dorsal
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin dorsālis (“‘of or related to the back’”).
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)səl
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dorsal (not comparable)
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- (anatomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
- (of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
- An anatomical term referring to the top surface of either foot and/or hand.
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[edit] Adjective
dorsal m. and f. (plural dorsales)
- (anatomy) dorsal