Meanings
rootvas/o
vessel, duct
LatinCardiovascular
rootvas/o
vessel, vas deferens
LatinReproductive
Terms built from vas/o
3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with vas/o marked.
vas/o decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root vas/o means “vessel”.
- The suffix -ectomy means “removal”.
- Together: Surgical cutting of the vas deferens.
- The root vas/o means “vessel”.
- The root dilation means “widening”.
- Together: Widening of blood vessels.
- The root vas/o means “vessel”.
- The root constriction means “narrowing”.
- Together: Narrowing of blood vessels.
Parts that combine with vas/o
Word parts that appear alongside vas/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use vas/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
vascular
Example words shared with other parts
These example words are also listed under another word part, which usually supplies a different piece of the same word.
- vascularalso listed under -ar (pertaining to), vascul/o (blood vessel)
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with vas/o, word for word.
More cardiovascular roots and combining forms
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