Dorsal
The adjective dorsal (from Latin dorsum , back ' ) stands for:
- in anatomy in general "lying on the back" or "backwards", see anatomical position and directional designations # Anatomical main directions
- especially "on the back of the hand" or "on the back of the foot", see anatomical position and direction designations # Position and direction designations on the limbs
The noun Dorsal stands for:
- Dorsal (phonetics) , a sound made on the back of the tongue
- Dorsal (diplomatic) , the back of a document
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Wiktionary: dorsal - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
