dorsad
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of dorsad
1795–1805; < Latin dors ( um ) back + -ad 3
Example Sentences
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Lying a short distance dorsad to the pharynx are seen two small, thick-walled openings, ty; these are the rudiments of the thymus glands.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
Frontal fastigium: in Orthoptera, that process of the face extending dorsad between the antennae and meeting or nearly meeting the fastigium of the vertex in Tettigidae.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
While the trachea and bronchi lie ventrad to the oesophagus, the lungs lie laterad and even dorsad to the oesophagus and cardiac end of the stomach.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
The creamy white color of the flanks is constant and usually extends slightly dorsad in the inguinal region.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.
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