dorsalis

[ dawr-sal-is, -sey-lis ]

adjective

1. dorsal ¹.

noun

, plural dor·sal·es [dawr-, sal, -eez, -, sey, -leez].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dorsalis¹

From New Latin; dorsal ¹

Example Sentences

The aponeurosis crosses the medial side of the insertion of M. pterygoideus dorsalis medialis.

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In one individual, a Mourning Dove, the origin of pars lateralis of M. pterygoideus dorsalis extended to the pterygoid.

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Rhinophrynus dorsalis Duméril and Bibron, Erpétologie générale, vol.

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Milstead had available few specimens of Thamnophis dorsalis from the Tepalcatepec Valley.

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It differs chiefly from C. dorsalis Banks by having two eye spots.

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