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Words root p.21-22
Term | Definition |
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peri- | around, surronding |
cardi | heart |
heli | sun |
meter | measure |
opt | eye, vision |
scope | look at, view, examine |
-al | like, related to; an action or process |
-ic | like, related to |
-on | quality, state |
perimeter | circumference or distance around a figure |
pericardial | situated around the heart |
periscope | instrument for viewing the surrounding area, especially objects not in the direct line of sight |
perihelion | point closest to the sun in a planet's orbit |
perioptic | situated about or surrounding the eyeball |
sym- | with, together |
gen | cause, birth, race, produce |
homo | same |
path | feeling, disease |
phob | fear of |
phon/ phono | sound |
poly | many |
tele | from afar |
-ia | condition |
-ic | like, related to |
-logy | study of, science |
-y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
phonic | related to sound |
phonogenic | suitable for producing sound |
phonology | study of speech sounds |
phonopathy | speech disorder |
phonophobia | fear of sound or speaking |
homophonic | having the same sound |
polyphonic | having many sounds |
telephonic | related to transmission of sound from a distance |
symphonic | related to the combining or harmony of sounds |