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dorsi-

  1. a combining form representing dorsum or dorsal in compound words.

    dorsispinal.



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Example Sentences

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He was diagnosed with inflammation in the latissimus dorsi near the shoulder during spring training and has yet to pitch for the Mariners.

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The latissimus dorsi was starting to tighten with discomfort.

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Wallen also revealed that he injured his latissimus dorsi in Australia and has been “trying to work through that quietly.”

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He was sidelined between July 31 and Sept. 21 by a strained right latissimus dorsi muscle.

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The platelet-rich plasma injection was used to treat a strained latissimus dorsi on his right side.

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When To Use

does ǰ-mean?

The combining form dorsi- is used like a prefix meaning “dorsum” or “dorsal.” Dorsum is an anatomical term for the back of the human body. Dorsal is the adjective form of dorsum, meaning "of, relating to, or situated at the back." The form dorsi- is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in anatomy.The form dorsi- comes from Latin dorsum, meaning “back.” The closest Greek equivalent of dorsum is á󾱲, “spine,” as found in the combining form rachio- and the noun rachis, which refers to the axis of a flower or the spine of a feather. To learn more, check out our entries for rachio- and rachis. are variants of dorsi-?In some instances, dorsi- becomes dorso-, as in dorsoventral, or dors-, as in dorsalgia. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for dors- and dorso-.

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