retrodiscal

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adjective

Behind an intervertebral disc.

OriginEnglish discal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French disque →
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Meanings

adjectiveretrodiscal (not comparable)

alternative retrodiskal

  1. not comparableanatomyBehind an intervertebral disc.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Ancient Greekδίσκος (dískos)
  6. Latindiscu
  7. Frenchdisque
  8. Englishdisc
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishdiscal
  12. Englishretrodiscal

From retro- + discal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retrodiscal

fiscalmeniscaldiscalinterdiscalintradiscalintrameniscalparameniscalpostdiscalsubdiscal
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APA

retrodiscal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrodiscal

MLA

“retrodiscal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrodiscal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrodiscal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrodiscal.

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