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ven/o — Vein

ven/o means vein. Latin source words and medical terminology examples: venous.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Vein

Examples and word parts

venous

Relating to veins.

Word parts: ven (vein) + -ous (relating to)

Recorded forms: ven-, veno-

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From the Word Radicals medical terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.

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