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Word Roots 21&2
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| peri | around, surrounding |
| cardi | heart |
| heli | sun |
| meter | measure |
| opt | eye, vision |
| scope | look at, view, examine |
| -al | like related, to; an |
| -ic | like related to |
| -on | quality, state |
| sym | with, together |
| gen | cause, birth, race, produce |
| homo* | same |
| path | feeling, disease |
| phob | fear of |
| phon/phono | sound |
| poly* | many |
| tele | from afar |
| -la | condition |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| 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) |
| phonic | related to sound |
| phonogenic | suitable for producing sound |
| phonology | study of speech sounds |
| phonopathy | speech disorder |
| phonophobia | fear of sound or speech |
| 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 |