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dorsad

/dawr-sad/US // ˈdɔr sæd //UK // (ˈdɔːsæd) //

鬐甲,鬐头,鬐毛

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1

    Anatomy, Zoology.

    • : toward the back or dorsum; dorsally.

Examples

  • The supposed hypostome is exceedingly doubtful; it lies dorsad of the crushed glabellar skeleton.

  • The collar with a dark area ventrad and also dorsad of the fascicle.

  • The descending duodenum is now situated dorsad to the colon.

  • Begin by following the caudal layer of the transverse mesocolon dorsad on the right side.

  • Tracing the omentum dorsad beyond the transverse colon and mesocolon the pancreas is reached.