dorsal

Meanings

• adjective

  The dorsal surface or side is the upper surface or back of an organ or animal body.

  - "The dorsal fin of a shark is used for swimming and balancing."
  - "The dorsal nerve root supplies sensation to the back of the body."

• noun

  In anatomy, the dorsal nerve is a nerve of the spinal cord.

  - "Damage to the dorsal nerve can cause paralysis in the back."
  - "The dorsal nerve root is responsible for sensation in the back of the body."

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Antonyms

ventral

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Rhymes

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north pole , forthright , wrought right , brought light

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Variants

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dorsal , dorsals , dossal , dorsally , dossals , dossel , dossels , dorsal fin , dorsal fins , dorsal lip , dorsal lips , dorsal root , dorsal roots , dorsal root ganglia , dorsal root ganglion , dorsal root ganglions

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Etymology

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From Latin dorsum 'back'.

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Trivia

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1. The dorsal fin of a shark is not a true fin but rather a series of spines and skin.

2. The term 'dorsal' is also used in genetics to refer to the back side of a chromosome.

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Related Concepts

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1. ventral: The opposite of dorsal, referring to the lower surface or front side of an organ or animal body.

2. spinal cord: The long, thin bundle of nerves that extends from the brain and runs down the back of the body.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'dorsal' is sometimes used metaphorically to refer to the back or upper surface of things. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the green light across the water represents Daisy's dorsal, or the back side of her, which Gatsby longs for.

How to Memorize "dorsal"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the back or upper surface of an animal or object to remember the meaning of dorsal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dorsal' with the back or upper surface of things.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'dorsal' comes from the Latin word for 'back'.

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