Taber's Medical Dictionary
ana-, an-
[Gr. ana, up, back, again]
Prefixes used in words derived from Greek meaning up, back, again, against, back, or “re-”. The variant an- is used before vowels and h, e.g., anion.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Ana-, An-." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736141/all/an_.
Ana-, an-. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736141/all/an_. Accessed July 28, 2026.
Ana-, an-. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736141/all/an_
Ana-, An- [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 July 28]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736141/all/an_.
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