adj 1 a  :  being or located near, on, or toward the upper surface of an animal (as a quadruped) opposite the lower or ventral surface  b  :  being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of the human body  2  chiefly Brit  :  THORACIC dor*sal*ly adv 
, n :  a dorsally located part : esp  :  a thoracic vertebra .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·dro·cele  hy·dro·sol   tarsal  tri·azole 
 
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