dorso-comb. form
stem and combining form of Latin dorsum back, used in combination in the sense ‘back and ——’ (but sometimes improperly in other senses, where dorsi- is the etymological form) in modern formations.
dorso-abdominal adj. 
/ˌdɔːsəʊəbˈdɒmᵻnl/, /ˌdɔrsoʊəbˈdɑmən(ə)l/ = dorsabdominal adj. [Compare French dorso-abdominal (1828 or earlier).]
Brit. /ˌdɔːsəʊabˈdɒmᵻnl/
, /ˌdɔːsəʊabˈdɒmᵻnl//ˌdɔːsəʊəbˈdɒmᵻnl/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊæbˈdɑmən(ə)l/
, /ˌdɔrsoʊæbˈdɑmən(ə)l//ˌdɔrsoʊəbˈdɑmən(ə)l/ΚΠ
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 170/1 These..dorso-abdominal vessels..distribute to the skin a number of ramifications.
dorsabdominal adj. /ˌdɔːsəbˈdɒmᵻnl/, /ˌdɔrsəbˈdɑmən(ə)l/ relating to the back and abdomen, or to the dorsal and ventral aspects.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsabˈdɒmᵻnl/
, /ˌdɔːsabˈdɒmᵻnl//ˌdɔːsəbˈdɒmᵻnl/U.S. /ˌdɔrsæbˈdɑmən(ə)l/
, /ˌdɔrsæbˈdɑmən(ə)l//ˌdɔrsəbˈdɑmən(ə)l/ dorsabdominally adv. /ˌdɔːsabˈdɒmᵻnəli/, /ˌdɔːsəbˈdɒmᵻnl̩i/, /ˌdɔːsəbˈdɒmᵻnəli/, /ˌdɔrsəbˈdɑmən(ə)li/
Brit. /ˌdɔːsabˈdɒmᵻnl̩i/
, /ˌdɔːsabˈdɒmᵻnl̩i//ˌdɔːsabˈdɒmᵻnəli//ˌdɔːsəbˈdɒmᵻnl̩i//ˌdɔːsəbˈdɒmᵻnəli/U.S. /ˌdɔrsæbˈdɑmən(ə)li/
, /ˌdɔrsæbˈdɑmən(ə)li//ˌdɔrsəbˈdɑmən(ə)li/ dorso-caudal adj. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈkɑd(ə)l/ relating to the back and the tail; superior and posterior in direction.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈkɔːdl/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈkɔːdl/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈkɔd(ə)l/
, /ˌdɔrsoʊˈkɔd(ə)l//ˌdɔrsoʊˈkɑd(ə)l/ dorso-cervical adj.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈsəːvᵻkl/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈsəːvᵻkl/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈsərvək(ə)l/
[Compare French dorso-cervical (1802 or earlier).] /ˌdɔrsoʊˈsərvək(ə)l/ dorso-collar adj.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈkɒlə/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈkɒlə/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈkɑlər/
pertaining to the back of the neck./ˌdɔrsoʊˈkɑlər/ dorso-epitrochlear n.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsəʊɛpᵻˈtrɒklɪə/
, /ˌdɔːsəʊɛpᵻˈtrɒklɪə/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˌɛpəˈtrɑkliər/
name of a muscle extending from the back to the elbow in some quadrupeds. [After French dorso-épitrochlien (1853 or earlier).] /ˌdɔrsoʊˌɛpəˈtrɑkliər/ΚΠ
1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 137 The external dorso-epitrochlear is a slender muscle which takes origin from a fascia outside the spine of the scapula.
dorsoflexion n.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈflɛkʃn/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈflɛkʃn/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/
a bending of the back, a bow.Apparently an isolated use./ˌdɔrsoʊˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/ΚΠ
1823 T. Carlyle Let. 2 Sept. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) II. 424 With the most profound ‘dorsoflexions’.
dorso-intercostal adj.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsəʊɪntəˈkɒstl/
, /ˌdɔːsəʊɪntəˈkɒstl/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˌɪn(t)ərˈkɑst(ə)l/
relating to the back and the intercostal nerves. [After French dorso-intercostal (1841 or earlier).] /ˌdɔrsoʊˌɪn(t)ərˈkɑst(ə)l/ΚΠ
1888 W. R. Gowers Man. Dis. Nerv. Syst. II. v. 750 The dorso-intercostal forms [of neuralgia], which occupy the intercostal nerves.
dorso-intestinal adj. /ˌdɔːsəʊɪntɛˈstʌɪnl/,
Brit. /ˌdɔːsəʊɪnˈtɛstᵻnl/
, /ˌdɔːsəʊɪnˈtɛstᵻnl//ˌdɔːsəʊɪntɛˈstʌɪnl/U.S. /ˈˌdɔrsoʊᵻnˈtɛstən(ə)l/
situated on the dorsal aspect of the intestine ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [After French dorso-intestinal (1836 or earlier).] /ˈˌdɔrsoʊᵻnˈtɛstən(ə)l/ dorso-lateral adj. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈlat(ə)rl̩/, /ˌdɔrsoʊˈlætr(ə)l/ relating to the back and the side.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈlat(ə)rəl/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈlat(ə)rəl//ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈlat(ə)rl̩/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈlædər(ə)l/
, /ˌdɔrsoʊˈlædər(ə)l//ˌdɔrsoʊˈlætr(ə)l/ΚΠ
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 523/2 Dorso-lateral parts of the mantle.
1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 358 A leaf springs from each of the dorso-lateral segments.
dorso-lumbar adj. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈləmbər/ relating to the back and loins; dorsal and lumbar (vertebræ).
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈlʌmbə/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈlʌmbə/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈləmˌbɑr/
, /ˌdɔrsoʊˈləmˌbɑr//ˌdɔrsoʊˈləmbər/ΚΠ
1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 79/2 The dorso-lumbar vertebræ.
dorso-pleural adj. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈplʊərl̩/, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈplɔːrəl/, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈplɔːrl̩/,
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈplʊərəl/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈplʊərəl//ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈplʊərl̩//ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈplɔːrəl//ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈplɔːrl̩/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈplʊrəl/
relating to the back and the side./ˌdɔrsoʊˈplʊrəl/ dorso-scapular adj.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈskapjᵿlə/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈskapjᵿlə/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈskæpjələr/
relating to the back and the shoulder blade. [Compare French dorso-scapulaire (1797 or earlier).] /ˌdɔrsoʊˈskæpjələr/ dorso-sternal adj.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈstəːnl/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈstəːnl/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈstərn(ə)l/
relating to the back and the breast-bone. [Compare French dorso-sternal (1812 or earlier).] /ˌdɔrsoʊˈstərn(ə)l/ΚΠ
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 15 The lung.. occupies a much smaller space in the dorso-sternal plane than in mammals.
dorso-ventral adj.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈvɛntr(ə)l/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈvɛntr(ə)l/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈvɛntr(ə)l/
(a) = dorsabdominal adj.; (b) Botany (see quot. 1882). [Compare scientific Latin dorso-ventralis, French dorso-ventral (both 1825 or earlier).] /ˌdɔrsoʊˈvɛntr(ə)l/ΚΠ
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 138 The dorso-ventral muscles.
dorso-ventrality n.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)vɛnˈtralᵻti/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)vɛnˈtralᵻti/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊvɛnˈtrælədi/
dorso-ventral condition./ˌdɔrsoʊvɛnˈtrælədi/ dorso-ventrally adv.
Brit. /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈvɛntrəli/
, /ˌdɔːsə(ʊ)ˈvɛntrəli/U.S. /ˌdɔrsoʊˈvɛntrəli/
in a dorso-ventral direction or situation./ˌdɔrsoʊˈvɛntrəli/ΚΠ
1884 Science Mar. 324 Making a Τ, of which the stem represents the limb, and the cross the girdle running dorsoventrally.
dors-umbonal adj.
Brit. /dɔːsˈʌmbənl/
, /dɔːsˈʌmbənl/U.S. /dɔrsˈəmbən(ə)l/
‘both dorsal and umbonal, as one of the accessory valves in the family Pholadidæ’ (Cent. Dict.). [After German dorsumbonal (1862 or earlier).] /dɔrsˈəmbən(ə)l/ΚΠ
1883 E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 687/2 In Pholas dactylus we find a pair of umbonal plates, a dors-umbonal plate and a dorsal plate.
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