posterolateral

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adjective

Situated on the side and toward the posterior aspect.

OriginEnglish lateral ← Latin posterior ← Proto-Italic *posteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveposterolateral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomySituated on the side and toward the posterior aspect.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
posteriolateral

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Proto-Italic*posteros
  5. Latinposterus
  6. Latinposterior
  7. Englishpostero-
  8. Englishlateral
  9. Englishposterolateral

From postero- + lateral.

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Translations

Finnish posterolateraalinen
  • posterolateraalinensituated on the side and toward the posterior aspect

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with posterolateral

lateralcollateralbilateralmultilateralunilateralcontralateraltrilateralipsilateralquadrilateralequilateralbasolateraldorsolateralventrolateralanterolateralplurilateralacousticolateralambilateralapicolateralaxiolateralbasilateralcaudolateralcentrolateralcostolateralcraniolateral
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Cite this entry
APA

posterolateral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posterolateral

MLA

“posterolateral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posterolateral. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posterolateral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posterolateral.

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