus "turned toward or against," from pp. of vertere "to turn," from PIE *wert- "to turn, wind," from base *wer- "to turn, bend" (cf. O.E. -weard "toward," originally "turned toward," weorthan "to befall," wyrd "fate, destiny," lit. "what befalls one;" Skt. vartate "turns round, rolls;" Avestan varet- "to turn;" L. vertere (freq. versare) "to turn;" O.C.S. vruteti "to turn, roll," Rus. vreteno "spindle, distaff;" Lith. verciu "to turn;" Gk. rhatane "stirrer, ladle;" Ger. werden, O.E. weorðan "to become," for sense, cf. "to turn into;" Welsh gwerthyd "spindle, distaff;" O.Ir. frith "against").
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: VS
Function: abbreviation
vesicular stomatitis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

VS abbr.
volumetric solution

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Science Dictionary
V  

  1. The symbol for vanadium.

  2. The symbol for voltage.

  3. Abbreviation of volume


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Abbreviations & Acronyms
VS

  1. variable block span

  2. very superior

  3. veterinary surgeon

  4. virtual storage

  5. vital signs (pulse rate, temperature, respiratory rate)

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