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Word Roots 21 and 22
Prefixes,Suffixes,Roots, and Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |