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adj. Anatomy Of, toward, on, in, or near the back or upper surface of an organ, part, or organism.

adj. Botany Of or on the outer surface, underside, or back of an organ.

adj. With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.

adj. Having only one sharp side.

adj. The top surface of foot and/or hand.

n. A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.

adj. Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; ; -- opposed to ventral.

adj.

adj. Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.

adj. Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

n. A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.

In anatomy: Of or pertaining to the back: as, the dorsal fin of a fish; dorsal muscles, nerves, etc.

Of or pertaining to the back of a part or organ: as, the dorsal aspect of the hand; the dorsal surface of the breast-bone; the dorsal artery of the penis.

In entomology, pertaining to the upper surface of the thorax or abdomen.

n. In ichthyology, a dorsal fin.

n. In anatomy, a dorsal vertebra.

n. Eccles. See the extract.

In phonology, pronounced with the back or middle upper surface of the tongue raised to the palate.

In botany, relating to the back of an organ. See back, 3 (A).

adj. belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part

adj. facing away from the axis of an organ or organism

"They are shockingly gracile and incredibly long-bodied, with a shape that (when seen in dorsal view) has been likened to that of a champagne flute."

ventral   

dorsal punctures    dorsal surface    dorsal vessel    dorsal laminæ    dorsal nerves    dorsal eyes    dorsal vertebræ    dorsal segments    dorsal fin    dorsal suture   

endorse    indorse   

dorsal fin   

notal    tergal    neural   

morsel   

ventral    medial    posterior    cervical    thoracic    spinal    lateral    lumbar    caudal    upper