dextrolateral etymology

English word dextrolateral comes from English lateral, English dextro-

Detailed word origin of dextrolateral

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
lateral English (eng) (American football) To execute a lateral pass.. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction. (American football) A lateral pass.. (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.. (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that [...]
dextro- English (eng) (chemistry) Denoting a dextrorotatory form of an enantiomer.. Right; on the right; toward the right.
dextrolateral English (eng) (anatomy) On the right side of, toward the animal or human's right.

Words with the same origin as dextrolateral

Descendants of lateral
latero-
Descendants of dextro-
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