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Rule: A Combining Form Links Root to Root
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Use the combining form to link one word root to another, even when the second root begins with a vowel.
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Gastr slash o plus enter slash o plus logy gives gastroenterology.
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The vowel-suffix rule does not reach this position. Different join, different rule.
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