ana-

alternative before vowel an-

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-