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English Dictionary: dorsal by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dorsal
adj
  1. 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"
    Antonym(s): ventral
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): abaxial, dorsal
    Antonym(s): adaxial, ventral
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neural \Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. [?] nerve.] (Anat. & Zo[94]l.)
      relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to,
      situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural,
      or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to {hemal}. As applied to
      vertebrates, neural is the same as {dorsal}; as applied to
      invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. {Hemal}.
  
      {Neural arch} (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the
            dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of
            the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the
            spinal cord.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Posterior \Pos*te"ri*or\ (p[ocr]s*t[emac]"r[icr]*[etil]r), a.
      [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post
      after. See {Post-}.]
      1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or
            moving; coming after; -- opposed to {prior}.
  
                     Hesiod was posterior to Homer.            --Broome.
  
      2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}.
  
      3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in
            human anatomy often used for {dorsal}.
  
      4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said
            of an axillary flower. --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dorsal \Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See
      {Dorsal}, a.] (Fine Arts)
      A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or
      of an altar, or in any similar position.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dorsal \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis,
      fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. [?], [?], mountain ridge. Cf.
      {Dorse}, {Dorsel}, {Dosel}.]
      1. (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}.
  
      2. (Bot.)
            (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a
                  leaf.
            (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a
                  creeping hepatic moss.
  
      {Dorsal vessel} (Zo[94]l.), a central pulsating blood vessel
            along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
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