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anti-

prefix

Medical Definition of ANTI-

1
:  opposing in effect or activity :  inhibiting <antacid> <anthelmintic> <antihistamine>
2
:  serving to prevent, cure, or alleviate <antianxiety>

Variants of ANTI-

anti- or ant- or anth-

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17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. anti- (prefix)
  2. anti-acne (adjective)
  3. anti-AIDS (adjective)
  4. anti-asthma (adjective)
  5. anti-G suit (noun)
  6. anti-idiotype (noun)
  7. anti-immunoglobulin (adjective)
  8. anti-immunoglobulin (noun)
  9. anti-infective (adjective)
  10. anti-infective (noun)
  11. anti-inflammatory (adjective)
  12. anti-inflammatory (noun)
  13. anti-insulin (adjective)
  14. anti-insulin (noun)
  15. anti-lewisite
  16. anti-oncogene (noun)
  17. British anti-lewisite (noun)
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