Rules for Medical Terminology
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suffixes
are always used at the end of a word root
the combining vowel from the word root is retained
when adding a word part that begins with a consonant to a word root
a suffix wich begins with a vowel
is usually added directly to the word root and combining vowel is usually deleted
the combining vowel from the first word root is usually retained for pronunciation
when adding an additional word root that starts with a vowel
prefixes
are always used at the beginning of a word