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Anti- is a medical prefix term that means “against”.

Example Word: anti/bi/o/tic

Word Breakdown: The prefix anti- denotes “against”, bi/o is a combining form that refers to “life”, and -tic is a suffix term that means “pertaining to”.

Definition: An antibiotic is a drug made from naturally occurring or synthetic substances that fights bacterial infection.