ana
This ROOT-WORD is the Prefix ANA. It has several important meanings. 1) UP as in No.4, ANAcatharsis. 2) BACK as in No. 7, ANAchronism. 3) AGAIN as in No.11, ANAlpsis, be well again. 4) EXCESSIVE, TOO MUCH as in No. 8, ANAcusia, quite deaf.
1. Anabasis : ANA basis (a nab’ a sis) n.
A journey upward; a military advance
2. Anabiosis : ANA biosis (an a bie o’ sis) n.
The state of suspended animation
3. Anabiotic : ANA biotic (an a bie ot’ ik) adj.
Relating to anabiosis
4. Anacatharsis : ANA catharsis (an a ka thar’ sis) n.
Severe vomiting
5. Anacephalize : ANA cephalize (an a sef’ a lize) v.
To review; recapitulate
6. Anachorism : ANA chorism (a nak’ o riz um) n.
A thing out of place in terms of geography
7. Anachronism : ANA chronism (a nak’ ro niz um) n.
An error in order of time
8. Anacusia : ANA cusia (an a kue’ zhi a) n.
Complete deafness
9. Anadipsia : ANA dipsia (an a dip’ si a) n.
Excessive desire to drink
10. Anagenesis : ANA genesis (an a jen’ e sis) n.
Restoration of tissue
11. Analeptic : ANA leptic (an al ep’ tik) adj.
Restorative; giving strength
12. Analogy : ANA logy (a nal’ o jee) n.
A resemblance between two situations
13. Analogue : ANA logue (an’ al og) n.
A situation which corresponds to another
14. Analogous : ANA logous (a nal’ o gus) adj.
Corresponding to; as, an analogous case
15. Anagram : ANA gram (an’ a gram) n.
A word formed from the scrambled letters of another word
16. Analyze : ANA lyze (an’ al ize) v.
Examine all elements; as, analyze a word
17. Analysis : ANA lysis (a nal’ i sis) n.
Separation into elements
18. Analytic : ANA lytic (an al it’ ik) adj.
Treating of analysis
19. Analytically : ANA lytically (an al it’ i k’l lee) adv.
In the manner of analysis
20. Ananym : ANA nym (an’ a nim) n.
The spelling of a name backward for use as a pseudonym; as, MR. Draw for Mr. Ward
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