dorsal

(dôr'səl)
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, underside, or back of an organ.

[Middle English, from Late Latin dorsālis, from Latin dorsuālis, from dorsum, back.]

dorsally dor'sal·ly adv.

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Towards the upper surface or back.

Pertaining to the rear and upper surface of an object (e.g., dorsal fin, dorsal tank).

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Directed toward or situated on the back surface, the surface facing away from the ground; opposite the ventral.

• d. column system — the sensory tracts in the dorsal funiculus of the spinal cord, consisting of the fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus.
• d. metacarpal disease — a range of compressive stress lesions of the cortex of the third metacarpal bone of young racing horses; includes bucked shins, incomplete cortical fracture.
• d. recumbency — see dorsal recumbency.
• d. respiratory group — that part of the respiratory center which is located in the dorsal medulla oblongata.
• d. stripe — the dark brown mark that runs along the middle of the back from the poll to the butt of the tail in donkeys, mules, yellow dun horses and primitive horses and ponies.

(dôr′səl)
adj

Pertaining to the back or to the posterior part of an organ.

For a list of words related to dorsal, see:

• Trunk - dorsal: (adj) on or near the backside
• Phonetics - dorsal: speech sound made by pressure of back of tongue on roof of mouth
• Fixed Positions and Points - dorsal: (adj) near or on the back

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See words rhyming with "dorsal."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Dorsal.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dorsal, bjergkam af form som højderyg

Nederlands (Dutch)
dorsaal, rugvormig

Français (French)
adj. - dorsal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dorsal, Rücken-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ανατ.) ραχιαίος, νωτιαίος

Italiano (Italian)
dorsale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dorsal

Русский (Russian)
спинной

Español (Spanish)
adj. - dorsal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dorsal, rygg-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
背的, 背侧的, 背部的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 背的, 背側的, 背部的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 등 부분의

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 背の
n. - 背びれ
adj. - 背部の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ظهري, على ظهر حيوان أو نبات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של הגב, גבי‬

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