| Dorset's culture egg medium | A medium for cultivating Mycobacterium tuberculosis; it consists of the whites and yolks of four fresh eggs and a solution of sodium chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Dorset, Marion | <person> U.S. Bacteriologist, 1872-1935. See: Dorset's culture egg medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsibranchiata | <zoology> A division of chaetopod annelids in which the branchiae are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia. Origin: NL, from L. Dorsum back + branchiae gills. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dorsibranchiate | <zoology> Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata. One of the Dorsibranchiata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dorsiduct | To draw backward or toward the back. Origin: L. Dorsum, back, + duco, pp. Ductus, to draw (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsiferous | <biology> Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova of which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent, where they develop; dorsiparous. Origin: Dorsum; cf. F. Dorsifere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dorsifixed | Attached at or by the back. (09 Oct 1997) |
| dorsiflexion | Turning upward of the foot or toes or of the hand or fingers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsiparous | <biology> Same as Dorsiferous. Origin: Dorsum + L. Parere to bring forth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dorsiscapular | Relating to the dorsal surface of the scapula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsispinal | Relating to the vertebral column, especially to its dorsal aspect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsispinal veins | Vein's forming a plexus around the neural arches and processes of the vertebrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsiventral | Having structurally different upper and lower surfaces. (09 Oct 1997) |
| dorsocephalad | Toward the occiput, or back of the head. Origin: L. Dorsum, back, + G. Kephale, head, + L. Ad, to (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsodynia | Synonym: dorsalgia. Origin: L. Dorsum, back, + G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |