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1
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ambul-

A

to walk

2
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cer-

A

wax

cerumen = ear wax

3
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clos-, clud-, clus-

A

to shut, to close

closure, occlusion

4
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fid-, fiss-

A

to split

fissure

5
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fil-

A

thread

filament

6
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for-

A

to bore, to pierce

perforation

7
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hal-, halit

A

to breath

halitosis (bad breath)

8
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hi-, hiat-

A

to stand open, to gape

hiatus (a pause or gap in a series)

9
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lig-, ligat-

A

to bind

10
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mov-, mot-, mo-

A

to move

11
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pig-

A

to paint, to dye

12
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press-

A

to press

13
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punct-, pung-

A

to prick

14
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rupt-

A

to break, to burst

15
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sciss-

A

to cut, to split

16
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sed-, (-sid-), sess-

A

to sit, to settle

sediment

17
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spec-, spect-

A

to look at

18
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stimul-

A

to urge, to goad (provoke or annoy)

19
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tect-, teg-

A

to cover

protective

20
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temper-, temperat-

A

to moderate, to blend

21
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tinn-, tinnit-

A

to ring

tinnitus (ringing in the ears)

22
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tract-

A

to draw, to drag

contracture (shortening of the muscles)
you drag a tractor

23
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volv-, volu-, volut-

A

to roll

involucrum