Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 1 - Atlas A - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 39: 1

Answer

Ante- means “before”. A term that uses this element is antebrachium.

Work Step by Step

Ante- comes from Latin and means “before”. An example is antibrachium from ante- “before” and brachium “arm”. Antibrachium means “forearm”. Another example is antemortem from ante- “before” and mortem “death”. Antimortem means “occurring before death”.
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