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Word Roots 20 and 21
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| peri- | around, surronding |
| cardi | heart |
| heli | sun |
| meter | measure |
| opt | 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 |
| pericardial | situated around the heart |
| periscope | instrument for viewing the surrounding area |
| perihelion | point closest to the sun in a planets orbit |
| perioptic | situated around the eyeball |
| sym- | with, together |
| gen | cause, birth, race, produce |
| homo | same |
| path | felling, disease |
| phob | fear of |
| phono | fear of |
| poly | many |
| tele | from afar |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -logy | stidy of science |
| -y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| phonic | related to sound |
| phonogenic | study of earth's structure |
| phonology | study of speech sounds |
| phonopathy | speech disorder |
| phonopathy | fear of sound and speaking |
| phonophobia | having many sound |
| homophonic | related to the combining or harmony of sounds |
| polyphonic | |
| telephonic | |
| symphonic |