Spatial Concept
dorsal
dor·sal [ dawr-suhl ]
Definitions related to dorsal:
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(back) The dorsal area between the base of the neck and the sacrum.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Denoting the back portion of the body or a structure.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Near the back of the body or an organ.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Pertaining to the back or upper surface of the body; opposite of ventral.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(posterior) Denoting the back surface of the body; at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(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 TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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