ana-

Prefix

ana-

1. up, above, upward
   • e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph

   Synonyms:

   supra-

2. again
   • e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic

   Synonyms:

   re-

3. backward in direction, reversed
   • e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase

   Synonyms:

   un-

4. thoroughly
   • e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy

   Synonyms:

   per-, pur-, disto-, extra-

5. against
   • e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin

   Synonyms:

   contra-, counter-

6. distal, away from
   • e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic
7. to grow or change in place; functionally similar
   • e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch

   Synonyms:

   quasi-