Word Roots Level 3 Lesson 4

of, or related to the time immediately before or after birth (medical)

heli

anth

phyte

point closest to the sun in the planet's orbit (astronomy)

plant that requires moderate amount of water

situated about or surrounding the eyeball (medical)

therm

-on

plant that requires a moderate degree of heat (botany)

the outer part of a flower

opt

-al

nat

thriving in a moderate environment (biology)

meso

phil

somat

related to the middle region of the body of various invertebrates (zoology)

-ic

peri-