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Meanings of dorsal in English
Surface of an organism refers to the back, or upper side, of an organism.
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Usage of dorsal in English
1
The body shields of the head pass gradually into the dorsal plates.
2
Broader dorsal pallial expression becomes more evident late prenatally and early postnatally.
3
Contractile vacuoles are numerous, dorsal in position and on the right side.
4
There was fracture of the 4th dorsal vertebra at the transverse processes.
5
Thus, our organoid models reveal human oligodendrogenesis with ventral and dorsal origins.
6
We give it briefly the name of embryonic shield or dorsal shield.
7
Flat-fishes move by means of undulations of the dorsal and ventral fins.
8
In one Sultan fowl, however, the two first dorsal vertebrae were free.
9
I see this dorsal fin-atfirst I thought it was a dolphin.
10
The dorsal fins of a half-dozen sharks cut circles near our craft.
11
The ventral hippocampus, unlike its dorsal counterpart, is required for anxiety-like behavior.
12
Activity of dorsal horn neurons, in turn, enhances activation of spinal glia.
13
Obi-Wan's starfighter streaked along the curve of the Separatist cruiser's dorsal hull.
14
A, B, C. Vertical section of the dorsal part of three triton-embryos.
15
Again, some surgeons prefer two lateral incisions instead of one dorsal one.
16
His dorsal fin was down and his huge pectorals were spread wide.
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common