vas/o

Medical Root
vas/o

vas/o means vessel, duct (from the Latin).

What does vas/o mean?

The root vas/o means "vessel, duct". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Latin.

Example words using vas/o

WordMeaning
vasodilationwidening of vessels
vasoconstrictionnarrowing of vessels

Related word parts

angi/o · cardi/o

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