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Word Roots 21 and 22
Prefixes,Suffixes,Roots, and Words
Term | Definition |
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peri- (Prefix) | around, surrounding |
cardi (Root) | heart |
heli (Root) | sun |
meter (Root) | measure |
opt (Root) | eye, vision |
scop/e (Root) | look at, view, exaamine |
-al (Suffix) | like, related to; anaction or process |
-ic (Suffix) | like, related to |
-on (Suffix) | quality,state |
perimeter (Word) | circumference or distance around a figure |
pericardial (Word) | situated around the heart(biology) |
periscope (Word) | instrument for viewing the surrounding area, especially objects not in direct sunlight |
perihelion (Word) | point closest to the sun in a planets orbit (Astronomy) |
perioptic (Word) | situated about or surrounding the eyeball (Medical) |
sym- (Prefix) | with, together |
Gen (Root) | cause, birth, race, produce, |
homo (Root) | same |
path (Root) | feeling, disease |
phob (Root) | fear of |
phon/o (Root) | sound |
poly (Root) | many |
tele (Root) | from afar |
-ia (Suffix) | condition |
-logy (Suffix) | study of ,science |
-y (Suffix) | state of, quality, act; body, group |
phonic (Word) | related to sound |
phonogenic (Word) | suitable for producing sound |
phonology (Word) | study of speech sounds |
phonopathy (Word) | speech disorder |
phonophobia (Word) | fear of sound or speaking |
homophonic (Word) | having the same sound |
telephonic (Word) | related to transmission of sound from a distance |
symphonic (Word) | related to the combining or harmony of sounds |