dorsi-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: before a vowel dors-.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dorsi-.

Etymology: < scientific Latin dorsi-, combining form (in e.g. dorsispinalis dorsispinal adj. ) of classical Latin dorsum back (see dorse n.¹); compare -i- connective. Compare dorso- comb. form.Compare French dorsi-, German dorsi-.

combining form of Latin dorsum back (chiefly in anatomical, zoological, and botanical terms) = ‘back-; of, to, on the back’. (Sometimes less properly in the sense ‘back and ——’, which is correctly expressed by dorso- comb. form.) Used in modern formations.

dorsibranchiate adj. and n.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈbraŋkɪeɪt/

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈbraŋkɪət/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈbræŋkiᵻt/

/ˌdɔrsəˈbræŋkiˌeɪt/

/ˌdɔrsəˈbrɑŋkiᵻt/

/ˌdɔrsəˈbrɑŋkiˌeɪt/

(a) adj. having gills on the back; belonging to the order Dorsibranchiata of Annelids in Cuvier's system; (b) n. a dorsibranchiate annelid. [After scientific Latin dorsibranchiata, plural noun (1824 or earlier), dorsibranchiatae, plural noun (1831 or earlier); compare French dorsibranches, plural noun (1812 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 411/1 The Dorsibranchiate Annelida.

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 155 Dorsi~branchiates, or free sea worms.

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dorsicornu n.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈkɔːnjuː/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈkɔrn(j)u/

the posterior grey column or horn of the spinal cord.

dorsi-cornual adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈkɔːnjʊəl/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈkɔrn(j)uəl/

ΚΠ

1890 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 528 The myelic cornua are strictly dorsal and ventral,..permitting the adjectives dorsicornual and ventricornual.

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dorsicumbent adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈkʌmbənt/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈkəmbənt/

lying on the back, supine.

dorsiduct v.

Brit.

/ˈdɔːsᵻdʌkt/

U.S.

/ˈdɔrsəˌdəkt/

(transitive) to bring or carry towards the back.

ΚΠ

1883 B. G. Wilder & S. H. Gage Anat. Technol. 84 Dorsiduct the tail of the cat.

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dorsifixed adj.

Brit.

/ˈdɔːsᵻfɪkst/

U.S.

/ˈdɔrsəˌfɪkst/

‘fastened by the back; in Botany, used to describe an anther which is attached by its back to the filament; otherwise called adnate’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [After scientific Latin dorsifixus (1830 or earlier).]

dorsiflex v.

Brit.

/ˈdɔːsᵻflɛks/

U.S.

/ˈdɔrsəˌflɛks/

(transitive) to bend (a part of the body, esp. the foot or toe) towards its dorsal surface.

ΚΠ

1908 Practitioner Oct. 561 The ankles can be dorsiflexed, until the dorsum of the feet touches the shin.

dorsiflexion n.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈflɛkʃn/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/

Anatomy flexion or bending towards the dorsum or dorsal surface.

ΚΠ

1902 D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 251 If posterior or dorsal surfaces be approximated by the process of bending, then the flexion becomes posterior or dorsi-flexion, as at the knee- or wrist-joints.

1967 G. M. Wyburn et al. Conc. Anat. vi. 186 Dorsiflexion of the foot is limited by the wedge-shaped trochlear surface of the talus.

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dorsigrade adj.

Brit.

/ˈdɔːsᵻɡreɪd/

U.S.

/ˈdɔrsəˌɡreɪd/

walking upon the backs of the toes, as certain armadillos ( Syd. Soc. Lex).

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dorsi-median adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈmiːdɪən/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈmidiən/

situated in the middle line of the back.

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dorsimesal adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈmiːsl/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈmis(ə)l/

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dorsomesal adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsəˈmiːsl/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈmis(ə)l/

[see dorsimeson n.] = dorsi-median adj.

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dorsimeson n.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈmɛsɒn/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈmɛˌsɑn/

the middle line of the back (Wilder & Gage).

dorsispinal adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈspʌɪnl/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈspaɪn(ə)l/

pertaining to the spinous processes of the vertebræ. [After scientific Latin dorsi-spinalis (1813 or earlier).]

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1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum 325 The Dorsi-spinal veins form a plexus around the spinous..processes and arches of the vertebræ.

dorsi-ventral adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻˈvɛntr(ə)l/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəˈvɛntr(ə)l/

= dorso-ventral adj. at dorso- comb. form . [After German dorsiventral (1875 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) App. ii. 954 Sachs points out..that most monosymmetrical..organs present..dorsal and ventral halves which are of different internal structure; such organs he describes by the term dorsi~ventral.

1959 T. R. E. Southwood & D. Leston Land & Water Bugs Brit. Isles 51 All Amyoteinae have an abdomen capable of great volumetric increase, accomplished by dorsi-ventral expansion.

dorsi-ventrality n.

Brit.

/ˌdɔːsᵻvɛnˈtralᵻti/

U.S.

/ˌdɔrsəvɛnˈtrælədi/

= dorso-ventrality n. at dorso- comb. form . [After German dorsiventralität (1879 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants II. 697 The oophyte is a lobed band-like thallus with marked dorsi-ventrality.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	dorsi-
释义	dorsi-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: before a vowel dors-. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dorsi-. Etymology: < scientific Latin dorsi-, combining form (in e.g. dorsispinalis dorsispinal adj. ) of classical Latin dorsum back (see dorse n.¹); compare -i- connective. Compare dorso- comb. form.Compare French dorsi-, German dorsi-. combining form of Latin dorsum back (chiefly in anatomical, zoological, and botanical terms) = ‘back-; of, to, on the back’. (Sometimes less properly in the sense ‘back and ——’, which is correctly expressed by dorso- comb. form.) Used in modern formations. dorsibranchiate adj. and n. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈbraŋkɪeɪt/ , /ˌdɔːsᵻˈbraŋkɪət/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈbræŋkiᵻt/ , /ˌdɔrsəˈbræŋkiˌeɪt/ , /ˌdɔrsəˈbrɑŋkiᵻt/ , /ˌdɔrsəˈbrɑŋkiˌeɪt/ (a) adj. having gills on the back; belonging to the order Dorsibranchiata of Annelids in Cuvier's system; (b) n. a dorsibranchiate annelid. [After scientific Latin dorsibranchiata, plural noun (1824 or earlier), dorsibranchiatae, plural noun (1831 or earlier); compare French dorsibranches, plural noun (1812 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 411/1 The Dorsibranchiate Annelida. 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 155 Dorsi~branchiates, or free sea worms. Categories » dorsicornu n. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈkɔːnjuː/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈkɔrn(j)u/ the posterior grey column or horn of the spinal cord. dorsi-cornual adj. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈkɔːnjʊəl/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈkɔrn(j)uəl/ ΚΠ 1890 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 528 The myelic cornua are strictly dorsal and ventral,..permitting the adjectives dorsicornual and ventricornual. Categories » dorsicumbent adj. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈkʌmbənt/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈkəmbənt/ lying on the back, supine. dorsiduct v. Brit. /ˈdɔːsᵻdʌkt/ , U.S. /ˈdɔrsəˌdəkt/ (transitive) to bring or carry towards the back. ΚΠ 1883 B. G. Wilder & S. H. Gage Anat. Technol. 84 Dorsiduct the tail of the cat. Categories » dorsifixed adj. Brit. /ˈdɔːsᵻfɪkst/ , U.S. /ˈdɔrsəˌfɪkst/ ‘fastened by the back; in Botany, used to describe an anther which is attached by its back to the filament; otherwise called adnate’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [After scientific Latin dorsifixus (1830 or earlier).] dorsiflex v. Brit. /ˈdɔːsᵻflɛks/ , U.S. /ˈdɔrsəˌflɛks/ (transitive) to bend (a part of the body, esp. the foot or toe) towards its dorsal surface. ΚΠ 1908 Practitioner Oct. 561 The ankles can be dorsiflexed, until the dorsum of the feet touches the shin. dorsiflexion n. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈflɛkʃn/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/ Anatomy flexion or bending towards the dorsum or dorsal surface. ΚΠ 1902 D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 251 If posterior or dorsal surfaces be approximated by the process of bending, then the flexion becomes posterior or dorsi-flexion, as at the knee- or wrist-joints. 1967 G. M. Wyburn et al. Conc. Anat. vi. 186 Dorsiflexion of the foot is limited by the wedge-shaped trochlear surface of the talus. Categories » dorsigrade adj. Brit. /ˈdɔːsᵻɡreɪd/ , U.S. /ˈdɔrsəˌɡreɪd/ walking upon the backs of the toes, as certain armadillos ( Syd. Soc. Lex). Categories » dorsi-median adj. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈmiːdɪən/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈmidiən/ situated in the middle line of the back. Categories » dorsimesal adj. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈmiːsl/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈmis(ə)l/ Categories » dorsomesal adj. Brit. /ˌdɔːsəˈmiːsl/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈmis(ə)l/ [see dorsimeson n.] = dorsi-median adj. Categories » dorsimeson n. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈmɛsɒn/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈmɛˌsɑn/ the middle line of the back (Wilder & Gage). dorsispinal adj. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈspʌɪnl/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈspaɪn(ə)l/ pertaining to the spinous processes of the vertebræ. [After scientific Latin dorsi-spinalis (1813 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum 325 The Dorsi-spinal veins form a plexus around the spinous..processes and arches of the vertebræ. dorsi-ventral adj. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻˈvɛntr(ə)l/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəˈvɛntr(ə)l/ = dorso-ventral adj. at dorso- comb. form . [After German dorsiventral (1875 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) App. ii. 954 Sachs points out..that most monosymmetrical..organs present..dorsal and ventral halves which are of different internal structure; such organs he describes by the term dorsi~ventral. 1959 T. R. E. Southwood & D. Leston Land & Water Bugs Brit. Isles 51 All Amyoteinae have an abdomen capable of great volumetric increase, accomplished by dorsi-ventral expansion. dorsi-ventrality n. Brit. /ˌdɔːsᵻvɛnˈtralᵻti/ , U.S. /ˌdɔrsəvɛnˈtrælədi/ = dorso-ventrality n. at dorso- comb. form . [After German dorsiventralität (1879 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants II. 697 The oophyte is a lobed band-like thallus with marked dorsi-ventrality. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < comb. form1836
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