Medical Terminology / Unit 1 MedTerm 0013 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Rule: Prefixes Join Without a Combining Vowel
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The idea
A prefix attaches directly to the rest of the term, with no combining vowel between them.
In practice
Peri plus cardi slash o plus itis gives pericarditis.
Where people slip
Some prefixes drop their own final vowel before a vowel, as endo becomes end in endarterectomy.
Your place on the trail
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