Chapter 4:

Combining
forms
Group 2 “yata”
Panganiban, Joshua Emmanuel
Tanutan, Renzie Camille
Sicat, Rhonsnnie
 Combining forms

Are word elements that are Greek or Latin in

origin to which affixes or other word. Essentially,
Combing Forms are not affixes. They are actually
root words which, when combines with other word
segments become compound words. Functionally,
however, the combining forms enumerated
hereunder are practically accredited as prefixes.
Wow
fact!
Combining forms are mainly
produced by Greeks and or Latin
 Understanding combining forms

You can Figure out the Root Word

meaning of many
Prefixes
different words simply
by analyzing the word Suffixes
parts;
Combining forms
 Basic Word parts

01 03
Root word suffix
General meaning if the Added in the ending of
term. the word.

02 04
Prefix Combining vowel
Added to the beginning Connect other word
of the word. parts.
 Basic word parts

Word part Cardiology (study of the heart)

Root ...
Word
Tachycardia (condition of a
fast heart)
Prefi
2
x
Carditis (inflammation
Suffi
x 3 of the heart.
Combini Cardi-o-my-o-pathy (disease
ng forms 1
/ vowel
of the heart muscle)
 Difference

Combining forms Combining vowels

VS.
The combining form
is a word root with The combining
the combining vowel vowel is a word part.
attached.
Combining
vowel
Usually an “o”

Combine two word part

-Between two word root

-Between word root and suffix
Combing vowel rules
>Between word and suffix.

>If the suffix begins with a vowel

*Do not use a combining vowel
e.g Arthritis (not arthroitis)

>If the suffix begins with a Consonant

*Use a combining vowel
e.g Arthroscope (not arthrscope)

>Combining vowel is typically kept between wo word roots.

>Even if the second root begins with a vowel

*Gastroenteritis (not gastrenteritis
Combining form

 Typically used to write word roots

 Also uses the word root/ combining

vowel format

e.g cardi/o
hepat/o
gastr/o
examples of Combining forms
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