Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

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Chapter 15 - The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Reflexes - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 576: 3

Answer

The combining form "mur-" is derived from the latin word murus which means a wall. This use is evidenced in the word intramural ( as walls of vessels of the cardiovascular system)

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The prefix "mur-' can also be a shortened form of the Latin "murmur" ( French "murmure) . The word murmur is part of the term "mitral valve murmur." Murmur in this means "sounds like grumbling voices" or " rumbling".
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