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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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