Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0143 short lesson, about 20 seconds
anti-: Against
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The idea
The prefix anti means against or opposing what the rest of the term identifies.
In practice
An antibiotic acts against bacteria.
Where people slip
Ante is time; anti is opposition. Dictation software confuses these routinely.
Your place on the trail
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