posterodorsally
|pos-ter-o-dor-sal-ly|
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/ˌpɑstəroʊˈdɔrsəl/
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/ˌpɒstərəʊˈdɔːsəl/
(posterodorsal)
back and upper side
Etymology
'posterodorsally' is a modern English (anatomical) formation combining the prefix 'postero-' (from Latin 'posterus') and 'dorsal' (from Latin 'dorsum'), with the English adverbial suffix '-ly'. In Latin, 'posterus' meant 'coming after, behind' and 'dorsum' meant 'back'.
'posterodorsal' developed in anatomical/medical Latin and English by compounding 'postero-' + 'dorsal' to indicate a position that is both posterior and dorsal; English then formed the adverb 'posterodorsally' by adding '-ly'.
Originally the elements separately meant 'behind' ('posterus') and 'back' ('dorsum'); combined in anatomical usage they came to denote a single directional/positional concept: 'toward the posterior and dorsal surface', which is the current meaning.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
adverbial form of 'posterodorsal'. In the direction of, or situated on, the surface that is both posterior (rear) and dorsal (back) — i.e., toward the back-and-rear side of a structure.
The lesion was located posterodorsally on the left lung.
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