See Also: latero-(medicine)
latero-(dictionary)

latero- (iou)



latero- combining form.
[from Latin later-, latus side + -O-.]
Forming words with the senses 'pertaining to the side (and another part), pertaining to the side of (a specified structure)', as latero-anterior, latero-cervical, latero-posterior, adjectives, 'on or towards the side', as lateroflexion, lateroversion.
latero'flexion noun (Anatomy) abnormal bending or curvature to one side M19.
latero'version noun (Anatomy) abnormal displacement (of an organ, esp. the uterus) to one side M19.