Meaning
prefixanti-
against, opposing
GreekGeneral
Terms built from anti-
3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with anti- marked.
- antibioticanti- + bioMedication used to treat bacterial infections by killing bacteria or preventing bacteria from growing and multiplying
- anticoagulantanti-Blood-thinning medication
- antihypertensiveanti-Blood pressure lowering medication
anti- decoded step by step
2 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The prefix anti- means “against”.
- The root bios means “life”.
- Together: Medication used to treat bacterial infections by killing bacteria or preventing bacteria from growing and multiplying.
- The prefix anti- means “against”.
- The root coagulare means “to clot”.
- Together: Blood-thinning medication.
Other examples
Words that use anti- but do not yet have their own page in the library.
antigen
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with anti-, word for word.
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