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dorsomedial

dorsomedial adjective: both dorsal and medial in location; thus, central and toward the back.

Adjective

dorsomedial (comparative more dorsomedial, superlative most dorsomedial)

  1. Both dorsal and medial in location; thus, central and toward the back
    • a dorsomedial incision

Forms of dorsomedial

comparativemore dorsomedial
superlativemost dorsomedial

Origin of dorsomedial

From dorso- + medial.

Words formed from dorsomedial

Words that rhyme with dorsomedial

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Questions about dorsomedial

What does dorsomedial mean?
Dorsomedial means both dorsal and medial in location; thus, central and toward the back.
What part of speech is dorsomedial?
Dorsomedial is an adjective.

Words near dorsomedial in the dictionary

  1. dorsolingual
  2. dorsolingually
  3. dorsolongitudinal
  4. dorsolumbar
  5. dorsomarginal
  6. dorsomedial
  7. dorsomedially
  8. dorsomedian
  9. dorsomedioposterior
  10. dorsomesal
  11. dorsomesally

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