Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anterolateral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: an-tero-lat-er-al
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In front of the body, away from the midline.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Latin *anterus Latin anterior New Latinder. English antero- English lateral English anterolateral From antero- + lateral.

Derived Forms

anterolaterally

Phrases

anterolateral ligament

Rhymes With

lateral right lateral left lateral bilateral collateral unilateral multilateral trilateral quadrilateral equilateral contralateral ipsilateral

Questions

What does anterolateral mean?: In front of the body, away from the midline.
Where does anterolateral come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Latin *anterus Latin anterior New Latinder. English antero- English lateral English anterolateral From antero- + lateral.

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