Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0142 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ante-: Before
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The idea
The prefix ante means before in time, or in front of in position.
In practice
The antepartum period is the time before childbirth.
Where people slip
A prefix differing by one letter means the opposite of before.
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