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dorsal

The dorsal - Relating to the back, located on or near the back, or describing the uppermost part of a body structure when a person is lying face-down. For example, dorsalgia describes pain in the back, and the dorsal part of the hand is the back of the hand. In human anatomy, the term dorsal means the same as posterior. The opposite of dorsal is ventral (meaning anterior or front).

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