Medical Terminology Letter V

 

TERM	MEANING
vaccin/o	vaccine
vagin/o	vagina
vag/o	vagus nerve
valv/o, valvul/o	valve
varic/o	varicose veins
vari/o, variat/o	change, vary
vascul/o	blood vessel
vas/o	vessel, vas deferens
venere/o	sexual intercourse
ven/o	vein
ventil/o	to aerate, oxygenate
ventricul/o	ventricle of the heart or brain
ventr/o	belly, front of the body
venul/o	venule
verm/i	worm
verruc/i	wart
vers/o, -verse	turn, turning
vertebr/o	vertebra
vesic/o	urinary bladder
vesicul/o	seminal vesicle, a vesicle
vestibul/o	vestibule
vibr/o, vibrat/o	to quiver, shake
viril/o	masculine, manly
vir/o	virus
viscer/o	internal organs
viscid/o, viscos/o	sticky, glutinous
vit/o, vital/o	life
vitre/o	glassy, vitreous body
viv/i	life, alive
-volemia	blood volume
volv/o, volut/o	to roll
vulv/o	vulva