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vehicle /ve·hi·cle/ (ve´ĭ-k'l) excipient.

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ve·hi·cle (v-kl)

n.

A substance of no therapeutic value that is used to convey an active medicine for administration.

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vehicle

[vē′ikəl]

Etymology: L, vehiculum, conveyance

1 an inert substance with which a medication is mixed to facilitate measurement and administration or application.

2 any fluid or structure in the body that passively conveys a stimulus.

3 any substance, such as food or water, that can serve as a mode of transmission for infectious agents.

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vehicle (vē´hikl),

n a pharmaceutic ingredient, usually a liquid, employed as a medium for dissolving or dispersing the active drug in a mass suitable for its administration.

Veillonella alcalescens

n 1. an organism of the genus
Veillonella. n 2. a schizomycete that has been found in the flora of the periodontal pocket and, by association, has been implicated in the origin and perpetuation of periodontitis in human beings.

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vehicle

1. a transporting agent, especially the component of a medication (prescription) serving as a solvent or to increase the bulk or decrease the concentration of the mixture.

2. any medium through which an impulse is propagated.

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cloning vehicle

see cloning vector.

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vehicle

Epidemiology An inanimate intermediate in the indirect transmission of a pathogen from a reservoir or infected host to a susceptible host; vehicles include foods, clothing, instruments. Cf Vector Pharmacology An inert carrier or excipient for a therapeutic agent–eg, water, alcohol-containing elixirs or a sweetened syrup, which provides bulk or solubilizes a drug, facilitating deglutition. Cf Carrier, Schlepper, Vector.