The Cooperative Medical Dictionary
from the Latin: dorsum — the back German: Dorsal
Dorsal is an adjective with the meanings: pertaining to the back; lying on the back; a position more toward the back surface.
Example: the esophagus lies dorsal to the heart.
The opposite of dorsal is ventral.
Specialties: Anatomy
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