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| 1. | of, pertaining to, or situated at the back, or dorsum. |
| 2. | Anatomy, Zoology.
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| 3. | Botany. pertaining to the surface away from the axis, as of a leaf; abaxial. |
| 4. | Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated with the dorsum of the tongue. |
| 5. | Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound. |
| 6. | Anatomy. a dorsal structure. |
dorsal dor·sal (dôr'səl)
adj.
Of, toward, on, in, or near the back or upper surface of an organ, a part, or an organism.
Lying on the back; supine.