dorsalis

American  

[dawr-sal-is, -sey-lis] / dɔrˈsæl ɪs, -ˈseɪ lɪs /

adjective

1. dorsal.

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noun

plural

dorsales

1. a blood vessel or nerve serving the back of the part with which it is associated.

Etymology

Origin of dorsalis

From New Latin; see origin at dorsal ¹

Example Sentences

They are named H. dorsalis, H. maxi and H. peguensis.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

H. dorsalis hails from the mountains of Northern Borneo and features a conspicuous dark stripe that begins atop its head and bisects its back before fading around mid-body.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

Upon reaching the tarsal region, it becomes the dorsalis pedis artery, which branches repeatedly and provides blood to the tarsal and dorsal regions of the foot.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Impotentiam quandoque creat hypospadias, seu absentia partis inferioris urethrae, et epispadias, seu absentia partis dorsalis urethrae; sed conditiones a chirurgo sanari plerumque possunt, quandoque autem nequeunt.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

M. pterygoideus dorsalis: part of Mm. pterygoidei, Gadow, 1891:323-325, table 26, fig.

From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Merz, Robert L.