dorsal
pronunciation
How to pronounce dorsal in British English:
UK [ˈdɔ:sl]
How to pronounce dorsal in American English:
US [ˈdɔrsl]
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- Adjective:
- belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part
- facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
Word Origin
- dorsal
- dorsal: see doss
- dorsal (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French dorsal (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin dorsalis, corresponding to Latin dorsualis "of the back," from dorsum "back," which is of uncertain origin.
Example
- 1. Clinical application of dorsal metacarpal artery reversed island flap .
- 2. Meperidine suppresses the excitability of spinal dorsal horn neurons .
- 3. The male had a dentate dorsal fin pointing forward .
- 4. The analogous dorsal region in other animals .
- 5. The new-established model included the model of cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons and swallowing respond model .