Dorsal vs. Ventral

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  • Dorsal (adjective)

    With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.

  • Dorsal (adjective)

    Having only one sharp side.

  • Dorsal (adjective)

    Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.

  • Dorsal (adjective)

    Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

  • Dorsal (adjective)

    Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.

  • Dorsal (adjective)

    Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

  • Dorsal (noun)

    A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.

  • Dorsal (noun)

    In snakes, any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.

  • Dorsal (noun)

    A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

  • Ventral (adjective)

    Related to the abdomen or stomach.

  • Ventral (adjective)

    On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.

  • Ventral (adjective)

    On or relating to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.

  • Ventral (noun)

    Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake’s body from the neck to the anal scale.

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