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Word Roots pg. 21-22
Focus: peri-, phone[o]
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Peri- | around, surrounding |
| Sym- | with, together |
| Cardi | heart |
| Heli | sun |
| Metre | measure |
| Opt | eye, vision |
| Scope | look at, view, examine |
| Gen | cause, birth, race, produce |
| Homo | same |
| Path | feeling, disease |
| Phob | fear of |
| Phon[o] | sound |
| Poly | many |
| Tele | from afar |
| -al | like related to; an action or process |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -on | quality, state |
| -ia | condition |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| Perimetre | circumference or distance around a figure |
| Pericardial | situated around the heart [Biology] |
| 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 [Astronomy] |
| Perioptic | situated about or surrounding the eyeball [Medical] |
| Phonic | related to sound |
| Phonogenic | suitable for producing sounds |
| Phonology | study of speech sounds |
| Phonopathy | speech disorder |
| Phonophobia | fear of sound or speaking |
| Homophonic | having the same sound |
| Polyphonic | having many sounds [music] |
| Telephonic | related to transmission of sound from a distance |
| Symphonic | related to the combining or harmony of sounds |