intra

Prefix meaning inside

Intra is a prefix meaning within or inside, as opposed to inter (between).

Intravenous means within a vein; intramural sports happen within one school rather than between schools.

The prefix attaches to many words: intrastate, intracellular, intraoffice.

Standing alone, intra appears mainly in medical contexts as shorthand for intravenous: The patient is on an intra drip.

prefix

intraoperative

During a surgical procedure

intranasal · intravascular · intrahepatic · intracardiac

organizational

internal

Situated within

communication · memo · policy · team · corporate · institutional · agency · governmental · office · company

medical

IV

Vein-delivered medication method

drip · bolus · cannula · saline · parenteral · subcutaneous · epidural · spinal · lumbar · arterial

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spatial scope

intrainter

Commit to earth

extra · extern · outer · between · among

boundary relationship

intrainter

Commit to earth

extra · external · beyond · trans · across

Phrases
Family

internet, integrity, integral, integrate, intertwine, intermingle, interracial, intramural, interstellar

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