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.