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Question 10 • Medical Terminology - EL3620 A

What is the main purpose of using the combining form in medical terminology?

Answer

A

to make a term easier to pronounce

B

to separate a root word from a suffix

C

to change the meaning of the root word in a term

D

to give credit to a scientist for developing a procedure

Explanation

A combining form is a word root joined to a combining vowel, often “o.” The vowel helps connect the root to another word part and makes the medical term easier to pronounce, as in gastr/o/logy. It does not primarily separate a root from a suffix or change the root’s meaning.

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