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Word Roots pg. 21-22
Focus: peri-, phone[o]
Term | Definition |
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Peri- | around, surrounding |
Sym- | with, together |
Cardi | heart |
Heli | sun |
Metre | measure |
Opt | eye, vision |
Scope | look at, view, examine |
Gen | cause, birth, race, produce |
Homo | same |
Path | feeling, disease |
Phob | fear of |
Phon[o] | sound |
Poly | many |
Tele | from afar |
-al | like related to; an action or process |
-ic | like, related to |
-on | quality, state |
-ia | condition |
-logy | study of, science |
-y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
Perimetre | circumference or distance around a figure |
Pericardial | situated around the heart [Biology] |
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 [Astronomy] |
Perioptic | situated about or surrounding the eyeball [Medical] |
Phonic | related to sound |
Phonogenic | suitable for producing sounds |
Phonology | study of speech sounds |
Phonopathy | speech disorder |
Phonophobia | fear of sound or speaking |
Homophonic | having the same sound |
Polyphonic | having many sounds [music] |
Telephonic | related to transmission of sound from a distance |
Symphonic | related to the combining or harmony of sounds |