CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

CARDIOLOGY

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The root word ven/o means?
A
vein
B
artery
C
capillary
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ven-is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “vein.” A vein, in contrast to an artery, is one of the systems of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. Ven-is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vital Essential and Necessary (VEN)

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: -Varico– is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “varix” or “varicose vein.” Varix, also called varicosity, is “a permanent abnormal dilation and lengthening of a vein.” These swollen veins are known as varicose veins.

Detailed explanation-5: -a combining form meaning “abdomen, ‘’ used in the formation of compound words: ventrodorsal.

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