Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0403 short lesson, about 20 seconds
vas/o and vascul/o: Vessel
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The idea
The combining forms vas slash o and vascul slash o also name a vessel, and come from Latin.
In practice
Vasoconstriction is narrowing of a blood vessel.
Where people slip
Angi slash o is Greek and vas slash o is Latin. Both name the same structure.
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