Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0144 short lesson, about 20 seconds
pre-: Before
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The idea
The prefix pre means before in time or in position.
In practice
A preoperative test is performed before surgery.
Where people slip
Pre and ante both mean before. Which one a term takes is fixed by convention.
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