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Word Roots 21&22
Word Roots
Term | Definition |
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peri- | Around,Surrounding |
cardi | Heart |
heli | sun |
meter | measure |
pot | 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 (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) |
sym- | with, together |
gen | cause,birth,race,produce |
homo* | same |
path | feeling, disease |
phob | fear of |
phon/phono | sound |
poly* | many |
tele* | form 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 sound |
phonopathy | speech disorder |
phonophobia | Fear of sound or speaking |
homophonic | having the same sound |
polyphonic | having many sound (music) |
telephonic | related to transmission of sound |
symphonic | Related to combining of sound |