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word roots p.21-22
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| cardi | heart |
| heli | sun |
| meter | measure |
| opt | eye,vision |
| scop/e | look at,view,examine |
| -al | like related to;an action or process |
| -ic | like,related to |
| -on | quality,state |
| sym- | with,together |
| gen | cause,birth,rate,produce |
| homo | same |
| path | feeling,disease |
| phob | fear of |
| phon/o | sound |
| poly | many |
| tele | from afar |
| -ia | condition |
| -logy | study of,science |
| -y | state of,quality,act;body,group |
| perimeter | circumference or distance around a figure |
| pericardial | situated around the heart |
| 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 |
| perioptic | situated about or surrounding the eyeball |
| 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 the transmission of sound from a distance |
| symphonic | related to the combining or harmony of sounds |