[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

neural \neu"ral\, a. gr. ney^ron nerve. anat.  zool.
   relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to,
   situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural,
   or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. as applied to
   vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to
   invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. cf. hemal.
   1913 webster

   neural arch anat., the cartilaginous or bony arch on the
      dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of
      the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the
      spinal cord.
      1913 webster
see also:
hemal dorsal hemal neural arch 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

posterior \poste"rior\ po^st=e"ri^~er, a. l.
   posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after.
   see post-.
   1. later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or
      moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.
      1913 webster

            hesiod was posterior to homer.        --broome.
      1913 webster

   2. situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
      1913 webster

   3. anat. at or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in
      human anatomy often used for dorsal.
      1913 webster

   4. bot. on the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said
      of an axillary flower. --gray.
      1913 webster
see also:
post- prior anterior dorsal 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dorsal \dor"sal\, n. ll. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. see
   dorsal, a. fine arts
   a hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or
   of an altar, or in any similar position.
   1913 webster
see also:
dorsal 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dorsal \dor"sal\, a. f. dorsal, ll. dorsalis, fr. l. dorsualis,
   fr. dorsum back; cf. gr. ?, ?, mountain ridge. cf. dorse,
   dorsel, dosel.
   1. anat. pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or
      dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal;
      tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal
      artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral.
      1913 webster

   2. bot.
      a pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a
          leaf.
      b pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a
          creeping hepatic moss.
          1913 webster

   dorsal vessel zool., a central pulsating blood vessel
      along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
      1913 webster
see also:
dorse dorsel dosel ventral dorsal vessel 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dorsal
     adj 1: belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an
            animal or organ or part; "the dorsal fin is the
            vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine
            mammals" ant: ventral
     2: facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the
        abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing
        away from the stem" syn: abaxial ant: adaxial
see also:
ventral abaxial adaxial 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

94 moby thesaurus words for "dorsal":
   accented, alveolar, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental,
   articulated, assimilated, back, barytone, bilabial, broad,
   cacuminal, central, cerebral, checked, close, consonant,
   consonantal, continuant, dental, dissimilated, flat, front, glide,
   glossal, glottal, gluteal, guttural, hard, heavy, high, intonated,
   labial, labiodental, labiovelar, lateral, lax, light, lingual,
   liquid, low, lumbar, mid, monophthongal, muted, narrow, nasal,
   nasalized, occipital, occlusive, open, oxytone, palatal,
   palatalized, pharyngeal, pharyngealized, phonemic, phonetic,
   phonic, pitch, pitched, posterial, posttonic, retral, retroflex,
   rounded, sciatic, semivowel, soft, sonant, stopped, stressed,
   strong, surd, syllabic, tense, tergal, thick, throaty, tonal,
   tonic, twangy, unaccented, unrounded, unstressed, velar, vocalic,
   vocoid, voiced, voiceless, vowel, vowellike, weak, wide

Dorsal >> D Words
Dorsal, definition of term: Dorsal
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Dorsal Fin >> D Words
Dorsal Fin, definition of term: Dorsal Fin
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