Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0693 short lesson, about 20 seconds
vagin/o: Vagina
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The idea
The combining form vagin slash o also names the vagina, and comes from Latin.
In practice
Vaginitis is inflammation of the vagina.
Where people slip
Colp slash o and vagin slash o name one structure, as Greek and Latin pairs do.
Your place on the trail
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