
1) Abaxial 2) Along the back 3) Altar hanging 4) At the back 5) Back fin 6) Back-related 7) Dolphin fin 8) Fin descriptor 9) Fin type 10) French word used in English 11) Kind of column or fin 12) Kind of fin 13) Like some fins 14) Like some fins near the tail 15) Like the familiar shark fin 16) Main fin
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1) Abaxial 2) Fin 3) Notal 4) Rear
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Pertains to the back or upper surface.
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Back or upper surface.
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• (a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. • (a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral. • (a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a ...
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(L. dorsalis; from dorsum back) 1. pertaining to the back or to any dorsum. 2. denoting a position more toward the back surface than some other object of reference; same as posterior in human anatomy; superior in the anatomy of quadrupeds.
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Applies to the back of an animal or anything on the back of an animal; a dorsal fin is the back fin.
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DORSAL – indicates the back of the hand, foot, or trunk, or of an organ. VOLAR – used to describe the palm of the hand and the sole of the foot. Relating to or situated at or close to the back of the body or to the posterior part of an organ. See also surface anatomy.
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Dorsal means of, pertaining to, or near an animal's back or upper surface of the body.
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1. Pertaining to the back or to any dorsum. ... 2. Denoting a position more toward the back surface than some other object of reference, same as posterior in human anatomy, superior in the anatomy of quadrupeds. ... Origin: L. Dorsalis, from dorsum = back ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(dor´sәl) directed toward or situated on the back surface, as opposed to ventral. See also posterior.
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along the back or upper side of the caterpillar.
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Drosophila polarity gene; homologue of the rel > rel proto-oncogene. See tube > tube, pelle and toll > toll.
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Dor'sal adjective [ French
dorsal , Late Latin
dorsalis , from Latin
dorsualis , from
dorsum back; confer Greek ..., ..., mountain ridge. Confer
Dorse ,
Dorsel ,
Dosel .]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, ...
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Dor'sal noun [ Late Latin
dorsale , neut. from
dorsalis . See
Dorsal ,
adjective ]
(Fine Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
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Back; relating to the back or outer surface of a part or organ.
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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, buttocks, calves, and the knuckle side of the hand. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to 'Anatomic Orientation Terms...
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(dor;sal) Pertaining to the back or posterior portion of a body part; the opposite of ventral; also called posterior.
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Concerning the top: e.g. 'dorsal view' is a view from the top.
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describes the back or direction toward the back of the body; also referred to as posterior
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A term used to denote the longitudinal member which runs from bow to stern along the top centre line of the hull of a flying-boat. Applied to a gun turret means that on top of the fuselage. Derived from the back fin of fish.
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adjective belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; `the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals`
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In vertebrates, the surface of the animal closest to the backbone. For most vertebrates this is the upper surface, or the surface furthest from the ground. This latter criterion also allows a dorsal side to be defined in certain invertebrates, for example insects. For bipedal primates such as humans, where the dorsal surface faces backwards, then t...
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adjective, Latin dorsum = back.
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anatomical term referring to structures toward the back of the body or top of the brain
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