When putting medical terms together, do NOT use a combining vowel:

A. to join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant.
B. to join a root to a suffix that begins with a vowel.
C. to join two roots together.
D. to join two roots together even when a second root begins with a vowel.
E. all of these.


Answer: B

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