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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
dorsal
adj 1: 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" [ant: ventral]
2: facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the
abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing
away from the stem" [syn: abaxial, dorsal] [ant:
adaxial, ventral]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Neural \Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat. & Zool.)
relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to,
situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural,
or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. As applied to
vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to
invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. Hemal.
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Neural arch (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the
dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of
the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the
spinal cord.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Posterior \Pos*te"ri*or\ (p[o^]s*t[=e]"r[i^]*[~e]r), a. [L.
posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after.
See Post-.]
1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or
moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.
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Hesiod was posterior to Homer. --Broome.
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2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
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3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in
human anatomy often used for dorsal.
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4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said
of an axillary flower. --Gray.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See
Dorsal, a.] (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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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis,
fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. ?, ?, mountain ridge. Cf. Dorse,
Dorsel, Dosel.]
1. (Anat.) 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.
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2. (Bot.)
(a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a
leaf.
(b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a
creeping hepatic moss.
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Dorsal vessel (Zool.), a central pulsating blood vessel
along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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