Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

The word "dorsal" can be used as adjective, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

ventral ventral

Coordinate Terms

coronal labial laryngeal radical reredos

Derived Terms

anteriodorsal anterodorsal apicodorsal basidorsal bidorsal caudodorsal centrodorsal cervicodorsal craniodorsal distodorsal dorsal body hormone dorsal fin dorsal hood dorsal nasal artery dorsal plate dorsal plating dorsal root dorsal root ganglion dorsal slit dorsal striatum dorsal vessel dorsalisation dorsalise dorsalization dorsalize dorsally dorsalmost dorsalward dorsalwards holodorsal humerodorsal interdorsal intermediodorsal labiodorsal laterodorsal lumbo-dorsal lumbodorsal mediodorsal mesiodorsal mesodorsal middorsal nondorsal oculodorsal postdorsal posterodorsal predorsal prodorsal proximodorsal retrodorsal rostrodorsal sacrodorsal subdorsal superodorsal supradorsal temporodorsal thoracodorsal ventrodorsal

Context

anatomy art botany linguistics

Related Terms

dossal dossier endorse indorse tabes dorsalis

Related Terms

altar backbone dorsum endorse hanging hepatic inferior longitudinal moss plate series snake superior throne ventral

Similar Terms

labial

Synonym Network

abaxial

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.