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adjectivedorsolateral (comparative more dorsolateral, superlative most dorsolateral)
comparative more dorsolateral · superlative most dorsolateral
- Of, pertaining to, or situated on both the back and the side.
"Their dorsolateral prefrontal cortex went offline," Hooley said. "The brain is taking a hit from criticism."
2018, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever — And What to Do About It, page 49Synonyms: laterodorsal
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adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or situated on both the back and the side.
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Rhymes with dorsolateral
lateralcollateralbilateralmultilateralunilateralcontralateraltrilateralipsilateralquadrilateralequilateralbasolateralventrolateralposterolateralanterolateralplurilateralacousticolateralambilateralapicolateralaxiolateralbasilateralcaudolateralcentrolateralcostolateralcraniolateral
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dorsolateral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsolateral
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“dorsolateral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsolateral. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dorsolateral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsolateral.
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