vaso-


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Related to vaso-: vaso-occlusive crisis

vaso-

or vas-
pref.
1. Blood vessel: vasoconstriction.
2. Vas deferens: vasectomy.
[From Latin vās, vessel.]
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vaso-

or before a vowel

vas-

combining form
1. indicating a blood vessel: vasodilator.
2. indicating the vas deferens: vasectomy.
[from Latin vās vessel]
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vaso-

a combining form meaning “vessel”: vasoconstrictor.
[< Latin]
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