DORSAL

adj. Doars'aal. Gr., viaralof. Lat., dorsualis, dorsal is (from dorsum, the back). Fr., d. Ger., d. It., dorsals. Sp., d. Pertaining to a dorsum, especially to the back of the trunk; in botany, situated posteriorly with regard to other organs. [B, 123 (a, 24).] D'katnm (Ger.). A ridge or angle on the d. surface of a bone. ["Arch. f. Anat. u. Phys.," 1876, p. 229 (L).] D'kern (Ger.). See Clarke's COLUMN. D'mark (Ger.). The d. region of the spinal cord. [I, 5 (K).] D'most. Nearest the back or the d. region. [L, 121.] D'rinne (Ger.). See Spinal FURROW. D' warts (Ger.). See DORSAD. Grand d. [Chau ier] (Fr.). See LAT IS SIM US dors i. Long d. See LONG IS SIM US dors i. DORSALE^E [Lamarck] (Lat.), n. f. pi. Do2r-sa(sa3)'le2-e(as-ei2). Fr., dorsalees. See NO TO BRANCH I AT A. [s. 609]