Medical Word Parts - Letter: v

Term	Definition
vag/o	vagus nerve
vagin/o	vagina
valv/o	valve
varic/o	varices (swollen veins)
vas/o	vessel
vascul/o	blood vessel
ven/o	vein
venere/o	sexual intercourse
ventr/o	front, belly side
ventricul/o	ventricle
venul/o	venule (small vein in lungs)
verm/i	worm, wormlike
vesic/o	bladder, blister
vesicul/o	vesicle
vestibul/o	vestibule
vir/o	virus
viscer/o	body organs
vit/o	life
vitre/o	vitreous body
vivi-	live, alive
vulv/o	vulva

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