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Language Rules for Building Medical Terms
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- 1RULE 1Rule 1
When combining two combining forms, you keep the combining form vowel. - 2RULE 2Rule 2
When combining a combining form with a suffix that begins with a consonant, you keep the combining form vowel. - 3RULE 3Rule 3
When combining a combining form with a suffix that begins with a vowel, you drop the combining form vowel. - 4RULE 4Rule 4
A prefix goes at the beginning of the word and no combining form vowel is used. - 5RULE 5Rule 5
When defining a medical word, start with the suffix first and then work left to right stating the word parts.
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- Flashcards on Language Rules for Building Medical Terms, created by Terri Georgopoulos on 11/02/2024.
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