dorsal
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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" -
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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"
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(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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(Bot) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. -
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(Bot) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. -
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(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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In anatomy: Of or pertaining to the back: as, the dorsal fin of a fish; dorsal muscles, nerves, etc. -
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Of or pertaining to the back of a part or organ: as, the dorsal aspect of the hand; the dorsal surface of the breast-bone; the dorsal artery of the penis. -
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In entomology, pertaining to the upper surface of the thorax or abdomen. -
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In ichthyology, a dorsal fin. -
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In anatomy, a dorsal vertebra. -
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Eccles. See the extract. -
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In phonology, pronounced with the back or middle upper surface of the tongue raised to the palate. -
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In botany, relating to the back of an organ. See back, 3 (A).
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one of the Dorsibranchiata, including free marine worms
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum, back; cf. Gr. , , mountain ridge. Cf. Dorse Dorsel Dosel
Cell Ingression and Apical Shape Oscillations during Dorsal Closure in Drosophila. cell.com
Underwater footage shows schools of sailfish using their dorsal fins to manipulate shimmering schools of baitfish. sportfishingmag.com
Nonmuscle Myosin II Generates Forces that Transmit Tension and Drive Contraction in Multiple Tissues during Dorsal Closure. cell.com
Cell Ingression and Apical Shape Oscillations during Dorsal Closure in Drosophila . cell.com
The vertebral bodies proximate ventrally and separate dorsally. chiroweb.com
Walter Szulc Jr, in a kayak at left, looks back at the dorsal fin of an approaching. nydailynews.com
Os cuneometatarsale II dorsale (also os cuneometatarsale dorsale fibulare). chiroweb.com
Finless porpoises , which lack a dorsal fin, can grow to be about 1.6 meters (about 5 feet) long. ashingtonpost.com
They do grow legs, but retain their gills (see red fuzzies, above) and dorsal fin, which other salamanders lose as they mature. motherjones.com
Distinct Functions of the Tribolium zerknu¨llt Genes in Serosa Specification and Dorsal Closure. cell.com
There were very bright in color and had a black stripe going all the way from their dorsal fin to their ventral one. ilsonpost.com
Patterning Lessons from a Dorsalized Embryo. cell.com
Patterning Lessons from a Dorsalized Embryo Developmental Cell, Volume 14, Issue 4, 15 April 2008, Pages 455-456 Miriam I. Rosenberg and Claude DesplanSummary. cell.com
The Pikaia, which lived 500 million years ago, looked like a tiny eel with no eyes, two tentacles sprouting from its bi-lobed head with a backbone and a dorsal fin. thestar.com
The shark, whose dorsal fin was tagged with a tracking device in Cape Cod, Mass. hispanicbusiness.com
In nature, there is only one degree of freedom between each vertebra because the motion control of the vertebrae is coupled with the motion of the dorsal and ventral fin. These two fins being not easily reproducible, we will give to each vertebra more mobility to account problems of rolling, for example.
Kinematic Analysis of the vertebra of an eel like robot
The spiral gynandromorph (when the dorsal D and ventral V sections of the organism are inter folded) in Fig. 2d is a theoretical possibility I have added the category of spiral gynandromorphs . .
A Developmental Network Theory of Gynandromorphs, Sexual Dimorphism and Species Formation
The gynandromorphs are only two layers deep (dorsal and ventral) and have three anterior to posterior segments (head, midsection, tail).
A Developmental Network Theory of Gynandromorphs, Sexual Dimorphism and Species Formation
Fig.7d is a spiral-oblique gynandromorph where male and female sections interlock between ventral and dorsal sides.
A Developmental Network Theory of Gynandromorphs, Sexual Dimorphism and Species Formation
Each has possibly different ventral (front) and dorsal (back) sides.
A Developmental Network Theory of Gynandromorphs, Sexual Dimorphism and Species Formation
Most collectors prepare their specimens by day; consequently the majority of specimens have a pronounced dorsal pattern. "Middle American Frogs of the Hyla microcephala Group" by
The ethmoid frequently appears on the dorsal surface between the frontals. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7" by
In all fishes, including the Dipnoi (mud fish) it is placed dorsally to the gill arches on each side. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8" by
From the nose to the dorsal fin three inches. "Lachesis Lapponica" by
The tubercle for the helix is dorsal to the end of the cleft where the two arches join. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9" by
The dorsal view of both bug and beetle. "A Guide for the Study of Animals" by
The dorsal surfaces of the fore and hind-feet are also covered with horny plates. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10" by
This surface generally becomes the ventral surface, but in Vertebrata it becomes the dorsal. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3" by
The small ova are crowded beneath the dorsal part of the valves. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6" by
Dorsal, the name given to the second division of the vertebrae. "A Manual of the Antiquity of Man" by
(Where the sinister dorsal tacked and slid),
An eye that stared at our rolling hull
With never the blink of a lid.