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] [ant: adaxial]

English

Etymology

From dorsalis, "of or related to back".

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)səl

Adjective

1. With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located.
2. In the context of "of a knife": Having only one sharp side.
3. An anatomical term referring to the top surface of either foot and/or hand.

Derived terms

• dorsal fin

Translations

• Catalan: dorsal
• German: dorsal

Dorsal is an adjective which means being at the back. Dorsal may refer to:

• Dorsum (biology), a part of an animal
• A dorsal consonant, in linguistics
• The medial longitudinal fasciculus, in neurology
• The Dorsal stream, in neurology
• Dorsal fin

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