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Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( dôr ' səl ) adj. Anatomy . Of, toward, on, in, or near the back or upper surface of an organ, part, or organism ...
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In anatomy, the dorsum is the upper side of animals that typically run, fly, or swim in a horizontal position, and the back side of animals (like humans) that walk ...
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dorsal /dor·sal/ (dor´s'l) 1. pertaining to the back or to any dorsum. 2. denoting a position more toward the back surface than some other object of reference; a ...
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adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or situated at the back, or dorsum. 2. Anatomy, Zoology . a. situated on or toward the upper side of the body, equivalent to the back ...
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Similarly, posterior, refers to the "back" of the subject, and is synonymous with dorsal, other than in the head (see Table 3). The terms "dorsal" and "ventral" are used ...
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dor·sal (dôr s l) adj. 1. Anatomy Of, toward, on, in, or near the back or upper surface of an organ, part, or organism. 2. Botany Of or on the outer surface ...
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With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate. · (of a knife) Having only one sharp ...
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Definition of DORSAL. variant of dossal. Learn More About DORSAL. Spanish-English Dictionary: Translation of "dorsal" Medical Dictionary: Definition of "dorsal"
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Dorsal: Relating to the back or postterior of a structure. As opposed to the ventral, or front, of the structure. Some of the dorsal surfaces of the body are the back ...
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of, on, or near the back; Bot. of or relating to the side of a leaf or other structure away from the axis; abaxial of or relating to the upper side of a thallus, as ...
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