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The morphological status of combining-forms (CF) (<i>bio-</i>, -<i>logy</i>, etc.) used in neoclassical compounds (<i>biology</i>, <i>bioscience</i>, etc.) is a matter of debate in morphology. Some see them as having the same status as ordinary words, while others see them as having a special status and forming an independent category. This paper focuses on neoclassical compounds having basic and extended patterns. The former, <i>biology</i> type, is composed solely of CFs, while the latter contains ordinary words, i.e., free morphemes (FM), and is further classified into two categories: <i>bioscience</i> type and <i>hamburgerology</i> type. This paper aims to explain the relationship among those subtypes of neoclassical compounds while capturing their extension processes within the framework of Construction Morphology (CxM). In particular, we outline a novel analysis of those subtypes of neoclassical compounds using “schemas” and “constructional idioms” following the literature regarding CxM.