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Word Roots 21-22
Term | Definition |
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perimeter | distance around a figure |
pericardial | situated around the heart |
periscope | Instrument for viewing areas especially objects not in the direct line of sight |
perhelion | point closest to the sun in a planet's orbet |
perioptic | situated about or surrounding the eyeball |
per- | around, surrounding |
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 |
phonic | related to sound |
phonogenic | suitable for producing sound |
phonology | study of speech sounds |
phonopathy | speech disorder |
phonophobia | fear of sound or speaking |
homophonic | having the same sound |
polyphonic | having many sounds |
telephonic | related to transmission of sound from a distance |
symphonic | related to the combining or harmony of sounds |
sym- | with, together |
gen | cause,birth,race,produce |
homo* | same |
path | feeling,disease |
phob | fear of |
phon/phono | sound |
poly* | many |
tele* | from afar |
-ia | condition |
-ic | like related to |
-logy | study of, science |
-y | state of,quality,act;body,group |