No. The root word is "centesis", a medical term meaning "a puncture of a body cavity, usually to remove fluid." It comes from the Greek verb "kente" meaning "to prick."
"Cardio" is a medical prefix referring to the heart. Cardiocentesis is a surgical procedure used to puncture the heart. One condition which could necessitate such a procedure is cardiac tamponade, in which the heart is essentially strangled by an accumilation of fluid in the pericardium, the sac that surrounds the heart. The fluid must be removed, which could be done using cardiocentesis.
The name James is a vowel consonant e word but s is not a suffix.
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The article "an" is used before a word when the word begins with a vowel. "A" is used when the word begins with a consonant. The exceptions are when the word begins with a consonant but it sounds like a vowel, or when it begins with a vowel but it sounds like a consonant. There are very few exceptions. And I cannot think of one at the moment.
it slightly changes the meaning
Yes, a combining vowel is used between a word root and a suffix that begins with a consonant to facilitate pronunciation and maintain word structure.
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This is a very common English pattern: bake>baking, for example.
When a suffix that begins with a vowel is added, the combining form usually precedes the suffix in order to maintain pronunciation ease. This helps to avoid the awkwardness that may arise when two vowels are adjacent to each other.
The e is generally dropped from the end of the root word. For example, change + -ed is changed; change + ing is changing.
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When adding a suffix to a word that ends with a single vowel followed by a single consonant, the consonant is doubled if the suffix begins with a vowel. This helps maintain the original pronunciation of the word.
The e is generally dropped from the end of the root word. For example, change + -ed is changed; change + ing is changing.
The word "opening" is spelled with a single 'n' because it follows the rule of dropping one of the consonants before adding a suffix that begins with a consonant. In this case, the suffix "-ing" begins with a vowel, so the 'n' in "open" is not dropped.
The use of double "t" in the word "bitten" follows the rule in English where a short vowel sound before a consonant is usually doubled when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. In this case, the short vowel sound in "bite" is doubled before adding the "-en" suffix to maintain pronunciation clarity.