You are building a medical term using the root hepat. Which of the following suffixes would require you to use a combining vowel?

A) -ectomy
B) -ic
C) -logy
D) -itis


C
Explanation: The letter o is utilized as the combining vowel to connect the root hepat to the suffix -logy starting with the consonant l. All the other suffixes start with a vowel and do not require the addition of another vowel for pronunciation.

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