cav/o means which of the following?

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cav/o means which of the following?

Understanding medical combining forms: cav/o means hollow space or cavity. This comes from the idea of an empty space within the body, like a body cavity. It shows up in terms that describe spaces rather than tissues. By contrast, vas/o or angi/o refers to blood vessels, oste/o to bone, and my/o to muscle, so those roots point to different structures, not hollow spaces.

Understanding medical combining forms: cav/o means hollow space or cavity. This comes from the idea of an empty space within the body, like a body cavity. It shows up in terms that describe spaces rather than tissues. By contrast, vas/o or angi/o refers to blood vessels, oste/o to bone, and my/o to muscle, so those roots point to different structures, not hollow spaces.

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