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lateroproximal

lateroproximal adjective: both lateral and proximal.

Adjective

lateroproximal (not comparable)

  1. Both lateral and proximal
    • The medioproximal and lateroproximal faces are flattened for adpression with adjacent metatarsals.2016 January 21, “The Oldest Jurassic Dinosaur: A Basal Neotheropod from the Hettangian of Great Britain”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of lateroproximal

From latero- + proximal.

Questions about lateroproximal

What does lateroproximal mean?
Lateroproximal means both lateral and proximal.
What part of speech is lateroproximal?
Lateroproximal is an adjective.

Words near lateroproximal in the dictionary

  1. lateropes
  2. lateroplantar
  3. lateroposterior
  4. lateroposteriorly
  5. lateropronotum
  6. lateroproximal
  7. lateroproximally
  8. lateropterygium
  9. lateropulsion
  10. lateropulsions
  11. laterorostrally

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