Rule: A Combining Form Links a Consonant Suffix
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Use the combining form when the suffix that follows it begins with a consonant.
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Cardi slash o plus megaly gives cardiomegaly, an enlargement of the heart.
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Using the bare root here gives cardimegaly, which cannot be pronounced or looked up.
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