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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The combining form meaning vein.
A
phleb/o
B
vascul/o
C
my/o
D
aort/o
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phlebo-is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “vein.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology and anatomy.

Detailed explanation-2: -a combining form meaning “vein, ” used in the formation of compound words. phlebosclerosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Phlebo-(prefix): Means vein. From the Greek “phleps", vein, which came from the root “phlein", to gush or overflow. Appears in phlebitis (inflammation of the veins), phlebotomist (a person who draws blood from veins), and phlebotomy (a venipuncture).

Detailed explanation-4: -Phleb/o, ven/o or ven/i is a combining form for “vein”. Example Word: phleb/o/tomy. Word Breakdown: Phleb/o pertains to the “vein”, -tomy is a suffix that refers to “surgical incision”.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of veno-An example of a word you may have encountered that features veno-is venogram, an x-ray of the veins. We know veno-means “veins.” The combining form-gram might look familiar; it means “something written; drawing.” So, venogram literally translates to “vein image.”

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