Word: dorsolateral
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: dor
so
lat
er
al
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or situated on both the back and the side
Morphemes:
Affix: dorso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The back; the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dorsum
Language: la
Decoded: dorsum
Meaning: back
Affix: lateral
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: latus
Language: la
Decoded: latus
Meaning: the side or flank
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
Meaning: -al