"dorsolateral" meaning in English

See dorsolateral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more dorsolateral [comparative], most dorsolateral [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætəɹəl Etymology: From dorso- + lateral. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dorso-|lateral|text=+|tree=1}} From dorso- + lateral. Head templates: {{en-adj}} dorsolateral (comparative more dorsolateral, superlative most dorsolateral)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or situated on both the back and the side. Synonyms: laterodorsal Derived forms: anterodorsolateral, caudodorsolateral, craniodorsolateral, dorsolaterally, posterodorsolateral, rostrodorsolateral

Alternative forms

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