dors-
pref.（前缀）

Variant of dorso-
dorso-的变体

dors-
combining form
or dorsi- or dorso-

ETYMOLOGY Late Latin dors-, from Latin dorsum

1. back
dorsad
2. dorsal and
dorsolateral

dorsi-, (dors-)combining form of L. dors-um 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-.) Used in modern formations, as dorsiˈbranchiate a., having gills on the back; belonging to the order Dorsibranchiata of Annelids in Cuvier's system; n. a dorsibranchiate annelid. dorsiˈcornu, the posterior grey column or horn of the spinal cord; hence dorsi-ˈcornual a. dorsiˈcumbent a., lying on the back, supine. ˈdorsiduct v. trans., to bring or carry towards the back. ˈdorsifixed a., ‘fastened by the back; in Botany, used to describe an anther which is attached by its back to the filament; otherwise called adnate’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˈdorsiflex v. trans., to bend (a part of the body, esp. the foot or toe) towards its dorsal surface. dorsiˈflexion, (a) (nonce-wd.) a bending of the back, a bow; (b) Anat., flexion or bending towards the dorsum or dorsal surface. ˈdorsigrade a. [after digitigrade, plantigrade], walking upon the backs of the toes, as certain armadillos (Syd. Soc. Lex). dorsi-ˈmedian a., situated in the middle line of the back. dorsiˈmesal, dorsoˈmesal a. [see next] = prec. dorsiˈmeson [Gr. µέσον middle], the middle line of the back (Wilder & Gage). dorsiˈspinal a., pertaining to the spinous processes of the vertebræ. dorsi-ˈventral a., -venˈtrality = dorso-ventral, -ventrality.1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 411/1 The *Dorsibranchiate Annelida.1862Dana Man. Geol., Worms 155 Dorsi⁓branchiates, or free sea worms.1890Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 528 The myelic cornua are strictly dorsal and ventral,..permitting the adjectives *dorsicornual and ventricornual.1883Wilder & Gage Anat. Tech. 84 *Dorsiduct the tail of the cat.1908Practitioner Oct. 561 The ankles can be *dorsiflexed, until the dorsum of the feet touches the shin.1823Carlyle in Froude Life I. 192 With the most profound *dorsiflexions.1902D. 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.1967G. M. Wyburn et al. Conc. Anat. vi. 186 Dorsiflexion of the foot is limited by the wedge-shaped trochlear surface of the talus.1842E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. 351 The *Dorsi-spinal veins form a plexus around the spinous..processes and arches of the vertebræ.1882Vines Sachs' Bot. 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.1959Southwood & Leston Land & Water Bugs 51 All Amyoteinae have an abdomen capable of great volumetric increase, accomplished by *dorsi-ventral expansion.1895F. W. Oliver tr. Kerner's Nat. Hist. Plants II. 697 The oophyte is a lobed band-like thallus with marked *dorsi-ventrality.

dors-

back:

dorsal, dorsolateral

dors-
combining form
or dorsi- or dorso-
Etymology: Late Latin dors- back, from Latin dorsum
1. : back
< dorsad >
: dorsal
< dorsiflexion >
: dorsally
< dorsifixed >
2. : dorsal and
< dorsolateral >

词汇	dors-
词根词缀	AHD MWCD OED Prefixsuffix.com Webster Wiktionary dors- pref.（前缀） Variant of dorso- dorso-的变体 dors- combining form or dorsi- or dorso- ETYMOLOGY Late Latin dors-, from Latin dorsum 1. back dorsad 2. dorsal and dorsolateral dorsi-, (dors-)combining form of L. dors-um 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-.) Used in modern formations, as dorsiˈbranchiate a., having gills on the back; belonging to the order Dorsibranchiata of Annelids in Cuvier's system; n. a dorsibranchiate annelid. dorsiˈcornu, the posterior grey column or horn of the spinal cord; hence dorsi-ˈcornual a. dorsiˈcumbent a., lying on the back, supine. ˈdorsiduct v. trans., to bring or carry towards the back. ˈdorsifixed a., ‘fastened by the back; in Botany, used to describe an anther which is attached by its back to the filament; otherwise called adnate’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˈdorsiflex v. trans., to bend (a part of the body, esp. the foot or toe) towards its dorsal surface. dorsiˈflexion, (a) (nonce-wd.) a bending of the back, a bow; (b) Anat., flexion or bending towards the dorsum or dorsal surface. ˈdorsigrade a. [after digitigrade, plantigrade], walking upon the backs of the toes, as certain armadillos (Syd. Soc. Lex). dorsi-ˈmedian a., situated in the middle line of the back. dorsiˈmesal, dorsoˈmesal a. [see next] = prec. dorsiˈmeson [Gr. µέσον middle], the middle line of the back (Wilder & Gage). dorsiˈspinal a., pertaining to the spinous processes of the vertebræ. dorsi-ˈventral a., -venˈtrality = dorso-ventral, -ventrality.1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 411/1 The Dorsibranchiate Annelida.1862Dana Man. Geol., Worms* 155 Dorsi⁓branchiates, or free sea worms.1890Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 528 The myelic cornua are strictly dorsal and ventral,..permitting the adjectives dorsicornual and ventricornual.1883Wilder & Gage Anat. Tech.* 84 Dorsiduct the tail of the cat.1908Practitioner Oct. 561 The ankles can be dorsiflexed, until the dorsum of the feet touches the shin.1823Carlyle in Froude Life I. 192 With the most profound dorsiflexions.1902D. 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.1967G. M. Wyburn et al. Conc. Anat. vi. 186 Dorsiflexion of the foot is limited by the wedge-shaped trochlear surface of the talus.1842E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. 351 The Dorsi-spinal veins form a plexus around the spinous..processes and arches of the vertebræ.1882Vines Sachs' Bot.* 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.1959Southwood & Leston Land & Water Bugs* 51 All Amyoteinae have an abdomen capable of great volumetric increase, accomplished by dorsi-ventral expansion.1895F. W. Oliver tr. Kerner's Nat. Hist. Plants* II. 697 The oophyte is a lobed band-like thallus with marked dorsi-ventrality. dors-* back: dorsal, dorsolateral dors- combining form or dorsi- or dorso- Etymology: Late Latin dors- back, from Latin dorsum 1. : back < dorsad > : dorsal < dorsiflexion > : dorsally < dorsifixed > 2. : dorsal and < dorsolateral > dors- Prefix Prevocalic form of of dorso- Derived terms ► English words prefixed with dors-
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