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infra-

A word beginning that means below or beneath.

IN-fruh prefix

What it means

The beginning of words for something under another part. Infraorbital means below the eye socket; infraumbilical means below the navel; infrapatellar means below the kneecap; infrared light lies just below red on the light spectrum.

Easy to confuse with

supra-

A word beginning that means above or over.

Related terms

hypo-

A word beginning that means under, below or less than normal.

sub-

A word beginning that means under, below or less than.

supra-

A word beginning that means above or over.

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