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dorsad

[ dawr-sad ]

adverb

, Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. toward the back or dorsum; dorsally.


dorsad

/ ˈdɔːsæd /

adjective

  1. anatomy towards the back or dorsal aspect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dorsad1

1795–1805; < Latin dors ( um ) back + -ad 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dorsad1

C19: from Latin dorsum back + ad to, towards
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Example Sentences

The supposed hypostome is exceedingly doubtful; it lies dorsad of the crushed glabellar skeleton.

The collar with a dark area ventrad and also dorsad of the fascicle.

The descending duodenum is now situated dorsad to the colon.

Begin by following the caudal layer of the transverse mesocolon dorsad on the right side.

Tracing the omentum dorsad beyond the transverse colon and mesocolon the pancreas is reached.

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Dorr's Rebelliondorsal