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Word Roots 21&22
Word Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |