Dorsal Synonyms and Antonyms

dôrsəl
Belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. abaxial
  2. gluteal
  3. posterial
  4. sciatic
Antonyms:
  1. adaxial
  2. ventral

Words Related to Dorsal

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Dorsal Sentence Examples

  • The lungs are small and occupy only the dorsal portion of the thoracic cavity.

  • The line of the genital openings is usually dorsal to the lateral nerve.

  • A ventral vessel occurs on the anterior side of the metasome and forms a loop extending down the entire length of the stalk, while a " heart " projects into the cavity of the pericardium, probably connected on the ventral side of the notochord with the ventral vessel, and on its dorsal side with the dorsal vessel.

  • Vascular system complicated without regular connexion between dorsal and ventral vessels, except in anterior segments.

  • There are two chitinous jaws in the buccal cavity, a dorsal and a ventral, which are of specially complicated structure in Cirrodrilus.

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