Spatial Concept
dorsal Audio
dor·sal [ dawr-suhl ]
Definitions related to dorsal:
  • (back) The dorsal area between the base of the neck and the sacrum.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Denoting the back portion of the body or a structure.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Near the back of the body or an organ.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Pertaining to the back or upper surface of the body; opposite of ventral.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (posterior) Denoting the back surface of the body; at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (posterior) In human anatomy, has to do with the back of a structure, or a structure found toward the back of the body.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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