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dorsalis [dawr-sal-is, -sey-lis]Anatomy ExamplesWord Origin adjective
noun, plural dor·sal·es [dawr-sal-eez, -sey-leez] /dɔrˈsæl iz, -ˈseɪ liz/.
- a blood vessel or nerve serving the back of the part with which it is associated.
Origin of dorsalis From New Latin; see origin at dorsal1 Examples from the Web for dorsalis Historical Examples of dorsalis
As for the dorsalis pedis of the ox and the horse, it is extremely rudimentary, and occupies the superior part of the canon.
douard Cuyer
We must remember that on the dorsal surface of the foot in man we find but a single muscle—the dorsalis pedis.
douard Cuyer
Pinna dorsalis corpore pen qualis, radiis simplicibus flexilibus.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume I
William Swainson
The pharyngeal part is supplied by the dorsalis linguæ branch.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities–Head–Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles
In the savannas Rhinophrynus dorsalis, Engystomops pustulosus, and Gastrophryne usta are fossorial species.
A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico
William E. Duellman