Combining Vowel

Question 1

When two word roots are joined, a combining vowel is…?

Answer 1

always added to the first word root. A combining vowel is used at the end of the second word root only if the suffix begins with a consonant

Question 2

Example

Answer 2

the term gastroenteritis combines two word roots with a suffix: when gastr (stomach) is joined with the word root enter (small intestine), a vowel is used to make the combining form gastr/o