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dors/o — Back

dors/o means back. Latin source words and additional body roots examples: dorsal.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Back

• Latin: dorsum

Examples and word parts

dorsal

Relating to the back or back surface.

Word parts: dors (back) + -al (relating to)

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Related body regions & directions terms

• corpor/o — Body

  corporeal

• cervic/o — Neck or cervix

  cervical

• abdomin/o — Abdomen

  abdominal

• lapar/o — Abdominal wall

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• lumb/o — Lower back

  lumbar

• pelv/i — Pelvis

  pelvic

• axill/o — Armpit

  axillary

• inguin/o — Groin

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