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dextrolateral

dextrolateral adjective: on the right side of, toward the animal or human's right.

Adjective

dextrolateral (not comparable)

  1. On the right side of, toward the animal or human's right.
    • Mehlis' gland is dextrolateral to the ovary.

Origin of dextrolateral

From dextro- + lateral.

Words that rhyme with dextrolateral

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Questions about dextrolateral

What does dextrolateral mean?
Dextrolateral means on the right side of, toward the animal or human's right.
What part of speech is dextrolateral?
Dextrolateral is an adjective.

Words near dextrolateral in the dictionary

  1. dextrograms
  2. dextrogyrate
  3. dextrogyre
  4. dextrogyres
  5. dextrogyrous
  6. dextrolateral
  7. dextromanual
  8. dextromenthol
  9. dextromethorphan
  10. dextromoramide
  11. dextronic acid

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