dorso-


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dorso-

(word root) back (of body)
Examples of words with the root dorso-: dorsolumbar
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dorso-

or dorsi- or dors-
pref.
1. Back: dorsad.
2. Dorsal: dorsoventral.
[From Latin dorsum, back.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

dorso-

,

dorsi-

or before a vowel

dors-

combining form
(Biology) indicating dorsum or dorsal: dorsoventral.
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