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dorsolateral

[ dawr-soh-lat-er-uhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. of, relating to, or affecting the back and the side.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dorsolateral1

First recorded in 1825–35; dorso- + lateral

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, their lateral orbitofrontal cortex and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which monitor, evaluate, and correct goal-directed behaviors, deactivated.

When the dorsolateral PFC goes tilt, things go downhill fast, cognitively speaking.

Eyes of moderate size, dorsolateral in position and directed upwards.

The dorsal ground color is pale tan; there are five pairs of irregular dark brown dorsolateral blotches.

The dorsolateral stripe is separated from the copper-colored middorsum by a narrow brown stripe.

The dorsolateral band is bordered below by a narrow cream-colored stripe.

In life juveniles have a pale olive-tan dorsum and a dorsolateral dark band, superimposed on which is a row of darker brown spots.

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