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Word Roots

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Term
Definition
peri-   Around,Surrounding  
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cardi   Heart  
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heli   sun  
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meter   measure  
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pot   eye,vision  
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scope   look at, view,examine  
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-al   like,related to; an action or process  
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-ic   like,related to  
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-on   quality, state  
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perimeter   circumference or distance around a figure  
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pericardial   situated around the heart (Biology  
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periscope   Instrument for viewing the surrounding area,especially objects not in the direct line of sight  
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perihelion   point closest to the sun in a planet's orbit (Astronomy)  
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perioptic   Situated about or surrounding the eyeball (Medical)  
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sym-   with, together  
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gen   cause,birth,race,produce  
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homo*   same  
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path   feeling, disease  
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phob   fear of  
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phon/phono   sound  
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poly*   many  
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tele*   form afar  
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-ia   condition  
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-ic   like,related to  
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-logy   study of,science  
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-y   state of,quality,act:body,group  
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phonic   related to sound  
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phonogenic   suitable for producing sound  
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phonology   study of speech sound  
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phonopathy   speech disorder  
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phonophobia   Fear of sound or speaking  
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homophonic   having the same sound  
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polyphonic   having many sound (music)  
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telephonic   related to transmission of sound  
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symphonic   Related to combining of sound  
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