A prefix or combining form meaning 'before' or 'preceding' in anatomical and medical terminology.
From Latin 'ante' meaning 'before', used in scientific nomenclature to indicate something that comes before or precedes another structure.
This Latin prefix shows up everywhere in medicine—antacid comes before acid problems, antenatal is before birth—it's like a linguistic time machine that helps doctors describe what happens before something happens.
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