Combining Vowel 2. arrangement of the combining vowels (1)gastro pathy gastropathy parla thyroid-> parathyroid (2) gastro t alga>gastralgia gastro itis> gastritis par/a enteral-> parenteral (3) gastro intestinal -> gastrointestinal nephro abdominal-> nephroabdominal (4) gastro hagia gastrorrhagia splen/o rhaphy > splenorrhaphy Ka t rhythm +ia- arrhythmiaCombining Vowel 2. arrangement of the combining vowels (1) gastr/o + pathy → gastropathy par/a + thyroid → parathyroid (2) gastr/o + algia → gastralgia gastr/o + itis → gastritis par/a + enteral → parenteral (3) gastr/o + intestinal → gastrointestinal nephr/o + abdominal → nephroabdominal (4) gastr/o + rhagia → gastrorrhagia splen/o + rhaphy → splenorrhaphy a + rhythm + ia → arrhythmia