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vaso-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌveɪsə(ʊ)/

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Meaning 1

Pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- From Latin vās + -o-. By surface analysis, vas + -o-.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: vaso- — pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system
  • French: vaso- — pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system
  • Galician: vaso- — pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system
  • Italian: vaso- — pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system
  • Portuguese: vaso- — pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system
  • Spanish: vaso- — pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system