dorso-

1. variant of dorsi-:

   dorsoventral.

dorso-

combining_form

1. indicating dorsum or dorsal

   dorsoventral

Example Sentences

In his Tabula ad situandos et concordandos menses cum signis in dorso astrolabii in Atti della soc.

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Petilius adversus Balist et Leti jugum, quod eos montes perpetuo dorso conjungit, castra habuit.

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As in the case of the pharynx, the lateral diameter of the oesophagus is generally greater than the dorso-ventral diameter.

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The trachea, ta, is of much smaller caliber than the oesophagus, especially in its dorso-ventral diameter.

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Xenarthral, zen-arth′ral, adj. peculiarly jointed, as dorso-lumbar vertebr.

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Words That Use dorso-

What does dorso- mean?

The combining form dorso– is used like a prefix meaning “dorsum” or “dorsal.” Dorsum is an anatomical term for the back of the human body. Dorsal is the adjective form of dorsum, meaning “of, relating to, or situated at the back.” The form dorso– is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in anatomy.

The form dorso– comes from Latin dorsum, meaning “back.” The closest Greek equivalent of dorsum is rhákhis, “spine,” as found in the combining form rachio– and the noun rachis, which refers to the axis of a flower or the spine of a feather. To learn more, check out our entries for rachio– and rachis.

What are variants of dorso-?

The forms dors– and dorso– are less-common variants of dorsi–. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for dors– and dorsi-.

Examples of dorso-

One example of an anatomical term that features the form dorso– is dorsocephalad, “toward the back of the head.”

The dorso– portion of the word here means “back.” The word cephalad means “toward the head,” from Greek kephalḗ. Dorsocephalad literally translates to “toward the back of the head.”

What are some words that use the combining form dorso-?

• dorsolateral
• dorsolateral fasciculus
• dorsolumbar
• dorsoventrad
• dorsoventral

What are some other forms that dorso– may be commonly confused with?

• -drome

Break it down!

The word ventral means “of, relating to, or belonging to the belly.” With this in mind, what does the anatomical term dorsoventral mean?