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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dorsomedial en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English dorso- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial English dorsomedial From dorso- + medial.

Meanings

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

Forms

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most dorsomedial Degree=Sup lexicographic
more dorsomedial Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

anterodorsomedial · posterodorsomedial · dorsomedially · dorsomedial area · dorsomedial nucleus · rostrodorsomedial

Relateds

ventromedial · dorsolateral · ventrolateral