Dorsal
English Meaning
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.
- Anatomy Of, toward, on, in, or near the back or upper surface of an organ, part, or organism.
- Botany Of or on the outer surface, underside, or back of an organ.