dorsalis

American  

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

adjective

1. dorsal.

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noun

• dorsales
  plural

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dorsales
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of dorsalis

From New Latin; see origin at dorsal ¹

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Example Sentences

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dorsalis

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

In tabes dorsalis faradic treatment will often diminish the anaesthesia and numbness in the legs, with resulting benefit to the ataxy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

P. a. dorsalis, Alpine Three-toed Woodpecker.More white on back and head than P. americanus, less than alascensis; but continuous, not barred.

From The Woodpeckers by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm

At those times such typical inhabitants of the semi-arid environments as Rhinophrynus dorsalis, Engystomops pustulosus, and Hyla staufferi could have made their way across the isthmus.

From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by William E. Duellman

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