| dorsal | (biology) facing away from the axis of an organ or organism |
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| dorsal | belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part |
| dorsal | unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance |
| dorsal | vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery |
| dorsal | one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column |
| dorsal | in a dorsal location or direction |